ARCHIVES: Hennepin County Medical Center in the News

View archived medical stories from local and national media featuring experts from Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.

The Recession's Impact: Closing The Clinic

CBS News/60 Minutes 4/5/09

Due to state budget cuts, a Nevada public hospital closes outpatient chemotherapy clinic, leaving cancer patients searching for treatment, 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley reports.

Icy sidewalks keeping emergency rooms busy
KARE 11, 12/29/2008; Dr. William Heegaard interviewed

Family Recovers From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WCCO 4, 12/21/2008

CIO Joanne Sunquist chairs CHIME

Healthcare Informatics, 12/19/08

All in a Day's Work: Pathologist's Assistant

Star Tribune, 12/17/08; Kristen Giesen quoted

HCMC offers tips to avoid frostbite, hypothermia
KSTP 5, 12/15/08

Signs, symptoms of hypothermia and frostbite

FOX 9, 12/15/08; Dr. Doug Brunette quoted

HCMC offers tips to avoid frostbite, hypothermia

KAAL TV (Rochester), 12/15/08

From Mailroom to Bedside

Man Forced Into Hospital To Contain Tuberculosis

WCCO 4, 12/11/08; Dr. Dean Tsukayama interviewed

HCMC 'brain' campaign wins top honors
KSTP 5, 12/12/08

HCMC 'brain' campaign wins top honors
KAALtv.com ( Rochester), 12/11/08

Woman who stabbed newborn to death found guilty, sentenced to life
KARE 11, 12/1/08; Mary Woodley, RN (Emergency Department) interviewed about Safe Haven law

Accident victim's holiday wish: To walk again and go home
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 12/1/08; Dr. Patrick Yoon quoted

911 was calling
St. Paul Pioneer Press, 11/30/2008; Paramedic Ross Chavez interviewed

Baby delivered after fatal Rogers accident goes home

KSTP 5 News, 11/25/08; Dr. Constance Adkisson interviewed

Delivered After Crash, Baby Angel Goes Home
WCCO 4, 11/25/2008; Dr. Constance Adkisson interviewed

Saving A Stranger While Out On Morning Walk
WCCO 4, 11/24/08; Dr. Mustapha Ezzeddine interviewed

The Hidden Debt that's Hurting Us All

Experience Life Magazine, Nov. 2008; Dr. Mark Mahowald quoted

While they were sleeping: Sleep Forensic Associates solve mysteries
FOX 9, 11/11/08; Dr. Michel Cramer Bornemann of Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center interviewed

Wisconsin mother, daughter retell story of surviving plane crash
KARE 11, 11/11/08; Dr. George Peltier interviewed

Stuck in the hospital on Election Day? Staff helps you vote

Minnpost.com, 11/4/08; Sheila Moroney, PM&I, interviewed

Pumpkin Carving Contest for Charity at Hennepin
WCCO 4, 10/30/08

Hospitals report a sudden drop in elective procedures
Minnesota Public Radio, 10/29/2008; Mike Harristhal interviewed

Cancer Patients Treated to Spa Day at HCMC
FOX 9, 10/24/08

All in a Day’s Work: Health Care Interpreter
Star Tribune, 10/22/08; Sr. Interpreter Julio Perfetti (Family Medical Clinic) interviewed

Bringing MTM to Transplant Patients
Pharmacy Today, October 2008; Clinical Pharmacist Tracy Anderson-Haag, PharmD, BCPS interviewed

Today's video: Minn. man loses legs from strep-throat complications
USA Today, 10/22/08;  Dr. George Peltier interviewed

Complications from Strep Throat nearly kill Twin Cities man
KARE 11, 10/21/08; Dr. George Peltier interviewed

Sleep sleuths
Minneapolis Downtown Journal – 10/13/2008; Dr. Michel Cramer-Bornemann interviewed

Boy recovering after losing fingers in fire pit accident
St. Paul Pioneer Press © 10/10/2008; George Peltier, MD quoted

Touring new, improved ICU at HCMC

WCCO 4, 10/07/08; Laura Miller, RN interviewed

New intensive care unit opens at HCMC today
Minneapolis Star Tribune – 10/7/08

HCMC welcomes public to new intensive care unit
Downtown Journal – 10/7/08

Bike commuting up in Minneapolis
Minnesota Daily - Minneapolis, MN, USA; Greg Kassmir (Trauma Services) interviewed

Benefit planned for toddler who lost fingers
Leader-Telegram - Eau Claire, WI,USA; Burn Center stats provided

Deeper than blue
Minnesota Womens Press, 10/03/2008; Mary Bradmiller, PhD quoted

Baby Born Minutes After Crash Getting Better
WCCO 4, 10/03/2008; Richard Lussky, MD and Mary Ann Heinicke, RN interviewed

Acquaintance of victim charged with murder; prosecutors allege woman died of rape injuries
Pioneer Press, 10/03/2008; Linda LeDray quoted

