Annual Meeting for Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. on April 25
Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Minneapolis Central Library’s Pohlad Hall located at 300…
Free HCMC health screening at program kickoff event April 21
Take steps to better health! Join the Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park Clinics and our community partners at the following two events for…
Severe weather preparedness tips from HCMC
Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 16-20, 2012. Emergency preparedness experts at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) encourage you to take time…
Organ donors remembered in flag-raising ceremony
The decision to become an organ donor is one of the most thoughtful ways someone can continue their giving spirit after they’ve passed…
DHHS updates guidelines for treating HIV/AIDS
Nationally recognized HCMC physician on DHHS advisory panel The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults…
Patient beats devastating effects of stroke, thanks to quick medical team and new device
Recently while taking a walk to relieve back pain, a 49-year-old male had a stroke and collapsed in the skyway downtown near his…
It may look like juice – but it could make you sick as a dog!
Bernie the Rescue Dog visited the poison look-alikes display at Hennepin Regional Poison Center today where he learned how some medications and cleaners…
Going to a “dive” on St. Patty’s Day?
“Lucky” winner will dine in Hennepin County Medical Center’s hyperbaric chamber “Dinner in the Hyperbaric Chamber” was put up as a silent auction…
Hennepin Regional Poison Center celebrates 40 years of caring for poison emergencies
Name your poison — Hennepin Regional Poison Center can help Exposure to carbon monoxide, medications, plants and household cleaners are just a few…
Interdisciplinary Simulation and Education Center is becoming a “reality”
Progress continues on construction of Hennepin County Medical Center’s Interdisciplinary Simulation and Education Center (ISEC), scheduled to open this summer in the lower level…
Online bill pay now available for HCMC patients
Paying an HCMC bill has never been easier or more convenient. A new payment window is open in HCMC’s Blue 1 Lobby to…
HCMC Burn Center tapped to benefit from Rock Bottom brew
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery in Minneapolis (800 LaSalle Plaza) will host its annual Fire Chief Ale tapping party on Thursday, March 8…
Autoinjectors offer a way to treat prolonged seizures
HCMC EMS participates in NIH study that finds method safe, effective for pre-hospital use Delivering drugs into muscle using an autoinjector, akin to the EpiPen (used…
Avoiding unnecessary radiation: low-dose X-rays, CT scans at HCMC
Doctors at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) now have a new diagnostic tool that gives them the information they need – without the…
Jack Jablonski discharged from HCMC
On Monday, January 23, Jack Jablonski was transferred from Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) to Sister Kenny Institute for rehabilitation by the two…
Chad Greenway, Jeremy Roenick among athletes to visit hockey player at HCMC
Jack Jablonski, the inspirational young hockey player who sustained an injury to his spine after a game on December 30, has had a…
HCMC NETWORK FEATURE: International Emergency Medicine training in Tanzania improves care in Minnesota
Dr. Steve Dunlop, faculty physician in the HCMC Emergency Department, has pursued training in International Emergency Medicine and now works to share it…
Concerned individuals, including Jack Jablonski family, speaking out about immediate changes for safer hockey
In light of the recent tragic incident involving Benilde St. Margaret Sophomore, Jack “Jabby” Jablonski, who sustained a severe spinal cord injury from…
Jablonski family grateful for support
Statement from Leslie Jablonski: “We’re so overwhelmed by all of the support from friends and family and beyond. There are so many people…
