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Allina Health chaplain discusses sobriety, service and spiritual care

[Busy Living Sober, July 01, 2024] Chaplain Michael Le Buhn is a spiritual care manager at Allina Health. He uses his training as a chaplain, experiences as a veteran and his journey of sobriety to help provide exceptional care to Allina Health patients.

Le Buhn is very open about his sobriety to hold himself accountable and to help others understand the journey. He made an appearance on the Busy Living Sober Podcast to share his story of courage and strength. You can listen to the powerful discussion below. If you would like to learn more about Allina Health mental health and addiction services, head here.


Latest stories

[KMSP Fox 9, May 08, 2020]   This coming Mother's Day will be one like no other. Moms are feeling all the normal stresses, but with the added pressures of kids at home and having to help teaching kids locked out of school.
May 08, 2020
[WCCO-TV, May 07, 2020]   This Mother's Day will be like no other. No big family gatherings or dinners out.
May 07, 2020
[WCCO-TV, May 06, 2020]   Vendors at the Minneapolis Midtown Global Market regularly provide free meals for nurses and other caregivers at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. On Nurses Day, Wednesday, they also arranged for local chalk artist Shane Anderson to draw a special message to the nurses in front of the hospital.
May 06, 2020
[KSTP TV, May 06, 2020]   An executive order from Gov. Tim Walz will allow elective surgeries to resume in Minnesota next Monday, May 11.
May 06, 2020
[KSTP TV, May 06, 2020]   The Minnesota National Guard honored COVID-19 frontline caregivers with a flyover of Twin Cities hospitals Wednesday. Allina Health EMS crews, along with Coon Rapids police and fire first responders, gathered at Allina Health's Mercy Hospital to watch the spectacle.
May 06, 2020
[KMSP Fox 9, May 05, 2020]   Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order Tuesday allowing elective surgeries to restart on May 11. The executive order provides a roadmap for safely restarting elective surgeries.
May 05, 2020
[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
[KSTP TV, May 04, 2020]   More than 30 foster kids in Isanti County now have bikes to ride to ride this spring thanks to a donation of bikes and helmets to the Isanti County Family Service. Allina Health and Free Bikes 4 Kidz collected donated bikes last fall and refurbished them for kids in need.
May 04, 2020
[Owatonna People's Press, May 01, 2020]   The use of Allina Health’s Change to Chill and Health Powered Kids websites has increased dramatically since Minnesota schools were closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The free sites provide tools for teens to manage stress and lessons for younger children on nutrition, physical fitness and mind-body balance.
May 01, 2020
[WCCO-TV, April 30, 2020]   Virtual doctor visits have taken off since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. What wasn’t expected is how much they’ve changed the health care landscape.
April 30, 2020
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Allina Health news media contacts

Jennifer Steingas
Manager Public and Media Relations
jennifer.steingas@allina.com
Voice/Text: 612-388-1895

Erika Rasmussen
Communications Consultant Senior
erika.rasmussen@allina.com
Voice/text: 708-214-8464