HCMC News
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), Minnesota’s first Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, is excited to be at the great Minnesota get-together on the following dates this year: Friday, August 23 – staff from HCMC’s Adult and Pediatric Burn Center will participate in the Governor’s Annual Fire Prevention Day in Carousel Park from 7 a.m. until…
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Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) has successfully achieved re-verification by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Level I Adult Trauma Center and a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center. HCMC was the first hospital in Minnesota to achieve this status, and in 2014 it will mark its 25th year as a Level I Trauma Center.…
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Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), in partnership with the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, recently formed the Community Service Officer-Paramedic (CSO-P) program, an all-volunteer program that trains experienced, certified paramedics to be non-sworn law enforcement Community Service Officers. The Community Service Officer-Paramedic program will complement the current Emergency Medical Services (EMS) available to citizens of Meeker…
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“I’m so happy with the staff, because Milly received great care – and love,” said Erika Avila-Reyes. Her daughter, Milly, has been in Hennepin County Medical Center’s (HCMC) Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) since April 5, when she was born at only 22 weeks and 6 days – an age when less than 2% of infants…
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The American Burn Association (ABA) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) announced the re-verification of the Hennepin Burn Center as an Adult and Pediatric Burn Center. Hennepin County Medical Center’s (HCMC) Burn Center is one of only 64 verified burn centers in the country and one of the few centers that manages both adult…
Read MoreHennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” in the Healthcare Equality Index 2013, an annual survey conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organization. HCMC earned top marks for its commitment to equitable,…
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We’ve waited for it all winter — and now summer is finally here! A long 4th of July holiday weekend with beautiful, sunny weather is expected. While we anticipate fun at the lake, picnics, and celebrations — injuries can stop fun in its tracks. Most injuries are entirely avoidable, so a little prevention goes a…
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Sheila Riggs, DDS, DMSc, Director, Office of Community Engagement for HealthClinical Translational Science Institute and Chair, Department of Primary Dental Care at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry has been elected to the Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. (HHS) board of directors. Hennepin Healthcare System is a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County that operates Hennepin…
Read MoreThe Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) Department of Emergency Medicine will be conducting a medical research study starting in Summer 2013. The purpose of this press release is to educate and notify the public of the study. This study is different than most other research studies because it involves a process called Exception from Informed…
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Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) has received the National Association of Public Hospitals’ 2013 Gage Award for Improving Population Health for its Coordinated Care Center – a program that has significantly reduced emergency department visits and inpatient stays. HCMC was honored with the award during the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH)…
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Like most 6-year-olds, Josephine Schoemer loves to play at the park on the swings, slides and monkey bars. But on Friday, April 26, a fun evening at the park with her dad and sister turned into a trip to the emergency department. Josephine’s mom, Cheyanne, was at work when she got the call. “My husband…
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The circulatory system is a busy, complex one that relies on some basic “plumbing” concepts to deliver blood throughout our bodies. Charged with bringing deoxygenated blood back to the heart for recycling, healthy veins are an important part of this system but when they aren’t working properly, can cause a variety of problems. A swollen…
Read MoreDo it for someone you love! Hennepin County Medical Center’s Whittier Clinic and its downtown clinic campus will both be enrollment sites for the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3). The 20-30 year study gives participants the unique opportunity to help researchers better understand the genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that cause – or…
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Orthopaedic professionals at Hennepin County Medical Center serve in leadership roles with Andrew Schmidt, MD, Joan Bechtold, PhD, and David Templeman, MD filling some top spots of several national organizations this year. These physicians and researchers are part of a legacy of leadership in orthopaedics at HCMC.
Read MoreRaising money and awareness for burn victims at the Hennepin County Medical Center Burn Center is the goal of the week-long philanthropy, Firefighter’s Challenge, sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Beta Chi chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity. The annual philanthropy engages participating sororities in competition throughout the week, which began Monday, April 15.…
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As Dr. Andrew Schmidt, President of the Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA) prepares to leave for Boston to attend a previously scheduled OTA meeting, his thoughts are with the victims who were injured from the April 15 explosions — as well as the trauma surgeons at Boston’s hospitals who are caring for them. Accounts indicate…
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First of its kind program in Minnesota offers mental health services to support women and families — including a “Day Hospital” The Mother-Baby Program at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is the first of its kind in Minnesota, offering a range of mental health services to support women and families. Only three other programs of…
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Dr. Gaylan Rockswold and Dr. Sarah Rockswold, along with researchers at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation report that the combined use of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) and normobaric hyperoxia (NBH) therapies provides better outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) than the standard intensive neurosurgical care recommended for this injury. “We have…
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National Poison Prevention Week 2013 is March 17-23 Fact 1: 92% of exposure calls to the Minnesota Poison Control System are safely managed in the residential setting Result: Savings of $23 million in unnecessary health expenses Fact 2: Calls are answered immediately by Pharmacists Certified as Specialists in Poison Information Result: Fast, accurate, reliable answers to questions…
Read MoreTuesday, February 26 from 6-8 pm Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery 800 LaSalle Plaza, Minneapolis Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery in Minneapolis will be hot tonight (Tuesday, February 26) when they host a party from 6-8 pm to raise awareness and support for Hennepin County Medical Center’s (HCMC) Burn Unit. At its locations across the…
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