Allina News

[New Ulm Journal, Nov. 9, 2009] New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) will conduct an H1N1 flu vaccine clinic on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 at 5 p.m. The clinic will go until 8 p.m. or until the supply of vaccine has been exhausted. The clinic will be held in the third floor hospital auditorium. Please use [...]

[New Ulm Journal, Nov. 8, 2009] NBC’s “Biggest Loser” health and motivational expert, Bob Harper came close to packing the former Middle School’s auditorium Saturday night. Of course, that was what organizers of the Heart of New Ulm program were hoping to do by bringing Harper in as the “clean-up” hitter for the first annual [...]

[Star Tribune, Nov. 7, 2009] For months, travelers have been zooming through the skies, locked into a tight space with strangers, without benefit of an H1N1 vaccination. That situation probably won’t change before Thanksgiving, historically the busiest travel season of the year. The Minnesota Department of Health reports that the majority of doses of the [...]

[WCCO-TV, Nov. 8, 2009] Allina Hospitals & Clinics Vice President for Safety, Judith Napier, part of Allina’s H1N1 planning team, was interviewed on WCCO 4 News Sunday Morning  by Esme Murphy on the elusive H1N1 vaccine and the challenges the virus poses to health care organizations. Watch the interview at wcco.com or click below.

[KARE-TV, Nov. 7, 2009] There’s a revolutionary new health project taking place right here in Minnesota that’s changing the pulse of an entire community. Today The Heart of New Ulm celebrates a first anniversary tonight and 40-year-old Cindy Wall will be there. Wall says, “My dad had quadruple bypass surgery and so I thought we’ll, [...]

[Anoka County Union, Nov. 5, 2009] One year after her car collided with a deer, causing paralysis from her armpits down, Lynne Dorr struggles with the question of why this happened to her as she rehabilitates to hopefully be able to walk and play with her daughters again. Her daughters Kalissa, 7, and Kaelyn, 5, [...]

[Pioneer Press, Nov. 7, 2009] A 10-year experiment to determine whether one community can cut or even eliminate heart attacks has shown early progress, according to Allina Hospitals & Clinics. After one year, Allina’s Heart of New Ulm project has identified thousands of people with heart problems or metabolic conditions that put them at risk [...]

[Fox 9 News, Nov. 6, 2009] Inside the radiation room, Danny Hauser is a warrior preparing for one more battle. Minutes into his therapy session, he’s ready to claim victory. “Best part about it is I don’t have to come back in here,” Hauser said of his last treatment. Technicians at Abbott Northwestern Hospital targeted [...]

[KARE-TV, Nov. 7, 2009] MomsLikeMe.com cyber mom, Lynsee, gave birth to her first child live online early Saturday morning at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. KARE 11 has been following Lynsee throughout her pregnancy and streamed the labor and delivery live on the moms social networking site Twin Cities.MomsLikeMe.com. See the story and watch video [...]

[Star Tribune, Nov. 6, 2009] For parents of children who have received their first H1N1 shots, the frustrations may not be over. Clinics are warning they may not have enough vaccine on hand to give booster shots exactly on schedule — 28 days after the first dose. Federal officials have said children 9 and younger [...]

[KARE-TV, Nov. 5, 2009] Of the thousands of babies delivered at Abbott Northwestern hospital, none will be quite like the delivery for momslikeme soon to be mommy Lynsee. While just about everything during the hospital stay is expected to be relatively routine–from the birthing room to the beds for mom and baby–Lynsee’s delivery will have [...]

[New Ulm Journal, Nov. 5, 2009] Bob Harper, known as one of the trainers on the NBC show “The Biggest Loser,” is coming to New Ulm on Saturday to participate in the Heart of New Ulm’s Second Annual Heart Summit. The summit runs form 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the District 88 Administrative Center Auditorium, 15 [...]