Archive for 'prevention'
No fatal falls in Minnesota hospitals in 2009
[Pioneer Press, Jan. 14, 2010] No patients in Minnesota hospitals died from falls last year — a first for the state since it started publicly reporting preventable hospital errors six years ago. Health officials said the decrease — down from 10 fall-related deaths in the previous reporting period — was a remarkable achievement that required the [...]
Posted: January 14th, 2010, 8:30 am under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina System, Patient Safety, Pioneer Press, Unity Hospital, _, newspapers, prevention.
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Allina Hospitals & Clinics Statement on Mammography Screening
[Allina Newsroom, Nov. 18, 2009] Dr. Timothy Sielaff, president of Allina Hospitals & Clinics’ Virginia Piper Cancer Institute, released the following statement on the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on routine screening mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years. The USPSTF is one of several different groups offering screening mammography recommendations. Other [...]
Posted: November 18th, 2009, 5:20 pm under Allina Newsroom, Allina System, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute, cancer, prevention.
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Family Uses ‘Widow Maker’ Tragedy to Help Others
[WCCO 4 News, Aug. 13, 2009] Kristin Brown lost her 30-year-old husband to a heart condition known as the “widow maker.” Dr. Jeff Chambers, a cardiologist at Mercy Hospital, explains how blockage in an artery can cause a deadly heart attack. Read the full story on wcco.com.
Posted: August 13th, 2009, 10:20 pm under Mercy Hospital, TV News, WCCO-TV, _, heart health, prevention.
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Heart of New Ulm Screens More than 1,100
[New Ulm Journal] The Heart of New Ulm project is in full swing with more than 1,100 community residents having been screened already in the first month of screenings. The project aims to reduce and eventually eliminate heart attacks in New Ulm, Minnesota. Read the full story on nujournal.com…
Posted: May 29th, 2009, 7:46 am under Heart of New Ulm, New Ulm Journal, New Ulm Medical Center, _, heart health, newspapers, prevention.
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Allina's Unity Hospital Provides Free Colorectal Screenings
Allina Hospitals & Clinics provided free colorectal cancer screenings for under- or uninsured Minnesotans.
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 7:09 pm under Allina Newsroom, Unity Hospital, cancer, colorectal screening, prevention.
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