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Hennepin EMS pilots app that connects to an interpreter with the push of a button

When you’re experiencing an emergency, what do you do when a paramedic doesn’t speak the same language as you?

In 2017, Megan Bacigalupo survived a near-fatal brain hemorrhage, while riding a bike. She shared her story several years ago.

Brent said out loud to himself, “I’m going to die today.” He had a friend drive him immediately to HCMC’s emergency department.

Pam doesn’t remember a thing. She was sleeping at a friend’s house and woke up in an ICU bed in Hennepin Healthcare’s Burn Center.

Designer Jared Murphy was visiting a home where he had been working on a project when he suddenly wasn’t feeling well.

On Friday, February 17, 2023, photographer Jerry Robb woke up nearly blind in his right eye. “As to be expected, I was terrified,” he said.

Like many Speech-Language Pathologists, Helen Mathison shifted to seeing patients virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gender-affirming care supports the transition of transgender and non-binary individuals to their gender identity.

Hennepin EMS uses Suboxone® treatment for patients experiencing opioid withdrawal, a drug proven effective for use in outpatient settings.

Causes of speech problems include brain injury, stroke, COVID-19, diseases of the brain, and can also stem from some types of cancer.