Karie Pearce, RN named “Nurse of the Year” in Community Service & Public Health category
Congratulations to Hennepin County Medical Center’s Karie Pearce, RN, recognized for her work in Community and Public Health at the 2011 March of…
Six HCMC clinics certified as Health Care Homes
Six of Hennepin County Medical Center’s primary care clinics are now certified as health care homes. A Health Care Home or a medical…
Burn surgeons warn about the use of accelerants on outdoor fires
“Accelerants poured on fires are a big problem, and cause a lot of the injuries we see,” explains Dr. George Peltier, reconstructive surgeon at…
Burn patients win when St. Louis Park Firefighters play softball
On Friday, September 23, St. Louis Park firefighters Captain Mark Nelson and Sean McKenna arrived at Hennepin County Medical Center for a special…
HCMC requests community input
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is developing its Health Services Plan, an annual report that describes the health needs of the community and…
40 years: 21,500 babies and counting
HCMC celebrates Nurse-Midwife service milestone Contact: Christine Hill, 612.873.5719 Hennepin County Medical Center’s (HCMC) Nurse-Midwife Service is celebrating 40 years of service to…
HCMC recognized for leadership in electronic health record use
Contact: Christine Hill, 612-873-5719 One of the earliest users of electronic health record technology for patient care, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is one…
CIO Joanne Sunquist briefs press on EHR “Meaningful Use”
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…
New clinics opening in Chaska, St. Anthony Village
Contact: Christine Hill, 612.873.5719 Hennepin County Medical Center continues to expand its services with the opening of the Neurology and Specialty Clinic this…
Leg cramps could be PAD
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Don’t Suffer in Silence Has this happened to you? A distinct pain or cramp strikes your legs when you walk….
Healthy Matters — at the Fair!
Dr. Hilden describes a scene from “The Grapes of Wrath” before answering questions about gastroenteritis, back and neck pain, esophagitis, tennis elbow and…
Palliative Medicine Service announces new director
Dr. Jeffrey Rubins is the new head of the Palliative Medicine Care program in the Department of Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center….
Benefits of teaching hospital care
At any given time, there may be several hundred residents doing their training at HCMC. HCMC’s residency programs train doctors who go on…
Capsule found during pharmacy construction
Construction workers preparing a new pharmacy outlet at HCMC were surprised to uncover a time capsule behind a cornerstone in HCMC’s Blue Building,…
Chris Cintron, JD, MPA joins HCMC
Chris Cintron, JD, MPA, joined Hennepin County Medical Center as the new Chief Clinic Officer. Cintron brings a broad background of ambulatory leadership…
Stitches in time: HCMC Hx
Take a journey though more than 150 years of the history of health care in Hennepin County…decade by decade. Throughout the months of…
Itching for allergy info?
An allergy is the body’s overreaction to what should be ignored — the immune system’s response to things in the environment that are…
Joint pain, stiffness and swelling?
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease, meaning that it affects more than just the joints. “Many different organs of the body can be…
Happy doctors make healthy patients
Physician Satisfaction and Worklife: The Road to Healthy Work Environments and Better Care Wednesday, August 10, 2011 | Noon – 1 pm Join…
HCMC named one of “America’s Best Hospitals”
Hennepin County Medical Center named one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for 15th consecutive year U.S. News Media & World Report’s 2011-12 Best Hospitals…
