HCMC News
Poison Prevention Tips for Holiday Cooking from Hennepin Regional Poison Center The holiday season has finally arrived. Oftentimes, the best part about the holidays is spending time with family … and eating of course! However, even for an experienced chef, cooking a feast for a large group can be quite daunting.
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Weighing in at 60 tons, HCMC’s new 48-foot long hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) chamber arrived at about 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16. On Thursday morning, it was unloaded from the truck and placed inside the 10,278-square foot addition to the Purple Building. Dr. Cher Adkinson, Medical Director of Hyperbaric Medicine, and Dr. Ernie Ruiz, former…
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Hennepin County Medical Center’s (HCMC) new hyperbaric chamber is expected to arrive late Wednesday to be installed starting Thursday morning. The 48-foot, 120,000 pound chamber will be unloaded from the truck and placed inside the 10,278-square foot addition to HCMC’s Purple Building (near the 716 S. 7th St. entrance). Installation activities will begin at approximately…
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On August 16, 2003, John Frank of Wabasso was involved in an accident where steel scaffolding fell from 6 feet landing on him, fracturing his skull, cheekbone and pelvis. He was immediately transported to Hennepin County Medical Center where he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. Several times during his 40+ day hospitalization it appeared that…
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Open House 2-4 p.m. Thursday, November 10 Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) announces the opening of its newly remodeled Burn Center, a premier 16,000 square foot facility designed to serve the needs of patients from the entire upper Midwest. The expanded Burn Center is double the size of the previous facility and houses 17 private…
Read MoreThe HCMC Department of Emergency Medicine will be conducting a medical research study starting in Fall 2011. The purpose of this press release is to educate and notify the public of the study. This study is different than most other research studies because it involves a process called exception from informed consent. Direct laryngoscopy versus…
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HCMC’s annual pumpkin carving/decorating contest began Thursday, October 27 and continues through Friday, October 28 in the hospital’s cafeteria. HCMC employees got together and decorated pumpkins for the annual contest, using departmental themes for their creative entries. For example, the Labor & Delivery Unit’s entry features a basketful of “baby” gourds; Food & Nutrition Services explains “how pumpkin pies…
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Hennepin County Medical Center’s newest neighborhood clinic, St. Anthony Village Clinic, opens its doors on October 31. Offering a broad range of healthcare expertise and conveniences like an on-site pharmacy with a drive-up window and 24/7 online access to MyChart, this clinic specializes in medical care for patients of all ages. Dr. Roxanee Pierre, MD…
Read MoreA draft of the Hennepin County Medical Center Health Services Plan – an annual report that describes the health needs of the community and HCMC’s role in serving those needs – is available to review at HCMC.org or a hard copy can be requested by calling 612-873-2271. The public is invited to provide feedback about…
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On Sunday, October 16, 2011 from 1 PM to 2:30 PM University of Minnesota nursing students helped assemble 200 Comfort and Hope Tote Bags at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) as part of their “Thank U” event in conjunction with the University’s Homecoming. Each year, more than 500 seriously injured trauma patients are admitted to HCMC’s surgical…
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Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) will present a draft of its Health Services Plan at a meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, where the public is invited to attend to learn more about the plan and react to current HCMC activities and health services planning. The meeting will take place at Whittier…
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Congratulations to Hennepin County Medical Center’s Karie Pearce, RN, recognized for her work in Community and Public Health at the 2011 March of Dimes Nurse of the Year dinner and awards program on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis. The honorees’ leadership and contributions have made a significant impact on…
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Six of Hennepin County Medical Center’s primary care clinics are now certified as health care homes. A Health Care Home or a medical home is a patient and family centered way of providing coordinated primary care for all patients, especially those with chronic and complex conditions. Locally, the concept of Health Care Homes was introduced…
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On Friday, September 23, St. Louis Park firefighters Captain Mark Nelson and Sean McKenna arrived at Hennepin County Medical Center for a special delivery – a donation from their annual softball charity event played on September 10 at Dakota Park. Dr. George Peltier, Margaret Brunner, Alison Schramm, Steve Omodt and John O’Malley met the firefighters…
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At a press briefing in Washington D.C. on September 13 hosted by the College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME), HIMSS and Electronic Health Record Association, industry leaders assessed year one of the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. Panelists agreed the nation’s health IT landscape is transforming due to the HITECH Act and nearly $30…
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At any given time, there may be several hundred residents doing their training at HCMC. HCMC’s residency programs train doctors who go on to practice at hospitals and clinics throughout Minnesota. As a teaching hospital, patients are under the continuous care of medical professors and residents, which gives patients a unique advantage. “At a teaching…
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Construction workers preparing a new pharmacy outlet at HCMC were surprised to uncover a time capsule behind a cornerstone in HCMC’s Blue Building, formerly part of Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC). The time capsule was placed in the cornerstone in 1966. On Tuesday, August 30 at 1:30 p.m., the time capsule will be opened during a…
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Chris Cintron, JD, MPA, joined Hennepin County Medical Center as the new Chief Clinic Officer. Cintron brings a broad background of ambulatory leadership to HCMC, most recently serving as vice president of Ambulatory Care Services at Grady Health System in Atlanta, where he led a division that included nine community-based, multi-specialty practices and 42 hospital-based…
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Take a journey though more than 150 years of the history of health care in Hennepin County…decade by decade. Throughout the months of August and September, an exhibit created by the Hennepin County Medical Center’s History Center will be showcased in the lower level of the Hennepin County Government Center. Starting in 1871 with Cottage…
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Physician Satisfaction and Worklife: The Road to Healthy Work Environments and Better Care Wednesday, August 10, 2011 | Noon – 1 pm Join us August 10 with Dr. Mark Linzer, Chair of Internal Medicine. Linzer and his team investigate the factors that influence physician job satisfaction and performance and in turn patient satisfaction. Lessons learned…
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