Allina News

[KARE-TV, June 27, 2010] A lucky patient at Abbott Northwestern Hospital is calling his 15-year-old grandson a hero for saving his life and probably the lives of many others. See the entire story at kare11.com.

[KARE11 TV, June 21, 2010] An Allina EMS crew, Lakeville first responders and dispatchers were honored by the Lakeville City Council for their role in bringing baby Liam Gunderson into the world last month. When mom Brianna and dad Mike figured out they didn’t have time to get to the hospital, they called 9-1-1. All [...]

[KSTP-TV, June 23, 2010] Dr. Jabin Krassin is an ophthalmologist at the Allina Medical Clinic in Hastings. He joined Cyndy Brucato on 5 Eyewitness News at 4:30 to discuss the problem of macular degeneration. Watch the interview below. Learn more about eye health and related services at Allina Medical Clinic here.

[Stillwater Gazette, June 17, 2010] Lakeview Health recently implemented “Excellian,” electronic medical record (EMR) technology, at all of the Stillwater Medical Group locations. This fully secure system will also be in place at Lakeview Hospital in 2011. Lakeview Health purchased Excellian from Allina Health System, which is installing and supporting the technology. Its system is [...]

[KARE 11, June 15, 2010] We’ve heard a lot about Vitamin D lately, how it can prevent cancer, improve blood pressure, give you better rest. Dr. Gregory Plotnikoff of the Penny George Institute for Health and Health at Abbott Northwestern Hospital is very passionate about Vitamin D. Read the full story on kare11.com…

[myTalk 107, June 12, 2010] Lori Knutson, RN, talked about the importance of self care on the “Get Real Girls” show. Lori is the executive director of Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s Penny George Institute for Health and Healing. Hear the interview mytalk1071.com…

[Star Tribune, June 6, 2010] Last summer, Barbara Grangaard developed a slight tremor in her right hand and went in for an MRI scan. The results were a surprise. The test didn’t detect any problem related to the tremor, but it did reveal an aneurysm, a bubble protruding from a blood vessel in her brain. [...]

[Fox 9 News, June 3, 2010] For the past 10 years, John Riebel suffered from a burning sensation in his throat. He even went to a doctor about it. Recently, he attended an educational conference on heart attacks. That very same night he woke up at 3 a.m. Remembering the conference, he drove to the [...]

[West Sherburne Tribune, June 3, 2010] John Riebel is grateful to be alive. The busy county commissioner and Becker True Value Hardware business owner suffered a heart attack in February, the same evening he attended a heart education class at New River Medical Center. Attending the class by himself, Riebel listened as Dr. Kevin Graham [...]

[Minnesota Medicine, June 2, 2010] To launch a 10 By 10 initiative in Minnesota, in 2008 leaders in the psychiatric community formed a work group. The group’s first effort was to accurately determine the extent of the disparity between the lifespans of people with serious mental illnesses (defined as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar affective [...]

[StarTribune, June 2, 2010] Some say the pendulum has swung too far. The share of babies born before 37 weeks has jumped sharply since 1990, partly because doctors induce labor more often. C-sections have increased by more than 50 percent in the past decade and are now the most commonly performed surgery in the country. [...]