[KSTP TV, October 30, 2014]
The ghosts and goblins are about to hit the streets in search of treats. Allina Health 's manager of community health improvement , Susan Nygaard, talked with KSTP-TV's Leah McLean about how to make it a safe Halloween.
October 31, 2014
[COON RAPIDS HERALD, October 30, 2014]
Under a new statewide strategy to care for Ebola patients, Unity Hospital in Fridley has been designated one of four hospitals to treat patients should any cases arise. The Minnesota Hospital Association announced that hospitals and health systems from around the state have developed a coordinated strategy to care for Ebola patients in Minnesota.
October 30, 2014
[Star Tribune, October 29, 2014]
As national, state and local leaders debate quarantines and other measures to combat Ebola, Twin Cities first responders have quietly introduced new protocols and reinforced existing ones. Allina Health Emergency Medical Services, which provides ambulance service to thousands of people in suburban and rural parts of the state, has repackaged protective gear and is following the latest guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
October 29, 2014
[KARE-TV, October 28, 2014]
Unity Hospital in Fridley is one of four Minnesota hospitals designated to care for Ebola patients. It's all part of the state's coordinated strategy to handle the virus if it arrives here.
October 28, 2014
[River Falls Journal, October 23, 2014]
Walk into the River Falls hospital, the clinic or take a ride in the River Falls ambulance, and you’ll be asked two questions: Have you traveled or been exposed to someone who has travelled to Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea? Do you display certain symptoms?
October 23, 2014
[Star Tribune, October 04, 2014]
A patient checked into Unity Hospital’s emergency room with a fever this summer and then said five ominous words: I just returned from Liberia. The Fridley hospital immediately enacted a public health protocol — isolating the patient, restricting access to caregivers wearing protective garb, and notifying specialists at its parent organization, Allina Health , and the Minnesota Department of Health.
October 06, 2014
[Star Tribune, September 30, 2014]
Blake Brunner is one of the first patients to be evaluated for an “explant” at the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. A final decision might come this week.
October 03, 2014
[KMSP-TV, October 01, 2014]
Two years ago, Collette Koskinen was just an ordinary mortal who sold cars for a living. That all changed when a virus drove her to the hospital and she was placed on life support.
October 01, 2014