Care Delivery Research

Allina Health’s Care Delivery Research department is dedicated to advancing practice-based research for Allina patients, their families and providers, as well as broader communities served by Allina Health facilities. Through partnerships with clinical service lines and provider teams across the Allina Health system, we are able to create, design, evaluate, implement and disseminate research focused on improving care delivery.

Critical Care, Hospitalist and Medical Education Research Programs at Abbott Northwestern Hospital

The critical care and hospitalist clinical research programs at Allina Health are in partnership with Abbott Northwestern Hospital and strive to improve outcomes for hospitalized patients. Results of our research studies provide important evidence that is used to develop optimized patient care and reduce complications during hospital admissions. Ultimately, the impact of this research benefits our community by decreasing the overall length of stay and cost of care for inpatients. Collectively, over 100 physicians staff the critical care and hospitalist services, many of whom are actively engaged in research.  The Critical Care/Hospitalist Research Council reviews and approves all studies before initiation.

Clinical research studies led by physicians and the critical care/hospitalist research team at Abbott Northwestern Hospital often involve physicians-in-training from the Internal Medicine Residency Program. This integrated approach to medical care, training and clinical research promotes exceptional care for the patients and families that Abbott Northwestern Hospital serves.

Publications

View publications from this team on PubMed.

Critical Care/Hospitalist/Medical Education Research Team

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Research

The emergency medical services (EMS) research agenda at Allina Health aims to improve the delivery and outcomes of the prehospital care provided by our ambulance service and 911 communications center. Allina Health EMS is the largest EMS agency in Minnesota with over 650 prehospital clinicians and telecommunicators, and approximately 140,000 calls for service annually across 120+ communities.

Since 2011, a small but active group of core investigators has been conducting research in this large, applied setting that supports the advancement of prehospital medicine and aims to improve the safety and efficiency of Allina’s EMS operations. The research agenda extends beyond the study of prehospital clinical care and outcomes to include topics of workforce and operational relevance, such as EMS clinician wellbeing and vehicle safety. All EMS investigators are active members of the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) and disseminate research findings annually at the NAEMSP conference.

Publications

You can view publications from the EMS Research Team at EMS Research Publications

Emergency Medical Services Research Team

Mother Baby Research

The Mother Baby research agenda at Allina Health seeks to improve models of care and outcomes during prenatal care, labor and delivery for both low-high-risk pregnancies and neonatal care. Our research is also focused on identifying disparities and inequalities to create opportunities to improve equity in both access to care and outcomes. Ultimately, we aim to partner with providers to generate evidence-based practice within the Mother Baby Service Line.

Allina Health’s Mother Baby Clinical Service Line brings together obstetrics (OB), perinatology, midwifery, newborn care/neonatology and women’s health to provide world-class care. Allina Health is the largest OB delivery system in the state with over 15,500 annual deliveries. Research conducted by the Mother Baby team is guided by the Mother Baby Research Council, comprised of care across the Mother Baby Clinical Service Line, which provides scientific, strategic and practical guidance to the development and implementation of research.

Publications

You can view publications from the Mother Baby team at PubMed. 

Mother Baby Research Team

Emergency Medicine Research

In partnership with Emergency Care Consultants, the Emergency Medicine research team, a part of Care Delivery Research, implemented studies examining potential racial disparities in care. The team presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum and the 2024 Allina Health Research Day regarding a study examining potential stigmatizing language in emergency medicine notes.

Publications

You can view publications related to Emergency Medicine Research at PubMed. 

Emergency Medicine Research Team

Abbey Sidebottom, PhD, MPH
Principal Research Scientist
abbey.sidebottom@allina.com