Hennepin Healthcare

On International Women’s Day, a student from Washburn High School hosted a Doing Good for Hennepin Healthcare activity at a local senior living residence. This kindhearted group lovingly created snack packs for healthcare heroes. We are grateful for their generosity! #givegenerously #hereforlife If your company or group would like to schedule a future Doing Good for Hennepin Healthcare event, visit https://lnkd.in/gJTZYzQj.

It’s been five years since the Coronavirus pandemic began. Dr. Caitlin Eccles-Radtke and Dr. John Hick with Hennepin Healthcare were on the frontlines from the very beginning. Their memories from five years ago range from mask shortages to trying to secure overflow hospital space around the metro. “Covid taught me a lot of lessons about resilience, but it also taught me about vulnerability,” said Hick. “I think we are all still processing what we went through,” added Eccles-Radtke.

March is Music Therapy Month, something near and dear to Hennepin Healthcare. Our Inspire Arts program has been a regional leader in connecting patients to the therapeutic power of the arts. Its team of music therapists, including Karin Vaccaro, offer our community moments of comfort and escape—helping humanize the healthcare experience and add warmth to a clinical environment. Learn more and even consider donating at https://ow.ly/CezO50Vg1lj

March is “Brain Injury Awareness Month,” so we took the opportunity to sit down with four of our TBI Program provider experts, to ask them eight of our most frequently asked patient and family questions about TBI and concussion. https://ow.ly/kJ5Z50VbrnL #concussion #HennepinHeathcare #HCMC #braininjuryawarenessmonth #braininjurymedicine #braininjuryrecovery #braininjurysurvivors #braininjurymatters

Is your job stressful? How about being an Emergency Medicine RN in a busy Level I Trauma Center where lives are on the line, and every second matters?! On the latest Healthy Matters Podcast, Dr. David Hilden is joined by Emergency Medicine/Critical Care nurse Kara Fussy, and they take us through the intensity of daily life in the Emergency Department at HCMC, and how these healthcare professionals cope with the emotional toll that each new day brings. Listen now at healthymatters.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

We have an .5 FTE opening for an MTM Clinical Ambulatory Pharmacist to help our Comprehensive Cancer Center and Infusion team. Work day shift, no weekends. If you’re ready for a change, join our family of #7000strong. Apply, share, refer: https://ow.ly/Qjwh50VbRUX

This Child Life Month, we're recognizing our Child Life Specialists, who provide exceptional care to our pediatric patients as they navigate stressful healthcare experiences. For more info on the remarkable work of our specialists visit https://lnkd.in/gy5WrpyY #childlifemonth #pediatrics

Today our Population Health team participated in the MatterBox Challenge at Mall of America. We helped to box nearly 10,000 snack packs for local youth. #MATTERnation #HEREforcommunity

Karim Ali, MD – Resident, Internal Medicine “I was taking care of a patient who was hospitalized because of complications with end-stage lung cancer. She knew the care plan was palliative and didn’t need anyone to remind her of that. About halfway into her stay here, I shifted my conversations with her. Instead of always talking about the care plan, I asked her about her favorite books and movies. I read the summary of her favorite book so we could talk about it more. After her hospitalization, she died about two weeks later in her home. But before she passed, she told me something I’ll never forget – that I added more to her life than any doctor has. That stuck with me. It wasn’t by providing the best medical care, but by talking with her and asking questions about her life. It was by bringing her a diet coke. It was those small things that added up more for her than treatment plans.” 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

Emergency Departments are intense, especially at HCMC, a major Level I Trauma Center in the heart of downtown. We are so thankful for our teams of EMS, paramedics, physician experts, and of course, our incredible nurses who save lives daily inside our ED. On the latest episode of The Healthy Matters Podcast, Dr. Hilden sits down with one of our Emergency Medicine/Critical Care nurses, Kara Fussy, and they will describe in detail the controlled chaos that happens behind those doors every day. Kara also has experienced quite a few “interesting” moments over the years that she’ll be sharing too, that you won’t want to miss! Listen now at healthymatters.org or wherever you get your podcasts.