specialty center – Here for Life

Black Women with Stethoscopes Youth Summits inspire youth and make us hopeful for the future of healthcare

May 25, 2022

Over 150 young women ages 12-18 years old recently visited our campus to learn about healthcare careers during our Black Women with Stethoscopes Youth Summits on April 30 and May 15. Youth learned that not only are these careers within reach, but that they can play a critical role in delivering culturally-centered care and help decrease health disparities. Black Women with Stethoscopes is the second series of youth summits from our Talent Garden program, which connects youth of color to opportunities in medicine and healthcare. (more…)

Healthcare that gives adolescents and young adults a voice

December 21, 2021

Adolescence is an important time of development. Young people are developing physically, emotionally, and socially. Their brains are developing rapidly. While early childhood involves rapid brain growth, adolescent brain development is focused on a process called “pruning,” in which the existing neural pathways are refined and trimmed over time, especially in the main decision-making areas of the brain. This process goes on well into a person’s twenties. As a result, in adolescence, many neurons, including those in the reward pathways, are firing rapidly. This creates an environment for rapid socioemotional development, learning and sometimes behaviors that involve risk-taking and high rewards. The adolescent years is a period of opportunity and vulnerability for health and development. (more…)

Parents, let’s unite and talk to our kids about bullying

October 20, 20201

It can be easy to think that bullying is an issue of the past. In many ways kids are much more accepting these days than in previous generations. Unfortunately however, one in five kids is the victim of bullying. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and I want to encourage you to talk with your kids about this important issue. (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…)

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…)

The buildings of HCMC’s past, present & future

April 19, 2017

We’re counting down until April 2018 when we open a beautiful, state-of-the-art clinic and specialty center on our downtown campus. As we celebrate one year to opening, the Hennepin Medical History Center reflected on the many buildings that were a part of Hennepin County Medical Center’s past.

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Leave your legacy in our new clinic and specialty center

April 5, 2017

The construction of our new clinic and specialty center brings once-in-a lifetime opportunities to leave a legacy. We are offering naming rights to unique program spaces and public areas in this vibrant building opening spring 2018. Whether a local company, staff member, grateful patient, resident alumni, or community organization, there’s a unique space to showcase your appreciation of HCMC’s mission. (more…)