Archives for 2024

Wedum Residential Hospice staff fulfill a patient’s last wish

[Allina Health Newsroom, November 22, 2024] Hospice staff helped a patient fulfill her wish to attend her daughter's wedding.
November 22, 2024

A love of sewing helps provide comfort to cancer patients

[New Ulm Journal, November 16, 2024] Gwen Mack's good deeds have earned her the tile of Lemon Drop Lady! She donates lemon drop candies and homemade therapeutic corn bags to cancer patients.
November 16, 2024

Nine-year-old boy surprised with adaptive bike

[Allina Health Newsroom, November 15, 2024] 9-year-old Max received his own adaptive bike to take home, thanks to the staff at Courage Kenny Kids supported by the Buffalo Hospital Philanthropy Committee and the Allina Health Foundation. Watch to see Max receive his bike.
November 15, 2024

Athlete, who lost his sight after a car accident, prepares to run his first marathon

[WCCO-TV, November 12, 2024] Mahesh Mathew is a Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute athlete. He has participated in a number of adaptive sports, but now he's training for a marathon.
November 12, 2024

Minnesota man helps explain how virtual orthopedic urgent care works

[Allina Health Newsroom, November 12, 2024] Tim Long of Buffalo, MN never had any intention of ever using virtual orthopedic urgent care, until he needed it. Now, he's explaining how easy it is to use and why he recommends it to friends and family.
November 12, 2024

Minnesota woman shares her care journey as she battles back from a spinal cord injury

[KSTP-TV News, November 08, 2024] A spinal cord injury patient gives a news station an inside look at her care journey.
November 08, 2024

Women-powered resource group makes service its first in-person assignment

[Allina Health Newsroom, November 08, 2024] Allina Women Empowered (AWE), an Allina Health employee resource group, came together to pack period kits and raise awareness for the need for equitable access to period products.
November 08, 2024

Allina Health Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute hosts 40th annual wheelchair basketball tournament

[KARE 11 News, November 02, 2024] The 40th Annual Courage Kenny Classic Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, presented by Coloplast was held in Adren Hills, MN during the first weekend of November
November 02, 2024

How much sugar is too much?

[WCCO-TV, October 31, 2024] Allison Golnik, MD, MPH, an integrative pediatrician with Allina Health Penny George Institute of Health and Healing, shares tips to help lower your sugar intake.
October 31, 2024