[WCCO-TV, April 26, 2014]
Thousands of Minnesota and Wisconsin kids are a little happier today thanks to the New Shoes, Healthy Kids initiative from Allina Health. The shoes were distributed Saturday, April 26, at 30 Allina Health locations to kids from area families in need.
April 26, 2014
[KSTP TV, April 26, 2014]
Allina Health is giving out 10,000 pair of new athletic shows to kids from area families in need thanks to the New Shoes, Healthy Kids initiative. It's in partnership with the shoe industry's Two Ten Footwear Foundation , the Keds Corp.
April 26, 2014
[WCCO-TV, April 25, 2014]
10,000 kids from area families in need will soon be sporting a brand new pair of athletic shoes thanks to the Allina Health New Shoes, Healthy Kids initiative and it's partnership with the shoe industry's Two Ten Footwear Foundation , the Keds Corp. and the Jay Group.
April 25, 2014
[WCCO-TV & KARE 11, April 23, 2014]
Some local kids are going to start the spring running. It’s all thanks to the people at Allina Health, who have purchased 10,000 pairs of shoes for kids in need .
April 23, 2014
[Star Tribune, April 18, 2014]
The facial tics of Dr. Paul Satterlee ’s patient were vexing — maybe it was a neck injury, or bad strep throat? — until the ER doctor used a record-checking system to view the patient’s records from a competing hospital and discovered the young man had recently received a double dose of antipsychotic drugs.
April 21, 2014
[KSTP TV, April 13, 2014]
If you were taken ill and couldn't speak for yourself, would your family or doctor know how you wanted to be cared for? They probably would if you had taken the time to make out an Advance Care Plan .
April 13, 2014
[Sun Thisweek, April 10, 2014]
The Dakota County Board of Commissioners presented Public Health Achievement Awards to four recipients at its meeting Tuesday, April 9, as part of National Public Health Week. “ A Healthier Hastings 4 All ” community collaborative sponsored by Regina Medical Center: Laura Sweere and Natalie Hamley, students at Lakeville North High School; and Joe McCarthy, physical education teacher at Meadowview Elementary School in Farmington were recognized for their efforts to build and sustain healthy families and communities in Dakota County.
April 10, 2014
[KMSP Fox 9 & KARE 11, April 08, 2014]
Research at the University of Louisville is being heralded as a breakthrough that is bringing hope for patients who suffered spinal cord injuries that cause paralysis because a device is helping them move again. Although the device is still very much in the experimental phase and no one has used the word cure just yet, at the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Golden Valley, part of Allina Health, many patients see it as a potential life-changer.
April 08, 2014
[KARE 11, April 08, 2014]
We all want our kids to make healthy choices. To help them, Allina Health has created Health Powered Kids , a free and easy online educational resource to help children and teens live healthier lives.
April 08, 2014
[Wall Street Journal, April 06, 2014]
Dr. Alan Bank , a cardiologist at United Heart & Vascular Clinic , St. Paul, writes in the Wall Street Journal about how medical scribes are saving money and improving patient satisfaction: We often think that a complex problem (such as health care in the U.S.) requires a complex solution (Obamacare). Yet some important issues that are not adequately addressed with the current health care overhaul include decreased patient and physician satisfaction, reduced access to care, and the increasing cost of care.
April 06, 2014