HCMC News Archives

Announcement of Vacancies on the Board of Directors of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.

Potential candidates will be considered by the Executive and Governance Committee of the Hennepin Healthcare Board of Directors.

orthopedic surgeons at hennepin healthcare, Female surgeons, surgeons part of Hennepin Healthcare’s orthopedic team, Dr. Mirick Mueller, Dr. Jacqueline Geissler, Dr. Nancy Luger, Dr. Emily Wagstrom, Dr. Jessica Down

Female surgeons make up more than half of Hennepin Healthcare’s orthopedic team

Female surgeons in Hennepin Healthcare’s orthopedic department have a unique perspective of the care needs of their female patients.

Hennepin Healthcare NICU Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Hennepin Healthcare has a 50-year history of clinical excellence and advances in care for neonates.

Hennepin Healthcare Clinic & Specialty Center installs United States’ first pass-through endoscope reprocessor to enhance patient safety

Advanced technology will help establish the organization’s endoscope reprocessing department as a new gold standard.

mri with scanner, Hennepin Healthcare Clinic and Specialty Center, fast-scanning MRI, comprehensive imaging services, Philips Ingenia Elition 3.0 MRI, Compressed Sense system

Hennepin Healthcare Clinic & Specialty Center adds patient-friendly, fast-scanning MRI to its comprehensive imaging services

Hennepin Healthcare Radiology demonstrates its commitment to excellence by offering state-of-the-art MR imaging with the first MR scanner.

Siblings bonded by a kidney, sense of humor, and organ donation message

Every year Hennepin Healthcare honors donors and their families with a flag-raising ceremony to mark National Donate Life Month.

clinic & specialty center, State-of-the-art Clinic and Specialty Center, opens in late March, downtown Minneapolis, multispecialty center at hennepin healthcare

State-of-the-art Clinic & Specialty Center to open in late March in downtown Minneapolis

On March 26, 2018, patients will find their familiar caregivers in an inviting, convenient new building in downtown Minneapolis.

Hennepin Healthcare offers access across an integrated system of care

The new name, Hennepin Healthcare, was introduced to promote greater understanding of the connected services offered across the system.

HCMC first in U.S. to use ResQCPR System in its Emergency Department for patients with cardiac arrest

Emergency department personnel at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) are now using the ResQCPR™ System to care for cardiac arrest patients.

Cold truths about hypothermia

Hypothermia happens when too much heat escapes the core of the body and cannot be replaced quickly enough.

Minnesota Spinal Cord & Traumatic Brain Injury Research Symposium kicks off during Super Bowl week

More than 10,500 Minnesotans are living with paralysis from a spinal cord injury and 100,000 are living with disabilities from brain injury.

4-Story signature artwork “piece-by-pieced” into HCMC’s Clinic & Specialty Center

A 4-story glass artwork in Hennepin County Medical Center’s new Clinic & Specialty Center began – a process that may take up to three days.

Sheryl A. Ramstad joins HCMC as Chief External Relations Officer

Sheryl A. Ramstad, JD, RN, DNP was recently named Chief External Relations Officer at Hennepin County Medical Center.

Did you wake up with high blood pressure on Monday?

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released new blood pressure guidelines on November 13, 2017.

Giving flu vaccination our best shot – for the 4th year in a row!

HCMC was among 139 hospitals and nursing homes around the state recognized by MDH for achieving high influenza vaccination rates among staff.

Emily C. Blomberg named HCMC’s Chief Operating Officer

Emily C. Blomberg recently joined Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

teddy bear clinic promotion, Teddy Bear Clinic, takes the "scare" out of care, kids visiting the emergency department, trauma prevention activities, favorite teddy bears

Teddy Bear Clinic takes the “scare” out of care for kids visiting the emergency department

Kids are invited to bring their favorite Teddy Bears to the Emergency Department for a special Teddy Bear Clinic.

Announcement of Vacancies on the Board of Directors of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.

Potential candidates will be considered by the Executive and Governance Committee of the HHS Board of Directors.

charlene barron with her bike, 9-time Ironman Triathlete holds fundraiser, support brain injury research at HCMC, charlene barron,

Family, friends of 9-time Ironman Triathlete hold fundraiser to support brain injury research at HCMC

Family and friends of the late Charlene Barron are sponsoring Charlene’s Dog Run to support brain injury research at HCMC.

ECMO provides life support when heart, lungs aren’t working

Oxygen is essential to life, and we can thank the heart and lungs for perfecting its delivery throughout our bodies.