Archive for December 17th, 2009
Minnesota has Lowest Mortality Rates for Heart Disease
[KEYC-TV, Dec. 16, 2009] Center for Disease Control says, heart disease is the number one cause of death for Americans. But Minnesota sees totally different numbers. Allina’s Heart of New Ulm project is working to lower that number more. New Ulm Medical Center Family Practitioner Dr. Charles Stephens says, “what we are trying to do [...]
Posted: December 17th, 2009, 12:17 pm under Heart of New Ulm, KEYC-TV, New Ulm Medical Center, TV News, _.
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City of Woodbury Selects Allina to Provide EMS Medical Direction
[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 17, 2009] The City of Woodbury has selected Allina Hospitals & Clinics to provide medical direction and training for the city’s police, fire and EMS divisions. Woodbury chose Allina from among three area hospital organizations that submitted responses to the city’s request for quotes.
Posted: December 17th, 2009, 11:57 am under Allina Newsroom.
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H1N1 Flu Vaccine Now Available to All Allina Clinic Patients
[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 17, 2009] Allina clinics, including Aspen Medical Group, Quello Clinic and Allina Medical Clinic, are now making H1N1 flu vaccine available to all its patients provided that individual clinics have adequate supply of H1N1 vaccine on hand.
Posted: December 17th, 2009, 11:13 am under Allina Newsroom, H1N1/Swine Flu.
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All in a Day’s Work: Kathie Shemon, RNC, Care Navigator Nurse
[Star Tribune, Dec. 16, 2009] Kathie Shemon, RNC, is a Care Navigator Nurse with Allina Home & Community Services. She talks about her job and how she helps patients find the help they need in the Allina system in an interview on the StarTribune.com Jobs: Healthcare web site. Read the whole Q & A on [...]
Posted: December 17th, 2009, 10:39 am under Allina Home & Community Services, newspapers, Star Tribune, _.
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Twin Cities flu clinics rev up to meet strong demand
[KARE11, Dec. 16, 2009] The number of H1N1 cases in Minnesota may continue to drop, but experts still recommend people exercise caution over the holidays. “If you have respiratory symptoms — cough, sore throat, a temperature of over 101 – you ought to be distancing yourself from everyone, particularly people who are vulnerable,” said Dr. Frank [...]
Posted: December 17th, 2009, 9:31 am under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, H1N1/Swine Flu, KARE11, TV News, _.
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