Allina News

[KSTP TV, May 16, 2012] Counties around the Twin Cities metro are reporting high numbers of pertussis, what many of us know as whooping cough. Allina Medical Clinic – Ramsey pediatrician Eric Barth, MD, says one of the key reasons is that a growing number of parents are not getting their children immunized. Watch the [...]

[WCCO TV, May, 14, 2012] Chances are good sniffling, sneezing and watery eyes are telling you its peak allergy season – and this may be the worst season we’ve seen in some time. While most people think visible dandelions and weeds are to blame, it’s actually trees that are the culprit. “Ash, birch, maple, oak, [...]

[KARE 11, March 27, 2012] Allina Hospitals & Clinics is now posting current wait times for its Urgent Care locations across the Twin Cities metro region. The service went live on the Allina web site, allina.com/urgentcare, this week. See more here.

[Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, March 2, 2012] Allina Hospitals & Clinics plans to consolidate three St. Paul clinics into St. Paul’s historic Bandana Square building. The lease will fill the remainder of the 138,000-square-foot Bandana Square, at 1021 Bandana Blvd. E., and complete the turnaround for the property envisioned by real estate developer Steve Wellington [...]

[KSTP-TV, Feb. 1, 2012] A manufacturing mix-up by Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drug maker, led to some packets being distributed with the pills out of order. That means a patient could have unknowingly skipped a dose and raised her risk of an accidental pregnancy. Allina Medical Clinic – Woodlake (Richfield) OB/GYN Dr. Meredith Kasbohm [...]

[The Patch, Jan. 31, 2012] Have you ever had an ailment that just wouldn’t go away, despite your doctor’s best care? At Allina Medical Clinic – Northfield—as elsewhere—it’s become increasingly common for such patients to be referred to an acupuncturist, which is often their first venture into the widening world of alternative/complementary medicine. Read the full [...]

[Star Tribune, Jan. 3, 2012] Twins Beckett and Freya Humenny will grow up together, but they will never share a birthday — or even a birth year. Beckett was born at 6:40 p.m. on New Year’s Eve 2011. His sister, Freya, was born six hours later, at 12:26 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2012. Allina Medical [...]

[KMSP Fox 9, Nov.11, 2011] New recommendations supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics say all children between the ages of nine and 11 should be screened for high cholesterol, and again in their late teens. Allina Medical Clinic – Woodlake pediatrician Dr. Anne Valaas-Turner says the new recommendation reflect growing evidence that conditions that [...]

[Star Tribune, Nov. 3, 2011] An unusual partnership in the northwestern suburbs of the Twin Cities is claiming early progress toward the Holy Grail of health care reform: better treatments, lower costs and more satisfied patients. In its first year, the joint effort between rival health systems Allina Hospitals & Clinics and HealthPartners was able [...]

[Star Tribune, Oct. 30, 2011] Three years ago, fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s doctors used electronic prescriptions. Today, about 52 percent have tossed aside their prescription pads and are reaching for the computer keyboard instead. Nearly all of these e-prescriptions are transmitted from doctor to pharmacy across a secure network that is fueled [...]

[Minnesota Public Radio, Oct. 27, 2011] A partnership between two rivals offers a glimpse of the future under a cornerstone of the federal health care overhaul. Allina Hospitals & Clinics and HealthPartners together tested strategies to improve care and reduce health costs for some 27,000 patients in the northwest metro area. Listen to the full [...]

[KMSP Fox 9 News, Oct. 27, 2011] A new study says mobile devices have become mini-pacifiers/babysitters for many wee ones: 52 percent of all children 8 and younger have access to mobile devices at home like a smartphone, video iPod, iPad or other tablet. Allina Medical Clinic – Coon Rapids pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Keis was [...]