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Since 2008, Mayo Clinic Health System has offered an annual women’s health program designed to educate women on health prevention and wellness. In 2018, Mayo Clinic Health System hosted a Women’s Health and Well-Being Symposium at locations in Albert Lea, Owatonna and Red Wing.

Matching clinical care with cultural values

January 2019

Providers at HealthEast, part of Fairview Health Services, serve the largest Karen population in the Twin Cities. They recognized that American treatment programs for mental health and chemical dependency issues were being lost in translation and decided to do something about it.

Sanford fitness programs keep generations of community members healthy, mobile

January 2019

Two programs sponsored by Sanford Health in rural southwestern Minnesota enhance the fitness and health of community members across generations.

Embedded social workers connect people in crisis with care

January 2019

Regions Hospital and People Incorporated, a mental health services nonprofit, are each supplying a full-time social worker to the St. Paul Police Department's new Mental Health Unit to help connect people in crisis with the care they need and significantly reduce mental health crisis-related arrests and repeat calls for service.

Mayo Clinic provides funding to boost community housing efforts in Rochester

January 2019

Mayo Clinic has helped to form the Coalition for Rochester Area Housing with a funding commitment of $4 million over 2018 and 2019. The coalition to address local housing needs is a collaboration among the Rochester Area Foundation, Olmsted County, the city of Rochester and Mayo Clinic.

Preventing brain injury, pediatric trauma through community education

January 2019

Recognizing that many childhood injuries are preventable, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare participates in community activities throughout the year that raise awareness about proactive measures parents can take to keep their children safe.

Teaming up for diabetes prevention

January 2019

Windom Area Hospital works alongside community organizations to increase awareness of the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and promote community resources available to both diagnosed diabetics and those at risk for developing diabetes.

Child Advocacy Center provides protection, justice, healing

January 2019

CentraCare Health's Central Minnesota Child Advocacy Center serves children when there is a concern of child abuse to help preserve the dignity and spirit of the child by supporting, advocating for and educating families.

Reaching out to communities to reduce mental health stigma

January 2019

Essentia Health is reaching out to the communities it serves to help people better understand mental illnesses and help reduce the stigma felt by those who experience it. Staff at three Essentia Health hospitals across northern Minnesota are partnering with other organizations to provide educational materials, organize community events and create speakers’ bureaus.

Minnesota’s nonprofit hospitals contribute $5.2 billion in uncompensated care and health improvement programs to Minnesota communities

January 2019

Local hospital leaders recognized by Minnesota Hospital Association for completing comprehensive certification training

January 2019

MHA Newsline: Jan. 14, 2019

January 2019

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MHA releases report on financial health of hospitals and health systems

December 2018

MHA Newsline: Dec. 17, 2018

December 2018

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MHA Newsline: Dec. 10, 2018

December 2018

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Abbott Northwestern Hospital care team member receives MHA’s Good Catch for Patient Safety Award

December 2018

Kara Boyko Frandson, Pharm.D., Abbott Northwestern Hospital, accepted the quarterly Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) Good Catch for Patient Safety Award at a presentation on Nov. 12.