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At Wings Credit Union, membership is more than joining. It is belonging. It is community. To show up for their community, Wings Credit Union recently sponsored a care cart for our healthcare team. Gestures like this remind our team members that their commitment to healthier communities is appreciated. We are thankful for our kind neighbor!

If your company would like to schedule a Doing Good for Hennepin Healthcare event, visit hennepinhealthcare.org/doinggood.

NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE! On the latest episode of The Healthy Matters Podcast, special guest host Meghan McCoy is joined by rock star Pediatrician Dr. Krishnan Subrahmanian, and they will be discussing germ factories—otherwise known as…kids! We’re talking about common kids' illnesses on today’s podcast, from coughs to ear infections to strep throat and so much more. 🎧 Listen now at healthymatters.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you to everyone who joined us today and connected with our amazing team at the Black Family Wellness Expo hosted by the Minneapolis St. Paul Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. We 💚💚💚 our community!

💚 diabetes education
💚 colon cancer prevention
💚 working at Hennepin Healthcare
💚 pediatric mobile health
💚 hands-only CPR from Hennepin EMS
💚 stop the bleed and narcan administration from Hennepin County Emergency Medicine Residency

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Do you know what the four lobes of the brain do? Part 3.

The Parietal lobe sits at the crown of your head and is where you process sensory information. This lobe is home to your sensory strip; where your sense of touch, pain and temperature are. Thanks to this area of the brain you’re able to feel the softness of a baby’s skin and the bitter cold of a Minnesota winter.

Learn about our amazing Traumatic Brain Injury Center at https://www.hennepinhealthcare.org/specialty/traumatic-brain-injury-center/

From blueprints to buildings, BWBR creates beauty in our city and around the nation. BWBR stopped in to treat our Acute Psychiatry Services team to a care cart full of sweet and salty treats to show their appreciation. We are thankful for kind and generous neighbors who share our commitment to building healthy communities.

If your company would like to schedule a Doing Good for Hennepin Healthcare event, visit hennepinhealthcare.org/doinggood.

Thank you JE Dunn Construction, Kraus-Anderson, V3 Sports and Wings Credit Union for supporting our Undy 500 Dignity Drive this spring. We welcome more companies to make a donation and/or host a drive. Email [email protected] by 4/1 to secure an Undy 500 bin for your office!

Luisa Rodriguez Duran, RN – Positive Care Clinic

“Knowing that we are a positive force for patients and their families is rewarding. We offer rapid access appointments for patients who need it. Maybe someone is newly diagnosed with HIV, or they’ve been out of care for a long time, or they’ve just moved to the Twin Cities. It’s critical that these new patients get into care as soon as possible. In a rapid access appointment, they’re not just seeing a provider. They’re seeing a pharmacist, a social worker, and a benefits counselor. Not every patient may need those services, but they are accessible.

I feel gratitude when I hear heartfelt responses from patients expressing that they couldn’t navigate their journey alone and that they appreciate the compassionate care. It reminds me that providing high-quality care isn’t done by just one person but by our whole team. Every little work that we do every day is meaningful.”

Hennepin Healthcare Foundation is proud to highlight authentic stories from the wide variety of human beings who connect with our mission. Follow more Humans of Hennepin Healthcare at hennepinhealthcare.org/humans.

Dr. John Hick is an emergency physician who also serves as Deputy Chief Medical Director for Hennepin EMS and Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness at HCMC. He recently was interviewed by MPR News about his thoughts from five years ago when the COVID-19 arrived in Minnesota.

Dr. John Hick saw Minnesota’s busiest emergency department fill with patients, many struggled to breathe. Five years later, health care is still dealing with the pandemic’s aftermath.

Read about it here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/03/13/a-minneapolis-er-doc-remembers-the-covid19-surge

Give us a hand (or arm) to advance medical education and patient care!

The Sim Center, which offers free training for all our medical staff, is fundraising for a new ultrasound IV arm simulator that allows learners to practice placing IVs with the guidance of an ultrasound. This task trainer would replace an outdated version that the Sim Center has been using since it opened in 2013.

With the help of a new trainer, our team members can improve their skills for a better patient experience.

Donate today: https://ow.ly/XjMC50VgRwr

Join us this Saturday, March 15 at the Black Family Wellness Expo at UROC University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center hosted by the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated!

⭐Learn (how to save a life using) hands-only CPR from Hennepin EMS Stop the Bleed and Narcan administration from Hennepin County Emergency Medicine Residency
⭐Talk to a diabetes educator
⭐Learn about colon cancer prevention
⭐Check out available jobs and what it’s like to work at Hennepin Healthcare
⭐Vaccines available through our Pediatric Mobile Clinic

Little Lives. Big Futures. Extraordinary Care. Hennepin Healthcare’s Level I Pediatric Trauma Center has decades of experience caring for children and adolescents from the time of a traumatic event or injury through rehabilitation. Visit hennepinhealthcare.org/pedstrauma

Thank you to our kind and thoughtful neighbor, Thrivent! They donated 350 snack packs to our PopUp Care Carts traveling to our neighborhood clinic teams at Brooklyn Park, East Lake, Golden Valley, North Loop, Richfield, St Anthony, Whittier. Everyone was grateful to be recognized and cared for! It was a day brightener for sure!

If your company would like to schedule a Doing Good for Hennepin Healthcare event, visit hennepinhealthcare.org/doinggood.

On International Women’s Day, a student from Washburn High School hosted a Doing Good for Hennepin Healthcare activity at a local senior living residence. This kindhearted group lovingly created snack packs for healthcare heroes. We are grateful for their generosity!

If your company or group would like to schedule a future Doing Good for Hennepin Healthcare event, visit hennepinhealthcare.org/doinggood.

Sculptra is a facial injectable which stimulates your own collagen production and the providers in the Dermatology Clinic are offering 20% off one or two vials through April. Call the clinic at 612-873-5822 to schedule your appointment today while supplies last.

Pediatrics is primary care for kids, from birth to early adulthood. We make sure children achieve their best health and stay healthy. Start here for preventive care - like physicals and vaccines - evaluation for health issues, and care for acute and chronic conditions. Discover more at hennepinhealthcare.org/pediatrics.