Archive for 'newspapers'
A less-invasive way to replace heart valves at Minneapolis Heart Institute
[Star Tribune, May 21, 2010] For more than two years, doctors knew they had to replace Amund Hendricks’ diseased aortic valve. Trouble was, they couldn’t. Hendricks, 84, was not considered healthy enough this time to surgically replace the valve. All Hendricks’ physician, Dr. Wesley Pedersen, at Allina Health‘s Minneapolis Heart Institute, could do was monitor [...]
Posted: May 21st, 2012, 2:17 pm under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, heart health, Minneapolis Heart Institute, newspapers, Star Tribune, _.
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Turning Point: Young breast cancer survivors connect, thrive through Abbott Northwestern Hospital buddy system
[Pioneer Press, May 13, 2012] Emily Bothun, a professional photographer from Dawson, Minn., was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2010. She was 23. Krista Mondahl, a college student from Waseca, was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2011. She was 24. The women — who live three hours apart — connected through the buddy [...]
Posted: May 14th, 2012, 4:22 pm under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, newspapers, Pioneer Press, Piper Breast Center.
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Health beat: A rehab program for cancer patients
[Star Tribune, May 4, 2012] Dr. Nancy Hutchison knows that there’s life after cancer. But many survivors continue to struggle with the side effects of treatment after it’s over: swelling, limited motion, severe weakness and fatigue. Now, Sister Kenny is trying to change that with a new program in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. In April, [...]
Posted: May 4th, 2012, 2:33 pm under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina System, newspapers, Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Star Tribune, _.
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Beat unhealthy habits to keep your heart beating
[Brainerd Dispatch, May 2, 2012] People are accustomed to the sound of a heartbeat early on, with the soft thumping beat signifying the first sign of life in infancy and the last sound before passing. So accustomed to that sound, said Susan White, registered and licensed dietician with the Minneapolis Heart Institute, that “the heart [...]
Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 2:45 pm under Allina System, Brainerd Dispatch, heart health, newspapers, Wellness, _.
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Health beat: A really local focus to healthy living
[Star Tribune, April 27, 2012] Headaches, lack of sleep, stress — anyone who’s ever had a bad neighbor could probably testify to the toll it can take on a person’s health. But a new Allina Health initiative hinges on the idea that having a really good neighbor can produce just the opposite effect. The nonprofit [...]
Posted: April 27th, 2012, 6:23 am under Allina System, community service, newspapers, Star Tribune, Wellness, _.
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Tough choices on your health start today
[Star Tribune, April 16, 2012] Would your loved ones know your wishes for your care if you could no longer speak for yourself? Statistically, and unfortunately, it’s not likely. Only about three of 10 Americans have discussed their wishes with their families and have created an advance directive to guide these kinds of decisions and [...]
Posted: April 16th, 2012, 11:44 am under Allina System, community service, newspapers, Opinion/LTE, Star Tribune, _.
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Allina expands its Plymouth campus
[Star Tribune, April 14, 2012] Allina Hospitals and Clinics has broken ground on a new emergency department at WestHealth in Plymouth. They’re building an 18,000 square-foot building to offer a 24-hour, full-service emergency department. It will be staffed by physicians from Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Allina officials said the expansion allows the hospital to treat patients [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2012, 9:51 am under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina System, newspapers, Online, Patch.com, Star Tribune, WestHealth, _.
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital says McDonald’s stays
[Minnesota Public Radio, April 12, 2012] Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis is one of 22 hospitals across the country being asked to get rid of its McDonald’s restaurant. Corporate Accountability International, a corporate watchdog group that has gone after companies such as Coca-Cola, said hospitals shouldn’t be letting McDonald’s market unhealthy foods in health care [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2012, 4:38 pm under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MPR, newspapers, Radio, Star Tribune, Wellness.
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Allina, Lions’ sponsor health screening at area schools
[ABC Newspapers, April 12, 2012] Lions and Lioness clubs and Allina have provided screenings in health classes at Anoka and Coon Rapids high schools. The screenings not only made health lessons personal to students, they also served as a way to identify health issues requiring attention. This turned out to be the case for an Anoka [...]
Posted: April 12th, 2012, 1:11 pm under Allina System, Anoka County Union, community service, Mercy Hospital, newspapers, Unity Hospital, _.
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Lifesavers in Coon Rapids honored by Allina’s Heart Safe Communities
[ABC Newspapers, April 12, 2012] The stars were aligned over Coon Rapids one morning in February. So much so that Mary Rosemark, 49, Coon Rapids, survived a pulmonary embolism thank to the swift action of her husband, Dan Rosemark, an Allina EMS crew, and emergency responders from several agencies. The emergency responders from Allina, both [...]
Posted: April 12th, 2012, 12:08 pm under Allina Medical Transportation, Allina System, community service, Coon Rapids Herald, Heart Safe, newspapers.
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In-class screening sponsored by Allina reveals Anoka High School athlete’s heart defect
[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 [...]
Posted: March 8th, 2012, 3:06 pm under Allina System, community service, Mercy Hospital, newspapers, Star Tribune, _.
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Allina to complete Bandana recovery
[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 [...]
Posted: March 2nd, 2012, 12:38 pm under Allina Clinics, Aspen Medical Group, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, newspapers, _.
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