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Voices of Hennepin Healthcare: Rebecca Thomas

Rebecca Thomas, an Elliot Park Neighborhood advocate, shares the importance of holistic and trusted programs that are guided by community conversations. “I grew up in an area that was highly diverse with different racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. I came from a low-income family and was surrounded by wealth disparities,” shares Rebecca Thomas, a licensed…

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Help is on the way

For Domonique Vetaw (pictured right) and Jahanna Robinson (pictured left), helping others was their primary reason for becoming EMS Dispatchers (EMD) at Hennepin Healthcare. Both women have a long history with Hennepin: both were treated here as children, and Jahanna delivered her three children at HCMC. Domonique grew up near the downtown campus and saw…

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See snapshots spanning 14 decades of care at Hennepin Healthcare

With the start of a new year (and decade!), it’s easy to forget how far Hennepin Healthcare has come since first opening its doors over 130 years ago, then named Minneapolis City Hospital. With that in mind, we put together a timeline to showcase some of the accomplishments, historical events, firsts and changes spanning across…

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Best of 2017

Last year marked 130 years of HCMC serving the community! There’s plenty to look forward to in 2018, including the grand opening of our new Clinic & Specialty Center, as well as our new brand and website launch. Thank you for contributing to our history and strengthening our relationship with the community. As we reflect…

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Interview: How Hennepin EMS is preparing for Super Bowl LII

Did you know that Hennepin Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff every home game for the Twins, Lynx, Timberwolves, MN United, and the Vikings? As seasoned experts at staffing major sporting events, Hennepin EMS staff are hard at work preparing to staff EMS and paramedic services for Super Bowl LII – before, during, and after. We…

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Same-day Surgery and Procedures designs space for optimal patient experience

It doesn’t happen every day – the opportunity to build a new surgery and procedure unit from scratch.  As a critical component of HCMC’s new Clinic and Specialty Center, an internal team had the opportunity to re-imagine the entire process of same-day surgical procedures. Using the 3P design approach – evaluating the process, product and…

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Celebrate Twin Cities Pride with Hennepin County Medical Center!

Join us as we participate in Twin Cities Pride for our eighth consecutive year. We are committed to supporting our LGBTQ community. Diversity and inclusion are an important part of our values and drive our mission. We are honored to serve people of all different backgrounds with care and respect and are dedicated to providing our…

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Join us for the North Loop Clinic and Pharmacy Open House April 26th!

This beautiful new location features a variety of medical specialties, including: family medicine, allergy, dermatology, women’s health, acupuncture, and chiropractic care. Our dermatology team will provide medical and cosmetic dermatology services. Cosmetic procedures include: Botox injections, fillers, micro-needling, chemical peels, and more. Our expert providers will work with you to keep you healthy, active and…

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Spring allergies are here….get relief!

Spring – it’s here!  Warmer days. Baseball. Patio dining. Buds on the trees. And, the grass is starting to take on that familiar tint of summer green.  This is great news for most of us, but if you’re an allergy sufferer, it can also signal the start of a long-term battle to keep your allergies…

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Keeping you in the loop

After much planning and listening to a new neighborhood tell us what’s important to them, we are excited to open our North Loop Clinic and Pharmacy in April! The clinic, located in the TractorWorks Building on 800 N Washington Avenue, will offer primary and specialty care to those who work and live in the North…

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