surgery

Resident Reignites her Passion for Surgery through Service

Alexandra Coward, MD, MPH, spent 10 days in Guatemala providing surgical services to a rural community through a nonprofit.

Skull fracture causes frightening TBI — but nothing scary about seamless care

As a nurse at a local hospital, Jeanne Leach has worked with families caring for loved ones with a health emergency. On a Friday night in October, while leaving their daughter’s house, her husband, Jim, walked down the front steps, tripped over a pumpkin, and fell and hit the corner of a step and was…

Don’t ignore the warning signs

If you received a lab test result that indicated something was wrong would you ignore it? There is a common medical condition that may seem like an annoyance for men, but can actually be a warning sign of a more serious health problem that shouldn’t be ignored.

Jet Ski Accident Leads to Unexpected Diagnosis

Ricardo Ortiz went jet skiing with his family. It was a sunny summer day. He had an accident and later received an unexpected diagnosis.

Local writer thanks and apologizes to neurosurgery team and ICU nurses

“Dear neurosurgery team and ICU nurses@ Hennepin Healthcare, I was hospitalized September 20, 2017 after suffering from a subarachnoid ruptured aneurysm and stroke. I spent two weeks in the ICU. I really can’t thank all of you enough! I wish I knew each of your names! I know that my personality in the ICU was…

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…

Expanding surgical expertise with the da Vinci Xi HD robotic system

Urologist Kendall Feia, MD has performed hundreds of robot assisted minimally invasive surgeries, and with the latest generation da Vinci Xi HD Surgical System in place at HCMC, he, along with other surgeons, will be able to offer the advantages of this technology for HCMC patients. The advanced, four-arm robotic system allows surgeons to

A spinal injury that changed a young man’s life

Spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries can happen in an instant and may significantly change a person’s life. This was the case for Nick Maestas, who ended up with a spinal fracture after a diving accident in rural Minnesota. Fortunately for Nick, he was taken to Cambridge Hospital where he was immediately evaluated. The medical…

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