Allina News

[Eden Prairie News, Jan. 29, 2010] More couples are turning to natural family planning as a way to achieve or postpone a pregnancy. Whether for religious, health or environmental reasons, these couples are shying away from contraceptives and having the family they always wanted. Dr. Frani Knowles, a family medical physician at New Ulm Medical [...]

[MinnPost, Jan. 29, 2010] Earlier this week, the Minnesota Department of Health announced that the number of people with newly diagnosed HIV in 2009 had increased by 13 percent, marking a 17-year high. The increase was driven primarily by an uptick in the number of cases involving males 15 to 24 years old, 88 percent [...]

[WCCO-TV, Jan. 21, 2010] A Minnesota mother is sharing her story of survival and her one big regret after she was in a terrible motorcycle crash. Last fall, Dayna Halbert was thrown off her motorcycle and into the truck that t-boned her in an Owatonna intersection. The other driver was going 60 mph, she said. [...]

[Shakopee Valley News, Jan. 28, 2010] St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee has been designated as a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacement. Blue Distinction recognizes medical facilities nationally that have demonstrated a commitment to providing quality care, resulting in better outcomes for patients. The [...]

[Star Tribune, Jan. 29, 2010] If a final health bill passes—and that’s a big if—it’s likely to include a payment formula that would reward efficient, high-quality providers. Leading a coalition of hospitals from the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, Mayo Clinic proposed a radical new payment formula, called a “value index.” Instead of paying the same [...]

[The Pine City Pioneer; Kanabec County Times, Jan. 20, 2010] Randy Ulseth, chief executive officer of Kanabec Hospital in Mora, Minnesota, discusses starting negotiations with Allina Medical Clinic which could result in Kanabec Hospital purchasing the Allina Medical Clinic locations in Pine City, Mora and Hinckley. Read the full story on pinecitymn.com. Read the full [...]

[Isanti County News, Jan. 27, 2010] Expecting parents Jen Amys and Micah Overman of Isanti, Minnesota, were set to have labor induced at around 6 a.m. on Jan. 12. However, their baby had a different idea in mind. Around midnight, Amys’ water broke. She shouted to Overman, who headed outside to get the van warmed [...]

[Isanti County News, Jan. 27, 2010] The Reach Out and Read Program at the Cambridge Medical Center promotes literacy as a regular part of pediatric care so that every child grows up with books and a love of reading. Local quilters Karin Barfknecht and Penni Hergert donated their talent to make a quilt to raffle [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Jan. 27, 2010] The City of Apple Valley is now officially a Heart Safe Community. The designation was marked at a celebration on January 20, 2010. The City of Apple Valley is only the second Minnesota community to receive this recognition. The award was presented by Allina Hospitals and Clinics to city officials. [...]

[WCCO Radio, Jan. 27, 2010] Dr. Scott Koehler is heading to the Vancouver Winter Olympics in a few days, not as an athlete, but to take care of the athletes. Dr. Koehler, a sports medicine physician with Allina Medical Clinic-Northfield, has been working with elite world-class athletes for more than ten years, and he will [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Jan. 27,2010] Six Allina Hospitals & Clinics hospitals have been designated as Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Blue Distinction Centers. Blue Distinction recognizes medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality healthcare in the areas of bariatric surgery, cardiac care, complex and rare cancers, knee and hip replacement, spine surgery [...]

[Pioneer Press, Jan. 24, 2010] There’s a chill in the air for the once-hot retail health clinic industry as growth has stalled following a boom. As the retail clinic business has matured over the past two years, operators that once threatened to undermine the delivery of health care in the U.S. increasingly are finding the [...]