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[Shakopee Valley News, Oct. 10, 2011] St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee will conduct a full-scale evacuation exercise on Thursday morning. The drill will include outside emergency medical services and fire agencies in addition to St. Francis staff. The exercise will start with a briefing at 8 a.m. It will be completed with a debriefing [...]

[KSTP-TV, Sept. 15, 2011] A tornado has hit and people are injured. Staff at Abbott Northwestern Hospital evacuated patients because the place had no water and power outages. That was the scenario workers were given during Thursday’s evacuation drill.  Thirty people volunteered to play patients, and be transported. Watch the full report below.

[KMSP-TV Fox 9 News, Feb. 21, 2011] Broken bones from slips and falls to heart attacks from snow shoveling kept Allina hospitals and ambulance crews busy during the storm Sunday and Monday. Fox 9 News’ Leah Beno rode along with an Allina Medical Transportation crew and visited the St. Francis Regional Medical Center emergency room [...]

[Shakopee Valley News, Jan. 14, 2011] St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee has been designated as a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacement. Read the full story at shakopeenews.com.

[Savage Pacer, Sept. 17, 2010] For Tom Kearney, history repeated itself this week, warts and all. The occasion was Tuesday’s (Sept. 14) groundbreaking ceremony for the Savage Medical Building. Little did he know, Kearney’s place in history at this week’s event occurred back in 1960, when his mother made him go to Savage’s first doctor [...]

[Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 21, 2010] Since 2007, the federal agency that runs Medicare has compiled data to grade hospitals. Using its vast database (Medicare covers more than 44 million people) and controlling for the fact that some hospitals see more severe cases than others, it has tracked patients with three common conditions: heart attacks, [...]

[Eden Prairie News, Jan. 29, 2010] More couples are turning to natural family planning as a way to achieve or postpone a pregnancy. Whether for religious, health or environmental reasons, these couples are shying away from contraceptives and having the family they always wanted. Dr. Frani Knowles, a family medical physician at New Ulm Medical [...]

[Shakopee Valley News, Jan. 28, 2010] St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee has been designated as a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacement. Blue Distinction recognizes medical facilities nationally that have demonstrated a commitment to providing quality care, resulting in better outcomes for patients. The [...]

[Shakopee Valley News, Jan. 14, 2010] The number of adverse events in Minnesota hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and community behavioral health hospitals decreased from 312 to 301 in 2009, according to a report released today by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The sixth annual adverse health events report summarizes the number and types of [...]

[Jordan Independent, Sept. 30, 2009] A physician who is vice president of medical affairs at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee has offered an update on the H1N1 virus along with some recommendations on how to keep family members healthy. Last week, the Minnesota Department of Health announced that flu in the state has [...]

[Jordan Independent, Aug. 23, 2009] St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee is among the top 10 hospitals in Minnesota for providing quality health care with efficient value, according to results of a study on Minnesota 2020, an Internet news site. Also on the list are Allina’s Cambridge Medical Center and Buffalo Hospital. Read the [...]

[Shakopee Valley News] St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee, Minnesota is among the top-10 hospitals in the state for providing quality health care with efficient value, according to results of a study published in Minnesota 2020, an Internet news site. Read the full story on shakopeenews.com.