Allina News

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[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, [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]