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Hennepin Healthcare Annual Meeting shares progress on care delivery, trauma care, and equity

At the Hennepin Healthcare annual meeting on October 23, more than 170 team and community members heard updates on how we are advancing our mission and responding to the health care needs our community has identified. The event opened with a video reel highlighting our Year in Review:  Celebrating success through awards, accreditations and kudos Connecting with community at events like Melanoma…

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mha Award

Team members recognized by MHA for commitment to patient care, promoting a culture of excellence

The MHA recognized Hennepin Healthcare team members with awards in two areas: Caregiver of the Year and Innovation in Patient Care.

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Building trust and support with Afghan refugees

Hennepin Healthcare’s partnership with Open Path Resources (OPR) help Afghan communities navigate the U.S. healthcare system.

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A lactation consultant’s passion

Jennifer Rian Mendiola, lactation consultant, supports breastfeeding families. Her passion and drive is an inspiration.

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Featured Talent Garden Interns, 2024 Talent Garden interns, celebrate the end of their summer program, interns shadowing physicians, shadowing nurses

The 2024 Talent Garden interns celebrate the end of their summer program

Our 2024 Talent Garden interns ended their program of EMS training plus shadowing physicians, nurses, and providers across the system.

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Featured Tom Wyatt, A Q&A with Thomas Wyatt MD, historic appointment to lead Emergency Medicine, head of emergency room, lead doctor in hcmc emergency room

A Q&A with Thomas Wyatt, MD, about how historic appointment to lead Emergency Medicine

Thomas Wyatt, MD, FACEP is one of the first tribally enrolled American Indians to lead an academic emergency department in the United States.

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Hennepin Healthcare receives NCQA Health Equity Accreditation Plus

Hennepin Healthcare is honored to receive two Health Equity Accreditations from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

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Two Hennepin Healthcare teams, recognized by Minnesota Hospital Association, Clinical and Quality Innovation Award 

Two Hennepin Healthcare teams recognized by Minnesota Hospital Association

The Minnesota Hospital Association awarded Hennepin Healthcare for Clinical and Quality Innovation and Community Collaboration.

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drs Hart And Vang, Doctors at Hennepin Healthcare, making strides to address mental health access, health equity, population health, mental health

Doctors at Hennepin Healthcare making strides to address mental health access and health equity

Drs. Vang and Hart are stepping up to make a difference in mental health by serving on the boards of directors at the national level.

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“No other place has cared for me as well as here” — how East Lake Clinic is addressing health disparities, one phone call at a time

What would happen if every pregnant person was asked about the support they needed to get ready for their birth?

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2023 Health Equity Report: Inside our commitment to equity

2023 was filled with new programs and the work showing of up for our community. Our 2023 Health Equity Report shares our progress.

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“Working for a better world tomorrow”: Compass Program Cohort A graduates

The Compass Program challenges team members to examine how our racist history manifests itself in our healthcare system and daily work.

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How East Lake Clinic is expanding Trauma-Informed Care, starting with healing moments for our team

At an East Lake Clinic morning huddle in December, the team reviews staffing, supplies, recognition, and thanks before departing.

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Closing care gaps: breast cancer screening with American Indian women

Paula and Gracen Mcdougall, Cultural Navigators, began making outreach calls to American Indian patients overdue for breast cancer screening.

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The Next Step Harriet Initiative: Empowering through trauma recovery

“I have so much anxiety allowing my son to go outside,” said a mother whose son was a survivor of gun violence.

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What our Hennepin Healthcare community wants us to work on together

All non-profit hospitals conduct an assessment to be held accountable to the patient population and community they serve.  

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Hennepin Healthcare Health Equity Internship Celebration August 18th 2023

Talent Garden interns wrap up six weeks at Hennepin Healthcare

It’s 7:30 am and the 21 future nurses and providers of the 2023 Talent Garden internship program arrive to start their day.

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Volunteers read stories to NICU babies in their own language

Aside from all the noise of machines in the NICU, babies are hearing another sound, too – children’s books read in their own language.

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Why is the LGBTQ symbol a rainbow?

The rainbow represents the LGBTQ , created by a gay artist to make a proud statement through a symbol showing diversity.

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Gender-affirming care: What is it?

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

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