Allina News

[Allina Newsroom, April 23, 2012] Can a neighborhood work together to improve the health of individuals and families? That is a question Allina Health is intent on answering as it launches a broad-based neighborhood health program across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This grass roots program is designed to support wellness and promote healthy lifestyles – one [...]

[Star Tribune, Sept. 13, 2011] The Muslim Experience in Minnesota project aims to capture and convey the Muslim experience in Minnesota.  This entry features Amin Rahmatullah, MD. a Pakistani-American cardiologist who has worked at Mercy Hospital and Unity Hospital for ten years.  Read the interview.

[Coon Rapids Herald, Sept. 9, 2011]  Thanks to state-of-the-art software, a couple of fast-acting, quick-thinking IT staff members and expert medical care, when Samantha Robbins gave birth to little Emilynn via emergency C-section at Mercy Hospital Aug. 30, her husband, a soldier stationed in Kuwait, was right there by her side.  Read the article.

[Coon Rapids Herald, July 23, 2011] For the Sexual Assault Action Team of Anoka County, part of prevention is fighting the mentality that the victim is partially responsible. A recent New York Times article sparked controversy about this issue in Cleveland, Texas, with its description of a sexual assault victim. Readers complained that the stories [...]

[KSTP.com, July 20, 2011] The Allina Hospitals & Clinics system has four top-ranking hospitals in the Twin Cities metro and two hospitals with specialty rankings on the national top 50 list. This is according to the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals. Read the article.

[Coon Rapids Herald, July 9, 2011]   A new partnership between Allina Hospitals & Clinics and Life Time Fitness  includes MyHealthCheck, a service available to Allina employees.  It gives employees a health score through testing their LDL/HDL ratio, glucose, triglycerides, body composition, tobacco use and blood pressure. Click here to read the article.

[Allina Newsroom, April 11, 2011] Allina’s United Hospital will celebrate its new emergency department, the Peter J. King Emergency Care Center, on Friday, April 15, with an open house. The public event is free and open to the public. It starts at 2 p.m. at 333 North Smith Avenue, St. Paul. The event will feature [...]

[Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Jan. 5, 2011] Allina Medical Clinic has promoted from within to fill its chief medical officer position. The clinics operation, which has 45 clinics in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, named Dr. Rod Christensen to the position. Read more at bizjournals.com. Read the Allina news release in the Allina Newsroom.

[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 21, 2010] Allina’s Mercy Hospital has been verified as a Level Two Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. Level Two accreditation means that the emergency department and other areas of Mercy are capable of caring for complex trauma patients. Read the full story in the Allina Newsroom.

[Allina Newsroom, November 3, 2010] Piper Breast Center at the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute – Abbott Northwestern has relocated to Suite 402 in the Piper Building, 913 E. 26th St. in Minneapolis. Piper Breast Center is the first in Minnesota to be accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and is also a designated Breast [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Sept. 27, 2010] Mercy Hospital’s heart surgery group, Twin Cities Heart and Lung, is among the top 50 in the nation, according to Consumer Reports October 2010 issue. Read the full story on allina.com.

[Allina Newsroom, August 16, 2010] Allina Medical Clinic – Northfield now offers new ways to interact online with your doctor. Instead of taking time out of your busy schdule to go to the clinic, you can log onto MyChart for e-visits and medical messaging. Read the full story on allina.com.