Allina News

[Allina Newsroom, Feb. 25, 2010] N. Marcus Thygeson, M.D., has been named President of the Center for Health Care Innovation at Allina Hospitals & Clinics.
Launched in June, 2008, the Center for Health Care Innovation at Allina supports the organization’s research activities by incubating new ideas and accelerating the adoption of evidence-based [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Feb. 10, 2010] Allina Hospitals & Clinics’ United Hospital has once again earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care quality. The Joint Commission, a national hospital accreditation agency, awarded United Hospital the Certification of Distinction for its Inpatient Diabetes care Inpatient Diabetes, one of only two hospitals in Minnesota to win [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Feb. 9, 2010] First lady Michelle Obama today launched “Let’s Move,” aimed at conquering childhood obesity within a generation. Allina Medical Clinic-Ramsey pediatrician Dr. Eric Barth was interviewed this afternoon by KMSP Fox 9 for a report on childhood obesity set to air tonight during the 9 p.m. newscast.
If you miss the live [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Jan. 1, 2010] Metro Twin Cities 2010 first baby honors go to Allina’s Unity Hospital and parents Danielle Miley and Scott Carpentier. Danielle gave birth to daughter MaKenzie (7 pounds, 20.5 inches) at 12:12 Friday morning. Unity Birth Center staff say this is the first time in its 42 year history that Unity Hospital has [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 23, 2009] Allina Hospitals & Clinic’s Virginia Piper Cancer Institute (VPCI) Radiation Oncology Clinic at Abbott Northwestern Hospital has completed installation of the Trilogy Linear Accelerator with RapidArc™, a fast, precise form of radiation therapy treatment using advanced technology. This will be the second Trilogy Linear Accelerator at VPCI’s Abbott Northwestern Hospital [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 19, 2009] Ophthalmologists at Allina’s Phillips Eye Institute are using a new minimally invasive alternative to traditional glaucoma therapies called Trabectome®. Phillips Eye Institute, part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics, is the first Trabectome Center in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Read the full story at the Allina Newsroom.

[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.

[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.

[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 16, 2009] City and county officials joined Fridley medical community leaders for groundbreaking ceremonies today on Allina Hospitals & Clinics’ Unity Hospital campus. The event marked the start of construction on the $14 million Fridley Medical Center. The two-story, 60,000-square-foot medical office building will provide expanded facilities for Multicare Associates’ primary care [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 10, 2009] The River Falls Area Hospital Foundation is launching a fundraising campaign to purchase a LUCAS™ Chest Compression System—the latest in life-saving cardiac technology—for the hospital’s emergency department. LUCAS™ is a cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) machine that does chest compression better than a human. Part plunger, part suction cup, the LUCAS [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 10, 2009] Pilot Glenn Martig, of the Experimental Aircraft Association, delivered toys to Mercy Hospital’s Family Care Unit this week. This is the 19th year that Martig has brought holiday toys to the hospital from the EAA’s Tree of Hope program. Read the whole story in the Allina Newsroom.

[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 1, 2009] Rickie Ressler, Unity Hospital president, has announced that she will retire in early 2010.
Ressler has been with Allina Hospitals & Clinics for more than 40 years as a caregiver and administrator. Prior to her role as Unity’s president, she led the combined leadership teams of both Mercy and Unity hospitals, [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Nov. 18, 2009] Dr. Timothy Sielaff, president of Allina Hospitals & Clinics’ Virginia Piper Cancer Institute, released the following statement on the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on routine screening mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years.
The USPSTF is one of several different groups offering screening [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Nov. 9, 2009] Allina Hospitals & Clinics will award the City of New Brighton the Heart Safe Community designation at this evening’s city council meeting at 6:30 p.m. New Brighton is the first Minnesota city to earn this designation. It recognizes the city’s efforts to prepare its staff and citizens to recognize when [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Oct. 17, 2009] Allina Hospitals & Clinics has placed limits on visitation to its hospital birth centers and pediatrics units due the H1N1 virus.
Effective immediately, these new limitations have been placed on visitation to Allina hospital birth centers and pediatrics units:
•    Visiting hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
•    Visitors must sign in [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Oct. 16, 2009] Allina Hospitals & Clinics has created a Twitter account specifically to share H1N1 news and information with links to the sources. The account is @AllinaH1N1.
Allina will post its own H1N1 information regarding care and immunization programs, as well as H1N1 information from the Minnesota Department of Health and the federal [...]

[AllinaNews, Oct. 6, 2009] Allina Medical Clinic – Coon Rapids pediatrician, Dr. Kara Larson says she is seeing more patients with suspected H1N1 flu than even a week ago. Watch this exclusive AllinaNews video here or on Allina’s YouTube channel.
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[Allina Newsroom, Sept.28, 2009] The Perinatal Loss Program of Allina’s Mercy and Unity hospitals is sponsoring the 13th Annual Walk To Remember on October 3rd, 2009 at the Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley from 1 to 4 p.m.  This special day is dedicated to bereaved families who have experienced a loss of a baby or pregnancy. Please join [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Sept. 25, 2009] Steele County residents will have an opportunity to see how the new Owatonna Hospital, part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics, was designed to create a new patient experience and improve patient outcomes during tours at the hospital’s Community Open House Saturday, Oct. 3 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., 2250 NW [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Sept. 14, 2009] Allina’s Mercy Hospital cancer experts will lead a free community forum to discuss myths about breast cancer prevention, screening and treatment.
“Misinformation might keep women from recognizing or minimizing their risks and from getting the best breast care possible,” said Surgeon Dana Carlson, MD. Read the full news release at Allina.com.

[Allina Newsroom, Sept. 14, 2009] Allina Community Pharmacies’ new location in Owatonna opens Tuesday, Sept. 22. The new Owatonna Pharmacy Care is located inside the main entrance to the new Owatonna Hospital on 26th NW Street, just west of I-35. Read the full news release at allina.com.

[Allina Newsroom, Sept. 4, 2009] The deadline is approaching for applications to the Bevan W. Bunker, M.D., Medical Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is awarded by Mercy Hospital Medical Staff in honor of the late Bevan W. Bunker, M.D., a charter member of the medical staff at Mercy Hospital.
The fund supports students pursuing medical degrees to [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Sept. 4, 2009] Anoka County advocates for domestic abuse victims invite the public to a launch of  the book “Beyond the Mirror.” Author Marlene Jezierski is a retired ER nurse of 30 years who worked at Allina’s Unity Hospital.
“Beyond the Mirror” is a collection of poems that tell stories that describe how words [...]