Dr. Penny Wheeler , president and chief executive of Allina Health in Minneapolis, has a message for her 29,000 employees, especially those who are 50 and older and comprise about one-third of its workforce: “We want you for a marathon, not a sprint.”
Faced with an outpouring of retiring boomers and a tight labor market, Allina is working feverishly to retain older employees by offering part-time schedules, a phased-retirement program for clinicians and other flexible work arrangements. These policies also stem attrition of employees with young children and those juggling education and work, but they’re particularly appealing to veteran doctors and nurses as well as office and service employees who to keep working, though not necessarily full-time.
January 16, 2019
[KARE 11, January 15, 2019]
Anyone diagnosed with multiple sclerosis knows it's a disease that robs. It can limit movement, reduce vision, and people who live with the auto immune disease may see their personalities change.
January 15, 2019
[KARE 11, January 15, 2019]
It’s the time of year! Cases of pink eye are popping up everywhere from preschools to nursing homes to the office. And while those red, itchy eyes may have you reaching for the eye drops, Allina Health Clinics infectious disease specialist Dr. Frank Rhame says prescription drops may not always be the best medicine.
January 15, 2019
[KARE 11, January 04, 2019]
The FDA has issued another recall for a generic blood pressure medication, the eighth in the past several months for similar types of medications. Allina Health Director of Pharmacy Lee Mork talked with KARE 11 News about why it’s happened and what people should do if they think they have the recalled drugs.
January 04, 2019
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Allina Health's newest Everyday Clinic is now open in the Brooklyn Park Hy-Vee store . This is the fourth of a growing number of Hy-Vee clinics that all welcome walk-in appointments.
January 02, 2019
[WCCO-TV, January 01, 2019]
Jan. 1 is often the time when people resolve to live healthier in the new year.
January 01, 2019
[Pioneer Press, January 01, 2019]
Kaleena Chem-Rodriguez was among the first babies born on New Year’s Day in St. Paul, arriving at 3:21 a.m. at The Mother Baby Center at United and Children’s Minnesota . She weighed in at 5 pounds and 6 ounces.
January 01, 2019