Allina News

[Star Tribune, March 25, 2011]  At Owatonna Hospital, some of the faces in the emergency room were becoming a little too familiar. The same patients kept coming back over and over again, often with vague complaints about pain or migraines. One patient returned, on average, once a week for a year. That’s when social worker [...]

[Owatonna People's Press, March 2, 2011] Potential stroke victims can now be seen in Owatonna, instead of having to travel to the Twin Cities. The Allina Telehealth Network will provide Owatonna Hospital with 24-hour access to metro area stroke care experts. In the metro area, Allina Hospitals and Clinics provides patients with comprehensive stroke care, [...]

[KAAL-TV, March 2, 2011] A local hospital has a new member on staff, the robot unit is the first of its kind in Owatonna. Better known as “Billy” to the staff, this robot has rolled his way into the Owatonna hospital providing around the clock service for stroke patients. A new direction in medical treatment [...]

[Owatonna People's Press, Dec. 17, 2010] Owatonna nurses will not have a new contract before Christmas, putting a little something different on their list this year. Local nurses have been in contract negotiations with representatives from Owatonna Hospital since Aug. 16, getting off to a later start than usual. Due to the late start to [...]

[Owatonna People's Press, Dec. 15, 2010] The results are in. Allina Hospitals & Clinics and the Wilder Center for Communities held a community health dialogue in Owatonna on Sept. 8, focusing on healthy eating, active living and maintaining a balanced life. The dialogue gave 20 participants from around the community an opportunity to weigh in, [...]

[Owatonna People's Press, Sept. 24, 2010] Owatonna Clinic and Owatonna Hospital are sponsoring ree educational seminars: Innovations and Advancements in Hip Replacement. The speakers are orthopedist K. Dean Olsen, MD; Karla Melchert, physical therapist; and Christa Padilla, physical therapy assistant, from Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute – Owatonna. Read the full story on owatonna.com.

[Owatonna People's Press, Sept. 24, 2010] Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute has honored Shanie Vaith with the 2010 Inspiration Award for her inspiring story of recovering from a car accident caused by a drunk driver in March 2009. Read the full story on owatonna.com.

[Owatonna People's Press, May 26, 2010] Thanks to a $1,000 donation from the Owatonna Hospital Auxiliary, Owatonna Hospital’s Birth Center is able to purchase ten certified car seats for new parents who are in need of a car seat to take their newborn home. Read the full story on owatonna.com.

[Owatonna People's Press, April 12, 2010] Nearly 75 percent of all runners are injured each year, and most running and endurance sports injuries are caused by overuse and training errors. To learn more about how to prevent running injuries and learn the right techniques for running, plan to attend the free Running Clinic this Thursday [...]

[Owatonna People's Press, March 23, 2010] Art and healing go hand-in-hand. That is what the research shows, and that is what moved Owatonna Hospital to start its Healing Arts Program. The effort, done in cooperation with the Owatonna Arts Center, brings in art works from local and regional artists. Its second installment officially started Tuesday. [...]

[Owatonna People's Press, March 18, 2010] The Healing Arts Program announces its second installation of its visual arts program series at Owatonna Hospital. The Healing Arts Programs is a collaboration between Owatonna Hospital and the Owatonna Arts Center to bring the visual arts, natural light, images and elements of nature to lessen stress and promote [...]

[Owatonna People's Press, Feb. 12, 2010] Operations are running smoothly at the Owatonna Hospital, which relocated to 26th Street in October. So smoothly, in fact, that some of the patients who have been treated at the facility are coming back to volunteer their services. That’s one of the experiences that Sue Simons, volunteer services supervisor [...]