Allina News

[Star Tribune, March 8, 2011] Anoka High School sophomore Gavin Putt took a pass on a medical screening offered in his health class, Healthy Living, last fall. His teacher this trimester made the in-class screenings mandatory, and for Putt, it may have been a lifesaver. His blood pressure reading came in high — 183/86 — and [...]

[Pioneer Press, Feb. 21. 2012] Where can you go to fix a broken heart? Allina’s ambulance service is working with a Florida company to answer the question with a map of all automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the Twin Cities. With the map and an electronic system for alerting good Samaritans, the emergency call center [...]

[KARE 11, Feb. 14, 2012] Allina Medical Transportation is the first EMS service in the nation linked to a national program to help cardiac arrest victims. The program is called AED Link and it is aimed at getting defibrillators to cardiac patients faster. Doctors say when someone goes into cardiac arrest they have only a [...]

[Fridley Patch, Dec. 9, 2011] Allina employees, dignitaries will give away 175 bicycles. Read article.

[KSTP-TV, Dec. 10, 2011] Across the metro and greater Minnesota, thousands of kids from families in need received free bikes Saturday. The nonprofit Free Bikes 4 Kidz, with the help of hundreds of Allina Hospitals & Clinics employee volunteers, collected donated used bikes in October, refurbished them in November and delivered them Saturday. One of [...]

[ThisWeek, Dec. 7, 2011] Most people don’t survive what Jim Glynn has been through, and he’s working on raising the odds for others. This summer, the Farmington resident suffered sudden cardiac arrest while sleeping. Thanks to the prompt actions of his family, the 911 operator and emergency responders, Glynn is one of the few sudden [...]

[Star Tribune, Nov. 30, 2011] Anoka High students are getting an update on their health thanks to a collaborative program sponsored by the district and Allina. Participants — mostly sophomores — were greeted in health classes Tuesday by Allina Hospitals & Clinics staff, who ushered them through a series of stations, where they were weighed, [...]

[Star Tribune, November 12, 2011] Free Bikes 4 Kidz, a nonprofit started by cycling enthusiasts who struck a partnership with Allina Hospitals & Clinics and others, is headed toward a record 5,000 bikes that will be donated, restored and provided to needy families this holiday season — up from 1,500 last year. “Many of our [...]

[KSTP-TV, November 4, 2011] A healthy dose of Minnesota Nice is on its way to a place that needs all the compassion it can get. Fifteen local healthcare workers are headed to Haiti. Many of them have been there before on their own time and with their own money, but now, they’re getting some help.

[Isanti County News, Oct. 26, 2011] A new housing facility to assist homeless individuals and families in the Pine City area is one step closer to becoming a reality. On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the Board of Directors for ‘A Place for You’ homeless shelter received the deed and keys to the former Allina Medical Clinic-Pine [...]

[Faribault Daily News, Oct. 23, 2011] The east lawn of Allina Medical Clinic-Faribault symbolized lots of vacant garage space from Faribault residents on Saturday. The lawn was engulfed in bikes. Comfort bikes, touring bikes, mountain bikes and pink bikes. Some with training wheels and water bottles, others with built in horns and even one with a [...]

[KSTP-TV5, October 15, 2011] Have a bike you’re not using? Allina Hospitals & Clinics and the nonprofit Free Bikes 4 Kidz are working together to find bikes for kids in need across Minnesota. You can drop off bikes at nearly 90 Allina locations on Saturday, October 22nd from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Last year, the program [...]