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[KMSP Fox 9, May 05, 2020] Wednesday, aircraft from the Minnesota National Guard will flyover many Minnesota healthcare facilities as a gesture of thanks for the work they are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fox 9 News talked with Allina Health's Julie Singewald, a veteran herself and director of radiology services at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, about what the flyover means to them.
May 05, 2020
[KMSP Fox 9, April 29, 2020] Doctors in Minnesota are re-thinking the rush to put COVID-19 patients on ventilators as they learn more about what the virus does to the body. Read more.
April 29, 2020
[KMSP Fox 9, April 13, 2020] Minnesota currently has the lowest per capita COVID-19 infection rate in the country. So why is Minnesota doing so well?
April 13, 2020
[KMSP Fox 9, April 11, 2020] The order for hospitals to eliminate elective surgeries and other non-emergent care, hospital finances have been crippled causing health systems to furlough some employees. Allina Health Senior Vice President for Human Resources Christine Moore talked with Fox 9 News about what that means at her system.
April 11, 2020
[KMSP Fox 9, April 08, 2020] The Association of Minnesota Chinese Physicians has donated 2000 face masks to Allina Health. The badly needed personal protection equipment will supplement the dwindling supply of masks in area hospitals.
April 08, 2020
[KMSP Fox 9, January 01, 0001] As the days mount with the stay-at-home directive, tensions at home may mount. Allina Health's Dr. Cheryl Bemel shares how to make that time more bearable.
April 01, 2020
[WCCO-TV, March 25, 2020] Hospitals are concerned about their ability to handle the expected surge in COVID-19 patients that everyone fears is coming. At Allina Health's Abbott Northwestern Hospital , they have, in a matter of days, quadrupled the number of intensive care beds that could accept those patients.
March 25, 2020
[KMSP Fox 9, March 23, 2020] The information about the COVID-19 virus is rapidly changing. This morning Allina Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tim Sielaff talked to Fox 9 News about the latest.
March 23, 2020
[KMSP Fox 9, March 22, 2020] Heeding the call from Allina Health for donations of face masks , manufactured and handmade, members of the public Sunday started dropping off thousands of masks at Allina Health hospital throughout the region. Minnesota Public Radio News and WCCO-TV also reported on the collection effort.
March 22, 2020
[KMSP Fox 9, March 22, 2020] Allina Health Lab pathologist Dr. Lauren Anthony updated Fox 9 News about COVID-19 testing, the need for homemade face masks and the blood shortage.
March 22, 2020