Allina News

[KMSP & WCCO TV, July 8, 2010] A year ago, Garry Frankel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, was in the Twin Cities to work as a volunteer at the USA Cup soccer tournament in Blaine at the National Sports Center. The night before the tournament he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. This year he’s back to work the [...]

[North Metro TV, May 26, 2010] Mercy and Unity Hospitals recently received national recognition for their cancer programs. The program at Unity will be receiving a high boost in 2010 with the construction of a $14 million new Cancer Center. Dr. John Stoltenberg, who is serving as Unity’s interim president, says that at Unity, doctors [...]

[Allina Newsroom, May 7, 2010] Allina’s Mercy, Unity and United Hospitals have set special events throughout May for the public to learn about stroke, stroke prevention and receive special low-cost stroke screenings. “Stroke is, essentially, a brain attack, cutting off vital blood flow and oxygen to the brain,” says Penny Wheeler, MD, Allina Hospitals & [...]

[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, [...]

[Finance & Commerce, Feb. 15, 2010] Go Home Gorgeous is growing and expects to keep on expanding. The Edina-based provider of luxury massages and other post-partum relief for new mothers has added its in-hospital services this month at United Hospital in St. Paul. Go Home Gorgeous founder and owner Rachel Swardson expects several other hospitals [...]

[Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Jan. 6, 2010] Allina Hospitals & Clinics is searching for a replacement for Rickie Ressler, the president of Unity Hospital in Fridley. Ressler is retiring early next year. She’s spent more than 40 years as a caregiver and administrator for Allina, which is Unity’s hospital system. Read the full story at [...]

[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 [...]

[KARE11 & Fox 9 News, Jan. 1, 2010] The Metro Twin Cities first baby of 2010 honors go to Danielle Miley and Scott Carpentier, proud parents of MaKenzie Marie who arrived just 12 minutes into 2010, measuring 7 pounds even and 20.5 inches. The delivery came at Allina’s Unity Hospital in Fridley. Birth Center staff [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Jan. 1, 2010] Metro Twin Cities 2010 first baby honors go to Allina’s Unity Hospital and parents Danielle Miley and Scott Carpentier. Danielle gave birth to daughter MaKenzie (7 pounds, 20.5 inches) at 12:12 Friday morning. Unity Birth Center staff say this is the first time in its 42 year history that Unity Hospital has [...]

[Star Tribune, Dec. 27, 2009] A groundbreaking type of funding is giving a boost to the new Fridley Medical Center, where construction began this month. Under $17 million in new bonding authority it received through the federal stimulus package, Anoka County will in effect transfer some of its bonding, or borrowing, power to the companies [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 16, 2009] City and county officials joined Fridley medical community leaders for groundbreaking ceremonies today on Allina Hospitals & Clinics’ Unity Hospital campus. The event marked the start of construction on the $14 million Fridley Medical Center. The two-story, 60,000-square-foot medical office building will provide expanded facilities for Multicare Associates’ primary care [...]

[Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Dec. 14, 2009] Allina Hospitals & Clinics is searching for a replacement for Rickie Ressler, the president of Unity Hospital in Fridley. Ressler is retiring early next year. She’s spent more than 40 years as a caregiver and administrator for Allina, which is Unity’s hospital system. Read the full story at [...]

[Blaine/Spring Lake Park Life, Dec. 10, 2009] After devoting more than 40 years to the health care industry, the president of Unity Hospital has decided to call it quits. But in her words, she’s “not done yet.” Rickie Ressler, president of Unity Hospital in Fridley, will retire in early February 2010. Read the entire story [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Dec. 10, 2009] Pilot Glenn Martig, of the Experimental Aircraft Association, delivered toys to Mercy Hospital’s Family Care Unit this week. This is the 19th year that Martig has brought holiday toys to the hospital from the EAA’s Tree of Hope program. Read the whole story in the Allina Newsroom.

[KARE11-TV, Oct. 22, 2009] Good hockey players put themselves instinctively in the right place on the ice. Evan Domeyer wouldn’t go so far as to call himself a good hockey player. “Not really, no.” But he was good enough to save John Dow’s life. “I had what they called sudden death,” said Dow Wednesday from [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Sept.28, 2009] The Perinatal Loss Program of Allina’s Mercy and Unity hospitals is sponsoring the 13th Annual Walk To Remember on October 3rd, 2009 at the Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley from 1 to 4 p.m.  This special day is dedicated to bereaved families who have experienced a loss of a baby or pregnancy. Please join [...]

[KARE-TV, Sept. 24, 2009] Amanda Dammann participates in the “Moms Like Me” blog on KARE-TV’s website. When she gave birth in her bathtub, she bloggeed about it, and lots of people wanted more information. See the story on KARE-TV’s website.

[Star Tribune, Sept. 22, 2009] Sexual assault nurse examiners at Allina’s Mercy and Unity hospitals will help victims in Anoka County at Alexandra House. The new program was announced at a news conference yesterday. Featured in a news article is a woman who worked hard for the program because of a personal experience. More on [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Sept. 4, 2009] Anoka County advocates for domestic abuse victims invite the public to a launch of  the book “Beyond the Mirror.” Author Marlene Jezierski is a retired ER nurse of 30 years who worked at Allina’s Unity Hospital. “Beyond the Mirror” is a collection of poems that tell stories that describe how [...]

[Allina Newsroom, Sept. 1, 2009] Medical bills can be confusing, especially when you aren’t feeling well. On Tuesday, September 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Unity Hospital is offering a free seminar to help patients, and the community, understand medical bills. Presented by Unity’s financial services staff, this seminar will also review resources available to [...]

[Blaine-Spring Lake Park Life, Aug. 5, 2009] Walk through the corridors of Mercy or Unity hospital and you might catch the sweet, calming strains of flute or harp music softening the sounds and chatter of the daily bustle. About 60 musicians volunteer their time to play in Healing Harmonies. The program at the hospitals in [...]

Allina Hospitals & Clinics provided free colorectal cancer screenings for under- or uninsured Minnesotans.