Allina News

[KSTP-TV, November 4, 2011] A healthy dose of Minnesota Nice is on its way to a place that needs all the compassion it can get. Fifteen local healthcare workers are headed to Haiti. Many of them have been there before on their own time and with their own money, but now, they’re getting some help.

[KSTP-TV5, October 15, 2011] Have a bike you’re not using? Allina Hospitals & Clinics and the nonprofit Free Bikes 4 Kidz are working together to find bikes for kids in need across Minnesota. You can drop off bikes at nearly 90 Allina locations on Saturday, October 22nd from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Last year, the program [...]

[KSTP-TV, Sept. 29, 2011] What is an Allina Medical Transportation ambulance doing in Kenya? It’s part of a donation of materials and training provided by Twin Cities medics, firefighters, teachers, and nurses helping to save lives halfway around the world. A delegation of Minnesotans, aided by the Minneapolis-based International Leadership Institute, went to the Minneapolis [...]

[KSTP-TV, Sept. 16, 2011] Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling multiple lots of birth-control pills because of a packaging error that could lead to incorrect dosing and unintended pregnancies. KSTP News talked to Aspen Medical Group ob/gyn nurse practitioner Katherine Williams about the potential consequences. Watch the story below.

[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.

[KSTP-TV, Sept. 2, 2011] Emilynn Robbins’ birth was an international event but still remained a private family moment. Her dad, Nick, is serving in Kuwait . He was scheduled to be home for her birth via scheduled c-section in a couple of weeks, but Emilynn wasn’t waiting. That’s where Skype came into the picture. While [...]

[KARE/WCCO/KSTP, June 14, 2011] Allina Hospitals & Clinics recognized its employees who are serving or have served in the military or the reserves on Flag Day at an event at its headquarters. “Hundreds of Allina employees have served our country through military service,” said Ken Paulus, Allina’s president and CEO. “We honor their incredible commitment [...]

[KSTP-TV, June 6, 2011] Allina Medical Clinic’s new Ramsey clinic wasn’t just designed for patients, it was designed by patients. Focus groups and surveys guided the design. What resulted is a friendlier, greener clinic. Watch the story below.

[KSTP-TV, May 10, 2011] It was a problem for a St. Paul hospital easily solved…what do you do with medical equipment from an old emergency room? United Hospital donated their surplus medical equipment to the Minnetonka-based charity, Hope for the City. In turn, the nonprofit will send it to the largest hospital in east Africa—a [...]

[KSTP-TV, April 6, 2011] Do you know what an electronic medical records is? Often called an EMR, your hospital or clinic may be using them instead of the old manilla folders to keep track of your health records. Allina Medical Clinic–The Doctors’ physician Caroline Toll is also the medical director for Allina’s EMR system and [...]

[KSTP-TV, March 23, 2011] KSTP’s Bill Lunn talked with Dr. Aimee Klapach, an orthopaedic surgeon with Allina’s Sports and Orthopaedic Specialists, about why young women are more prone to sports-related injuries. They also talked about what parents can do to prevent injuries with their children. Watch the interview below.

[KSTP-TV, Feb. 23, 2011] It used to be it took hours to learn CPR. Now, the American Heart Association is promoting Hands-Only CPR. It’s so simple that Allina Medical Transportation medical director Dr. Charles Lick can teach it in just a couple of minutes. That’s what he did for KSTP news anchors Bill Lunn and [...]