HCMC News
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) has recently established a new program in Medical Psychiatry to address the needs of patients with co-existing medical and psychiatric illnesses. “The literature shows that patients with psychiatric illness die up to 25 years sooner than patients without psychiatric illness,” explains program co-founder Dr. Mark Linzer. “While there are multiple…
Read MoreThe Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. (HHS) Board of Directors has named Jon Pryor, MD, MBA, as the new chief executive officer. HHS is the public subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County that operates Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), a Minneapolis trauma center and public hospital and clinic system. Pryor replaces David BM Jones, who stepped in…
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Whether you’re using a snow blower, plow or shovel, digging out from a big snowfall is stressful. But lifting heavy snow using a shovel can cause extra stress on the heart, according to HCMC’s Chief of Cardiology Dr. Bradley Bart. “Arm work puts much more stress on the heart than leg work, so shoveling is…
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Hennepin EMS is employing new technology from Stryker Corporation to reduce the risk of injuries to their patients, paramedics and EMTs. The Power-LOAD™ system is a revolutionary method for managing the stretcher during loading and unloading, while increasing security during transport. The Power-LOAD system allows for loading and unloading without additional lifting by personnel, and the…
Read MoreThe Security team at Hennepin County Medical Center was recently recognized for its work to keep HCMC employees, visitors and staff safe by being ranked 18th out of a group of 80 hospital security departments in Security Magazine’s 2012 Security 500 Rankings. The rankings are measured and evaluated on metrics among peer organizations, and Security…
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Every year, the Burn Center at HCMC admits approximately 20-30 patients for treatment of frostbite. Burn surgeons take care of injuries from extreme temperatures — both hot and cold. Dr. Anne Lambert answers some general questions about frostbite. What causes frostbite? “Depending on how quickly the person gets cold, there are ice crystals forming within…
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It was anything but a routine Wednesday afternoon at Hennepin County Medical Center’s Brooklyn Park Clinic on January 9 when Alayah Lenow entered the world during her mom’s routine OB check. “Our staff did an amazing job delivering this beautiful baby,” said clinic manager Brenda Kennelly. “It certainly was exciting, but the most important thing…
Read MoreA motor vehicle collision (MVC) on a snowy rural highway or a remote farm accident. A hostile scene, unsafe for ambulance personnel to enter. A violent and out-of-control individual who may be sick, intoxicated, or in autistic crisis. A call to a private residence for a cardiac arrest or a call to a nursing home…
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The downtown Pediatric Clinic at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is now open until 8 PM Monday through Thursday for walk-in and acute, same-day needs. “We know what it’s like to send a child to school well and have them come home feeling sick,” explains Dr. Julia Joseph-DiCaprio, Chief of Pediatrics at HCMC and mother…
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Join us for an Open House from 2-4 PM on Monday, January 7 Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), already a nationally recognized teaching hospital, is opening a brand new, state-of-the art medical simulation facility. The Interdisciplinary Simulation and Education Center (“Sim Center”), opening January 7, 2013, will support education programs that train more than 20,000…
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Before you hit the slopes this winter, the Traumatic Brain Injury Center at HCMC reminds skiers and snowboarders to “Get Your Head in Gear!” Getting in gear means putting helmets on those heads to reduce the risk for brain injury. Starting this Saturday and continuing throughout the winter, HCMC will be at various Twin Cities ski slopes providing…
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Christmas came a little early this year for 5-year-old patient Austin Harms when he was greeted by Santa after receiving hyperbaric medicine treatment on Monday, December 17. Austin is fighting some of the side effects of cancer treatment and is receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy in HCMC’s new hyperbaric chamber. “He’s so upbeat – so happy,…
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Parents and caregivers should be on the lookout for an often overlooked danger that is hidden inside many of the toys, remote controls and other small items in their home. If swallowed the lithium batteries that provide the power can become lodged in the throats of children. The saliva immediately triggers an electrical current that…
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The Toxicology Laboratory at HCMC is proud to announce that they have received the prestigious Certificate of Laboratory Accreditation in Forensic Toxicology from the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT). They are the first laboratory in Minnesota and one of only five in the Midwest to be accredited by the ABFT.
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Thanks to a frenzy of hormones, many women have some sensation of nausea early in pregnancy (which may even be worse when expecting twins). Some women find that eating manages to “quiet” their stomach and they actually gain a lot of weight early on in their pregnancy, but others may feel averse to eating anything…
Read MoreIt’s colorless and odorless, and it claims the lives of more than 400 people in the United States every year. It’s carbon monoxide (CO), and it can be found in the exhaust of gasoline engines, stoves, generators, lanterns or by burning charcoal and wood. Some of the symptoms of CO poisoning include nausea and vomiting,…
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HCMC’s new Vice President of Ambulatory Administration, Scott Wordelman, welcomed guest reader Congressman Erik Paulsen to Brooklyn Park Clinic on Thursday, November 8. Before a tour of the clinic and a demonstration of how books are given to patients as part of the Reach Out and Read program, Congressman Paulsen read to an audience of…
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Scott R. Wordelman was recently named Vice President of Ambulatory Administration at HCMC. Before joining HCMC’s leadership team, Wordelman led the creation of one of the nation’s first rural integrated community health systems, Chisago Health Services, and the integration of three community hospitals to create Fairview Lakes Regional Health Care, a regionally integrated health system and…
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Family donates Legos to HCMC Burn Center; blocks proved therapeutic to child with burns Thanks to the Pearson-Cater family for donating Legos for kids in our Burn Center on Friday, November 9! Check out the cool label that’s on each Lego kit:
Read MoreOrthopaedic trauma surgeons Drs. Andrew Schmidt and David Templeman were both included in Orthopedics This Week’s recent list of the Top 29 Orthopedic Traumatologists in the United States. This list was obtained through a telephone survey of thought leaders in the field. They were the only orthopaedic trauma surgeons from Minnesota to make the list. “He…
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