[WCCO-TV, April 23, 2020] Allina Health and several other Minnesota organizations are working together to donate bicycles to workers performing essential jobs in the Twin Cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tia Martinson, of Free Bikes For Kids, told WCCO that her organization has partnered with Allina Health, Quality Bike Products and Slow Roll Twin Cities to give away bikes to workers still on the job as the novel coronavirus spreads in the state.
April 23, 2020
[KSTP TV, April 15, 2020] Doctors and nurses are on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19. But right behind them are hospital workers you might never think about—the environmental service aides, housekeepers, who keep everything nice and clean and sterile for providers and patients.
April 15, 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
[KSTP TV, April 13, 2020] Pregnancy can be challenging enough without throwing in the complications of life during the COVID-19 outbreak dealing with safety restrictions. Read more.
April 13, 2020
[WCCO-TV, April 12, 2020] With COVID-19 infections and deaths still rising, people have many questions about what is ahead. Allina Health's president of River Falls Area Hospital and Regina Hospital, Helen Strike, talked with WCCO-TV and answered viewer questions about the virus.
April 12, 2020
[CBS, April 12, 2020] "Sunday Morning" Special Contributor Ted Koppel asks three leaders from disparate fields , including Allina Health President and CEO Dr. Penny Wheeler , them about the most important elements of leadership, and what our nation seeks out in a time of crisis. Dr. Wheeler is a gynecologist and obstetrician who now runs Allina Health, with its 11 hospitals and more than 90 clinics throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
April 12, 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
[TPT, April 10, 2020] When United Hospital nurse Anneliese Preus was 15 years old she was hospitalized for two weeks by the H1N1 virus. It was her experience and how she was treated by nurses then that inspired her to pursue a career in nursing.
April 10, 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
[WCCO-TV, April 03, 2020] A Muslim women's foundation donated 1500 hand sewn face masks to Allina Health on Friday. WCCO-TV and KARE 11 News were on hand to witness the donation.
April 03, 2020