HCMC News
New tests for colon cancer continue to make headlines – but colonoscopies can both test for cancer and remove precancerous polyps.
Read MoreWe’re tired, so we sleep. But is sleep always a response to fatigue, or can we be more strategic about it?
Read MoreStarting Monday, March 31, 2014, there’s a new choice for primary care in the Golden Valley area at HCMC’s Golden Valley Clinic.
Read MoreBrian J. Ranallo is the newest member named to the Hennepin Healthcare System (HHS), Inc. board of directors.
Read MoreDr. Jim Miner has been selected to be Hennepin County Medical Center’s (HCMC) new Chief of Emergency Medicine.
Read MoreThe Comprehensive Cancer Center at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) announced today that it has earned its STAR Program® Certification from the Massachusetts-based Oncology Rehab Partners, leading experts in the field of survivorship care. HCMC Comprehensive Cancer Center is leading the way by offering excellent cancer rehabilitation services to its patients by becoming STAR Program Certified.…
Read MoreHennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is offering $99 lung cancer screening for people who may be concerned that they are at risk for the disease. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the USA, and it kills more patients every year than breast, prostate, and colon cancer combined. “We know that by…
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Newly remodeled, expanded clinic opens February 12 Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) has recently completed an expansion and remodel of its Comprehensive Cancer Center to better serve its patients and families. “A cancer diagnosis can already be overwhelming,” explains Kelly Porter, Practice Manager of the Comprehensive Cancer Center. “And we already offer excellent, patient-centered care.…
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Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) recently initiated an Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) as a result of two global phenomena: 1) the emergence of multi-drug resistant organisms and 2) a failure to develop new anti-infective agents. Outsmarting the bugs Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microbe to outsmart or evade the current arsenal of antibiotic…
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HCMC partners with Portico Healthnet to offer free enrollment events MNsure’s enrollment deadline for coverage beginning the first of the year may have passed, but open enrollment continues through March 31. Uninsured Minnesotans can still enroll in coverage that begins February 1, March 1, or April 1. We continue to reach out to our community…
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Suzanna de Baca is the newest member named to the Hennepin Healthcare System (HHS), Inc. board of directors, which operates Hennepin County Medical Center and its clinic services. De Baca is Vice President of Wealth Strategies at Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Ms. de Baca has 20 years of experience in the financial planning and wealth management industry.…
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Last month Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) and Hennepin County co-hosted a free enrollment event at HCMC’s downtown campus to assist patients with the MNsure.org enrollment process. More than 75 individuals stopped by to ask questions and browse health plans on the website, and a number of them successfully enrolled in coverage through MNsure. …
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HCMC nurse returns to active duty; asks fellow officers, colleagues to perform commissioning ceremony in Emergency Department Melissa Conner, RN, is returning to active military duty and on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, she got an official sendoff from her colleagues in Hennepin County Medical Center’s (HCMC) emergency department. “Unfortunately for us one of our brightest…
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Chad Richardson, MD, was recently named Director of Trauma Services at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). He has been serving as Assistant Director since 2008 under his predecessor Dr. Arthur Ney, who chose to step down after 24 years as Director of Trauma Services. Dr. Ney, who developed HCMC’s successful trauma program (which achieved the…
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Under the Affordable Care Act, all Americans will have access to affordable health insurance options, including low-cost and free plans. A new insurance exchange called MNsure is now up and running for Minnesotans without insurance to shop for and select a health plan. Open enrollment for MNsure continues through March 31, 2014 with coverage starting…
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Rick Schacht (pronounced “shocked”) got the shock of his life on Thursday, October 3 just as he was beginning his tie-breaking game at the 2013 US OPEN Racquetball Championships in Minneapolis last month. “I was berating myself because I just couldn’t seem to focus,” he recalls. “I remember being in the service box and feeling…
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Dr. Marjorie Hogan, pediatrician at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), is one of the thousands of members of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) who is concerned about the amount of time kids are spending on the phone, watching TV, and playing video games. Excessive media use has been associated with obesity, lack of sleep,…
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Community Health Open House to review HCMC’s Health Services Plan and Community Needs Assessment How does Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) address the health care needs of its community? The results of a new community health needs assessment and information about the programs and partnerships created to address those needs will be available for review…
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Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) – a statewide leader in providing care to critically ill and injured pediatric patients – opens a brand new, 9-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) on Thursday, October 10.
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No one likes to bring their child to the clinic for shots, but seeing a child suffer from a preventable illness is something no parent wants to experience, either. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that children age 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine as soon as possible. “Earlier is always…
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