Addressing pain, other symptoms of terminal illness
“Unfortunately, many people expect pain at the end of life,” explains Dr. Jeffrey Rubins, Medical Director of Palliative Care at Hennepin County Medical…
HCMC NETWORK FEATURE: ECG blog travels around the world
Dr. Smith’s ECG blog teaches clinicians in over 170 countries around the world Dr. Steve Smith, faculty physician in the HCMC Emergency Department (ED) has…
HCMC NETWORK FEATURE: Clinicians worldwide use Emergency Department educational website
More than 30,000 viewers in 151 countries have visited hqmeded.com, the HCMC Emergency Department educational website In 2006, HCMC Emergency Department (ED) faculty…
HCMC NETWORK FEATURE: Simulation — the next best thing to learning from a real patient
Here’s what Simulation training at HCMC looks like now and what’s coming. Simulation is currently used at HCMC to train healthcare providers such…
HCMC and Hennepin Faculty Associates to integrate
Hennepin Faculty Associates (HFA) a private, non-profit physician practice plan will integrate its operations into Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., doing business as Hennepin…
Actor Warren Bowles thanks paramedics for care after onstage cardiac arrest
It was opening night for “Neighbors,” a play at the Mixed Blood Theater, where actor Warren Bowles portrayed the character of “Mammy.”
Cooking for Large Groups Is No Easy Task
Poison Prevention Tips for Holiday Cooking from Hennepin Regional Poison Center The holiday season has finally arrived. Oftentimes, the best part about the…
Is weight loss surgery right for you?
“Thirty percent of adults in the United States are overweight,” explains weight loss treatment expert Dr. Guilford Hartley in a recent Healthy Matters…
Ribbon-cutting for St. Anthony Village Clinic on Monday, November 21
Ribbon-cutting for St. Anthony Village Clinic on Monday, November 21 At 8:30 a.m. on Monday, November 21, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
HCMC’s first HBO “veteran” on hand for installation day
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…
New hyperbaric chamber installation scheduled for Thursday
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…
Patient returns to HCMC to thank caregivers
On August 16, 2003, John Frank of Wabasso was involved in an accident where steel scaffolding fell from 6 feet landing on him, fracturing…
HCMC’s Burn Center doubles in size to care for patients throughout Midwest
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…
HCMC reminds hunters to safely enjoy the great outdoors
Thousands of Minnesotans are heading to the woods for the firearms deer hunting opener this weekend. While hunters watch for that elusive 18-point…
Notification of emergency research study starting at Hennepin County Medical Center
The HCMC Department of Emergency Medicine will be conducting a medical research study starting in Fall 2011. The purpose of this press release…
“Pumped” for charitable giving!
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…
St. Anthony Village Clinic Opens October 31
Hennepin County Medical Center’s newest neighborhood clinic, St. Anthony Village Clinic, opens its doors on October 31. Offering a broad range of healthcare…
Health Services Plan draft available for review
A draft of the Hennepin County Medical Center Health Services Plan – an annual report that describes the health needs of the community…
Homecoming project comforts families of trauma patients at HCMC
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…
Planning our services – centered around YOU!
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) will present a draft of its Health Services Plan at a meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October…
