HCMC reminds hunters to safely enjoy the great outdoors
Thousands of Minnesotans are heading to the woods for the firearms deer hunting opener this weekend. While hunters watch for that elusive 18-point…
Notification of emergency research study starting at Hennepin County Medical Center
The HCMC Department of Emergency Medicine will be conducting a medical research study starting in Fall 2011. The purpose of this press release…
“Pumped” for charitable giving!
HCMC’s annual pumpkin carving/decorating contest began Thursday, October 27 and continues through Friday, October 28 in the hospital’s cafeteria. HCMC employees got together and decorated pumpkins for…
St. Anthony Village Clinic Opens October 31
Hennepin County Medical Center’s newest neighborhood clinic, St. Anthony Village Clinic, opens its doors on October 31. Offering a broad range of healthcare…
Health Services Plan draft available for review
A draft of the Hennepin County Medical Center Health Services Plan – an annual report that describes the health needs of the community…
Homecoming project comforts families of trauma patients at HCMC
On Sunday, October 16, 2011 from 1 PM to 2:30 PM University of Minnesota nursing students helped assemble 200 Comfort and Hope Tote Bags at…
Planning our services – centered around YOU!
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) will present a draft of its Health Services Plan at a meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October…
Karie Pearce, RN named “Nurse of the Year” in Community Service & Public Health category
Congratulations to Hennepin County Medical Center’s Karie Pearce, RN, recognized for her work in Community and Public Health at the 2011 March of…
Six HCMC clinics certified as Health Care Homes
Six of Hennepin County Medical Center’s primary care clinics are now certified as health care homes. A Health Care Home or a medical…
Burn surgeons warn about the use of accelerants on outdoor fires
“Accelerants poured on fires are a big problem, and cause a lot of the injuries we see,” explains Dr. George Peltier, reconstructive surgeon at…
Burn patients win when St. Louis Park Firefighters play softball
On Friday, September 23, St. Louis Park firefighters Captain Mark Nelson and Sean McKenna arrived at Hennepin County Medical Center for a special…
HCMC requests community input
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is developing its Health Services Plan, an annual report that describes the health needs of the community and…
40 years: 21,500 babies and counting
HCMC celebrates Nurse-Midwife service milestone Contact: Christine Hill, 612.873.5719 Hennepin County Medical Center’s (HCMC) Nurse-Midwife Service is celebrating 40 years of service to…
HCMC recognized for leadership in electronic health record use
Contact: Christine Hill, 612-873-5719 One of the earliest users of electronic health record technology for patient care, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is one…
CIO Joanne Sunquist briefs press on EHR “Meaningful Use”
At a press briefing in Washington D.C. on September 13 hosted by the College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME), HIMSS and Electronic Health…
New clinics opening in Chaska, St. Anthony Village
Contact: Christine Hill, 612.873.5719 Hennepin County Medical Center continues to expand its services with the opening of the Neurology and Specialty Clinic this…
Leg cramps could be PAD
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Don’t Suffer in Silence Has this happened to you? A distinct pain or cramp strikes your legs when you walk….
Healthy Matters — at the Fair!
Dr. Hilden describes a scene from “The Grapes of Wrath” before answering questions about gastroenteritis, back and neck pain, esophagitis, tennis elbow and…
Palliative Medicine Service announces new director
Dr. Jeffrey Rubins is the new head of the Palliative Medicine Care program in the Department of Medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center….
Benefits of teaching hospital care
At any given time, there may be several hundred residents doing their training at HCMC. HCMC’s residency programs train doctors who go on…
