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Nikki Runyan, MA, LPCC, LADC – Clinic Supervisor, Addiction Medicine “There’s so much stigma in the addiction medicine patient population. Folks tend to look down on anybody who uses substances, even if they’re attempting to change that. Unfortunately, we know the challenges of receiving quality healthcare in other places. That’s why we aim to provide exceptional care at Hennepin Healthcare. Our clinic has been open for 30 years now, so we have some patients who have been with us for over 20 years. It’s great to see our patients grow. It can be in small ways that others might not notice, but we do because we see them every day. Sometimes, it’s taking accountability or being honest with us. It might not be something they think we want to hear, like if they used recently, but that’s how we can best help them. They won’t get judgment here.” 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 https://lnkd.in/gVmPpfVB. #hennepinhumans #hereforlife #givehhf

Did you know that measles is spread through the air? Or that it is so contagious that the virus can be in a room or on a contaminated surface for 2 hours?! Unfortunately, we are seeing more measles outbreaks across the world, including here in Minnesota. On the latest episode of The Healthy Matters Podcast, Dr. David Hilden is joined by Sheyanga Beecher, a Pediatric Certified Nurse Practitioner and measles expert. Shey will share everything we need to know about this highly contagious disease and how we can protect our families against it. Listen now at healthymatters.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

Now hiring a dental assistant! This team member will greet and seat patients, prepare and sterilize room and instruments for treatment, take dental radiographs, assist the dentist with procedures, and give patients post-treatment care instructions. Our services include general dental care, specialty care, adult and pediatric care under general anesthesia, oral and maxillofacial surgery. Join our family of #7000strong. Apply, refer and share: https://ow.ly/lFtl50TBq30

Nominate Hennepin Healthcare for At Bat for Impact by Oct. 31! Next year, the Twins Community Fund and Thrivent will select local nonprofits to receive At Bat for Impact funding. We need you to nominate us to get on the 2025 voting ballot to receive up to $25,000! #givehhf Vote by Oct 31: https://ow.ly/alCl50TxFNh

Hennepin Healthcare welcomes new Community Advisory Board (CAB) members. The CAB comprises volunteers representing the patient community served by Hennepin Healthcare. They advise the Hennepin Healthcare System Board of Directors, focusing on building relationships and partnerships with community organizations and populations with unmet health needs. Meet the new Community Advisory Board: https://ow.ly/KFIH50Tzfi5

Thanks to FOX 9 | KMSP-TV for featuring the providers in our unique Orthopedics Department who are leading the way for #WomeninMedicine. Whether they’re operating on someone following a car accident, sports injury, or slip and fall resulting in a broken arm, hip, knee, ankle, or sometimes all of the above, these "carpenters of the skeletal system" are shattering stereotypes and thriving in this physically demanding job.

Matt Prekker, MD, MPH, specializing in emergency medicine and pulmonary and critical care medicine at Hennepin Healthcare, said this method was safer for staff. “It allowed the person intubating the patient who potentially would have COVID to stay at least an arm’s length away from their mouth and use the camera and the screen to get your view of the vocal cords and pass the tube, instead of direct laryngoscopy, where you’re manipulating the airway soft tissues with the blade and getting your face right down there to get the view of the vocal cords through the mouth,” he said.

Mammograms are the first step in detecting breast cancer. For #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we are offering walk-in mammos every Wednesday at Brooklyn Park, Clinic & Specialty Center, East Lake, and Richfield Clinics. If you are 40 or older or it's been longer than a year since your last mammo, walk in! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/geFTT_2y

They're BAAAAACK! Why are we experiencing a measles outbreak in our communities? Didn’t we already get rid of measles? Well, clearly, that’s not the case! On the latest episode of The Healthy Matters Podcast, Dr. David Hilden is joined by Pediatric Certified Nurse Practitioner Sheyanga Beecher. She’s an expert on the subject will share what we need to know about measles and how to protect our children and communities. Listen now at healthymatters.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

It’s Healthcare Interpreter’s Day! We are grateful for our fantastic interpreter services team! With over 88 languages and 8 million minutes of interpretation through video, phone, and face-to-face in 2023, they are essential to our care teams to ensure patients and their families receive the care they need while delivering equitable, prompt language services. “I am so grateful for their advocacy for effective and trustworthy communication. Sometimes, their presence in the room is like having an angel at my side. Being able to work with these competent colleagues is one of the joys of my work.” – Nancy