Serious biking injuries on the rise in the Twin Cities
Pioneer Press, 10-1-08; Julie Philbrook, RN, Rob Reardon, MD quoted

No safety in numbers for cyclists on road
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 9-30-08; Julie Philbrook, RN, Rob Reardon, MD, Greg Kassmir quoted

Family Gets Help With Girl's $2M In Medical Bills
Minneapolis WCCO (CBS) CH 4 on 9-30-08

Card of Thanks
Waconia Patriot, 09/25/2008; SICU staff thanked

Headache After Accident A Brain Injury In Disguise
WCCO 4, 09/29/2008 Dr. Gaylan Rockswold interviewed

Health Experts Call for Clear Caffeine Labeling
FOX 9, 9/25/2008; Kirk Hughes, RN interviewed

New mobile medical unit will help in times of need
Litchfield Independent Review - Litchfield,MN,USA 9/24/08

This unit heals on wheels
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 9/24/2008

State unveils Mobile Medical Unit for disaster response
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minnesota’s new hospital on wheels
Minnesota Public Radio, 9/23/08; Dr. John Hick interviewed

Cambridge native chairs Brain Injury of Minnesota’s 2008 ‘Walk for Thought’
Cambridge Star, 9/19/2008, Carol Ann Smith quoted

Bridge over 35w opens
KARE 11 News 9/17/08, paramedic Dirk Bjornson interviewed

Health Talk & You: Tips for Better Sleep
Cambridge Star, 9/12/2008, Michel Cramer-Bornemann, MD interviewed

Day care had too many kids
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 9/12/2008, Julie Philbrook, RN interviewed

Minneapolis / Report cites lessons from 35W response
St. Paul Pioneer Press, 9/11/2008

Details released about toddler’s death at daycare
KARE 11, 9/11/08; Julie Philbrook, RN interviewed

Debate over salvia
FOX 9, 9/9/08, Kirk Hughes, RN, Poison Center interviewed

Police On Duty For RNC Help Heart Attack Victim
WCCO 4, 9/10/2008

Medical costs for inmates in county jails are surging
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 9/07/2008; Mandy Dageford, RN quoted

Using a tub to raise brain injury awareness
KARE 11, 8-19-2008; Andrew Kiragu, MD and Carol Ann Smith, RN interviewed

A bathtub pushing a message
Minnesota Public Radio, 8-19-2008; Andrew Kiragu, MD quoted,

Bathing on Nicollet Mall
Downtown Journal, 8-19-2008

Rolling tub on Nicollet Mall being used to draw attention to brain injuries
Star Tribune, 8-19-2008

Bathers bring awareness to brain injury
Minneapolis Downtown Journal, 8-18-2008

Study takes closer look at boating-related injuries
Willmar West Central Tribune, 8-16-2008; Karie Pearce, RN interviewed

HCMC picks Brooklyn Park for new clinic
Minnesota Sun Newspapers, 8-12-08

Teen Burn Victim Has Come Far, Has Long Way To Go
Minneapolis WCCO (CBS) CH 4 © 8/08/2008; George Peltier, MD interviewed.

CDC study says use of ER is on the rise
Minnesota Public Radio, 8/08/2008; Doug Brunette, MD interviewed.

Laurel Wills honored
Edina Sun Current, 8/06/2008

ER doctor recounts Minnesota bridge rescue
Associated Press, 8-1-2008; William Heegaard, MD interviewed; picked up nationwide via AP feed.

HCMC honored for 35W response
KSTP 5, 7/31/2008

HCMC honored for response to I-35W bridge collapse
Star Tribune, 7/29/08

President's Award Recognizes Hospital's Response to Bridge Collapse
FOXBusiness - USA

HCMC Doc Recalls Helping Pregnant Collapse Victim
WCCO 4, 7/29/08; Dr. Steve Sterner featured.

St. Paul toddler dies in television tip-over accident
KARE 11, 7/23/2008; Julie Philbrook, Trauma Prevention Specialist, interviewed

Teen Born 1 Pound, 11 Ounces Graduates High School
WCCO 4, 7/13/2008

Local man injured in fireworks accident
WEAU 13 (Eau Claire) 7/09/2008; Dr. George Peltier interviewed.

Good Question: Where Does Lost Weight Go?
WCCO 4, 7/04/2008; Dr. Guilford Hartley

Holiday Safety
KSTP-5 News 7/2/08; Channel 5 broadcasts live from outside ED; Brian Mahoney, MD and Willie Larson, RN interviewed

Man Struck By Lightning Trying To Save Furniture
WCCO 4, 6/29/2008

New Ratings For Picking An ER Before An Emergency
WCCO 4, 6/28/2008

Hospitals say they're ready for Republican convention
Minnesota Public Radio, 6/23/2008; Mark Lappe interviewed