downtown – Here for Life

Help is on the way

February 14, 2020

For Domonique Vetaw (pictured right) and Jahanna Robinson (pictured left), helping others was their primary reason for becoming EMS Dispatchers (EMD) at Hennepin Healthcare. Both women have a long history with Hennepin: both were treated here as children, and Jahanna delivered her three children at HCMC. Domonique grew up near the downtown campus and saw the hospital everyday growing up; as a child, she knew she wanted to work in this building, but wasn’t sure what she wanted to do. (more…)

See snapshots spanning 14 decades of care at Hennepin Healthcare

January 17, 2020

With the start of a new year (and decade!), it’s easy to forget how far Hennepin Healthcare has come since first opening its doors over 130 years ago, then named Minneapolis City Hospital. With that in mind, we put together a timeline to showcase some of the accomplishments, historical events, firsts and changes spanning across the last 14 decades that brought us to where we are today.

Although we couldn’t possibly cover all of the hundreds, if not thousands, of important moments in the history of Hennepin Healthcare, here are a selection of some of the highlights from the past few decades. (more…)

Best of 2017

January 15, 2018

Last year marked 130 years of HCMC serving the community! There’s plenty to look forward to in 2018, including the grand opening of our new Clinic & Specialty Center, as well as our new brand and website launch. Thank you for contributing to our history and strengthening our relationship with the community. As we reflect back on 2017, we remember these top achievements: (more…)

Interview: How Hennepin EMS is preparing for Super Bowl LII

December 27, 2017

Did you know that Hennepin Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff every home game for the Twins, Lynx, Timberwolves, MN United, and the Vikings? As seasoned experts at staffing major sporting events, Hennepin EMS staff are hard at work preparing to staff EMS and paramedic services for Super Bowl LII – before, during, and after.

We interviewed Mike LeVake, Jordan Wardell, and Charles Sloan III of Hennepin EMS for the inside scoop on how they’re getting ready, their favorite parts of staffing NFL games, and tips for all of us – local or visiting – as we rapidly approach the Super Bowl. (more…)

Same-day Surgery and Procedures designs space for optimal patient experience

June 29, 2017

It doesn’t happen every day – the opportunity to build a new surgery and procedure unit from scratch. As a critical component of HCMC’s new Clinic and Specialty Center, an internal team had the opportunity to re-imagine the entire process of same-day surgical procedures.

Using the 3P design approach – evaluating the process, product and people involved in the redesign – a clinical work group developed a single-flow patient-centered design to (more…)

Celebrate Twin Cities Pride with Hennepin County Medical Center!

June 21, 2017

Join us as we participate in Twin Cities Pride for our eighth consecutive year.

We are committed to supporting our LGBTQ community. Diversity and inclusion are an important part of our values and drive our mission. We are honored to serve people of all different backgrounds with care and respect and are dedicated to providing our community with tools to live healthy and happy lives.

Stop by the HCMC booth at the festival on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25. Connect with HCMC providers and staff, test your knowledge at health trivia, take a photo with Bernie the Rescue Dog and learn about our Pediatric and Adult Gender and Sexual Health programs, Positive Care Center and LGBT & Allies employee resource group.

Watch for HCMC employees in the parade on Sunday, June 25.

We’ve been recognized as a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality in the Healthcare Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year and proud to share our mission of ensuring equal access to healthcare for all.

2017 Twin Cities Pride Festival
Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25 | 10am-6pm | Loring Park, 1382 Willow Street, Minneapolis

2017 Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade
Sunday, June 25 | 11am | 3^rd Street and Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis

Join us for the North Loop Clinic and Pharmacy Open House April 26th!

April 24, 2017

This beautiful new location features a variety of medical specialties, including: family medicine, allergy, dermatology, women’s health, acupuncture, and chiropractic care.

Our dermatology team will provide medical and cosmetic dermatology services. Cosmetic procedures include: Botox injections, fillers, micro-needling, chemical peels, and more.

Our expert providers will work with you to keep you healthy, active and on the go.

We’d like to invite you to join us for an Open House at the North Loop Clinic on Wednesday, April 26^th from 4 – 7 p.m. (more…)

Spring allergies are here….get relief!

April 18, 2017

Spring – it’s here! Warmer days. Baseball. Patio dining. Buds on the trees. And, the grass is starting to take on that familiar tint of summer green. This is great news for most of us, but if you’re an allergy sufferer, it can also signal the start of a long-term battle to keep your allergies in check.

Wait, is it allergies or a cold?

As opposed to the common cold, where symptoms come and go pretty quickly, allergy symptoms last much longer, and involve nasal congestion, post-nasal drip, sinus headaches, wheezing and coughing. (more…)