HCMC Press Releases
HCMC is the first facility in the Twin Cities to implant a new miniaturized, wireless monitoring sensor to manage heart failure.
Read MoreHennepin Healthcare System, Inc. and MVNA have signed an agreement to integrate their operations, effective Jan. 1, 2015.
Read MoreSafe Kids and FedEx volunteers will be participating in the International Walk to School day to raise awareness about pedestrian safety.
Read MoreDOT physicals are now offered at HCMC’s Golden Valley Clinic, conveniently located in Spring Gate Shopping Center in Golden Valley.
Read MoreDr. Michael Belzer, Chief Medical Officer at HCMC, was selected as the 2014 recipient of the Charles Bolles Bolles-Rogers Award.
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HCMC is now offering a new feature within its MyChart patient portal to make it more convenient for patients and families to get care.
Read MoreIn 1989, HCMC was the first hospital in Minnesota to be verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Level I Trauma Center.
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HCMC will build a new 322,000 square foot clinic and specialty center that will expand its downtown Minneapolis campus.
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 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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Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) unveils its “Wall of Heroes” mosaic to honor organ donors and recipients.
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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)…
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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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…
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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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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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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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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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…
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