Allina News

[Star Tribune, Oct. 27, 2010] Abbott Northwestern, which delivers more babies each year than any other hospital in Minnesota, and Children’s Hospitals and Clinics are building a new Mother/Baby Hospital in Minneapolis, where high-risk babies won’t have to be whisked away to another building. Dr. Steve Calvin, an Abbott Northwestern OB and expert on high-risk pregnancies, is [...]

[KSTP-TV, Oct. 30, 2010] How do you keep the kids from going crazy with the sweets they gather on Halloween? Susan Nygaard, Allina’s Manager of Community Programs, talked about strategies with KSTP-TV’s Chikage Windler live on the Morning News today. Watch the interview below.

[Star Tribune, Oct. 28, 2010] As a massive storm moved over the Midwest, the atmospheric pressure plunged to lows usually seen in Category 3 hurricanes. It coincided with a spike in the number of babies born in four out of five of the busiest maternity hospitals in the western metro. Article ends with comment by [...]

[WCCO-TV, Oct. 28, 2010] This year, the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services gave their Pioneer Award to WCCO-TV news anchor Don Shelby. You might wonder why the people who staff and run ambulances would honor a journalist. Well, it’s because of story Shelby did back in 1983. Watch the story below which includes an interview with [...]

[KMSP Fox 9 News, Oct. 26, 2010] This storm could bring in some record low pressure readings during the next day. If you’re an expectant mother it could mean something else: If you’re close to your due date, don’t be surprised if you go into labor. For decades, doctors and nurses have noticed that as [...]

[KMSP Fox 9 News, Oct. 25, 2010] Strides have been to reduce the incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), but it still take the lives of 5000 babies each year in the U.S. Now, a local company has a product called the Sleep Sack, being used at Allina’s United Hospital, that can help prevent [...]

[KSTP-TV, Oct. 20, 2010] Would you know how to spot if your child got a concussion during a sporting event? KSTP’s Megan Newquist talked with Dr. Budd Renier, a physician at Allina’s Cambridge Medical Center, about concussions. He also serves as a team doctor for several high school sports teams. Watch the interview below.

[CTN, Oct. 15, 2010] A new medical building nearing completion on the Unity Hospital campus in Fridley, Minn. is nearing completion. Among other services, it will house the north metro’s first Virginia Piper Cancer Institute® for Allina. Watch the story below (advance video slider to just past halfway).

[PioneerPress, Oct. 14, 2010] Medtronic will pay $268 million to settle thousands of lawsuits filed over a flawed heart device component recalled by the manufacturer three years ago. Dr. Robert Hauser and colleagues at the Minneapolis Heart Institute were the first to publicly raised concerns about the lead wires in a medical journal article published [...]

[Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Oct. 15, 2010] Allina Hospitals & Clinics and Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota have revived plans to build a jointly operated birth center in Minneapolis. The two organizations plan to spend about $50 million to construct the facility at the Minneapolis campus of Children’s, which also has a hospital in [...]

(New Ulm Journal, Oct. 15, 2010] Those who struggle with the idea of losing a few of pounds or starting an exercise regimen may gain some insight and encouragement from Danny Cahill when he comes to New Ulm on Saturday. And, Cahill said, even those who aren’t overweight may benefit from what he has to [...]

[WCCO-TV, Oct. 14, 2010] One-and-a-half years into a ten year project and the Heart of New Ulm is already showing promising results reducing heart disease that will be showcased at the annual Heart of New Ulm Summit this weekend. The project’s director, Jeff Van Wormer, talked about the Heart of New Ulm with WCCO’s Mike [...]