St. Paul Pioneer Press reports on federal measures showing improvement in crucial ICU treatment locally. The article quotes Boyd Wilson, System Director of Infection Prevention and Control.
Minneapolis Star Tribune article featured a carpenter who survived shooting himself with a nail gun. National Brain Aneurysm Center (NBAC) surgeons at St. Joseph’s Hospital successfully removed a nearly 4-inch nail from the man's brain. The article quotes Tariq Janjua, MD, FCCP, Medical Director Neurocritical Care Medicine, NBAC.
CBS Minnesota/WCCO-TV led its 10 pm newscast with the story of a man who shot himself with a nail gun. The story included an interview with Dr. Eric Nussbaum, Chair, National Brain Aneurysm Center.
Modern Health Care magazine reports that Thompson Reuters named HealthEast among the Top 100 hospitals in the U.S. based on: lower mortality, lower complications and better patient safety.
Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, WCCO-TV, KSTP-TV, Fox 9 News, KARE-11 and MPR all report on the annual Adverse Health Event Report. Craig Svendsen, MD, HealthEast Chief Medical Quality Officer is quoted in the Pioneer Press and Star Tribune.
Minneapolis Star Tribune Sunday Local front-page reports that more student athletes are seeking medical attention after a concussion. The article quotes Rachel Winthrop, Community Liason for Bethesda's Concussion Clinic.
KSTP-TV Twin Cities Live featured Rachel Larson, Nutrition/Fitness Specialist with Woodwinds Ways to Wellness, along with Ways to Wellness Nutrition/Fitness Specialists, Sara Bernstein and Beth Dierkhising on a workout that combines yoga, pilates and cardio to jump-start your new year.
St. John's TV show Inside Health Care welcomes special guest Craig Svendsen, MD, Chief Quality Medical Officer, who talks about what HealthEast hospitals are doing to keep patients safe and prevent Adverse Health Events.
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