Allina News

[River Falls Journal, Oct. 14, 2011] She is well known as the outpatient surgical nurse at River Falls Area Hospital and, maybe even more so, as a founder of the Free Clinic of Pierce and St. Croix Counties. Mary Conroy Johnson has been married for 33 years to Dr. Bob Johnson, a longtime family practitioner [...]

[River Falls Journal, January 13, 2011] Stroke care experts at United Hospital in St. Paul will soon be accessible, 24-hours a day, to patients at River Falls Area Hospital via the Allina Telehealth Network. For patients experiencing a stroke, rapid access to therapy that can restore cerebral blood flow improves the likelihood of a successful outcome. [...]

[River Falls Journal, Dec. 20, 2010] Allina Hospitals & Clinics, which includes the River Falls Area Hospital, helped host a community health dialogue this fall. The talks focused on healthful eating, active living, maintaining a balanced life and barriers to good health. Those responding in western Wisconsin thought school-age children, adolescents and single parents were [...]

[River Falls Journal, December 13, 2010] The opportunity and excitement of her newest miracle was not lost on Idil Hasbay, who traveled halfway across the globe, from Dubai, a country in the Middle East, to deliver her baby in River Falls with Kevin Hallman, MD, OB/GYN, of the River Falls Medical Clinic. “We liked Dr. [...]

[River Falls (Wisc.) Journal, Jan. 18, 2010] River Falls Area Hospital Foundation has released a request for proposals from local programs that improve access to health care. Grant requests from $500-$25,000 will be considered. To be eligible for funding, applicants must provide or plan to provide services that improve access to health services for residents [...]

[River Falls Journal, Dec. 31, 2009] The River Falls Area Hospital Foundation will launch a new fundraising campaign to purchase a LUCAS Chest Compression System, the latest in life-saving cardiac technology, for the hospital’s emergency department. Community members will be contacted by mail and phone and will be invited to make a contribution to support [...]

It’s long been said that children don’t come with instruction manuals. So where does a parent turn for support and guidance when needed?

[River Falls Journal, July 31, 2009] Every August, many minds turn to preparing for a new school year. The ritual includes a list of items that children are expected to bring on the first day. Bob Gustafson coordinates the Tuesday Banquet school-supply event in River Falls, Wisconsin. He learned of a supply drive River Falls [...]