Hennepin Healthcare GI & Liver Clinic

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Dan Hallberg – Security Chief

“There are a few little-known facts about our security team. We wear roughly 20 pounds of safety gear during eight and 12-hour shifts, covering a few miles each shift. The security team is not large, however, we still handle about 100,000 calls a year. This year, we’ve been approved to hire additional positions to handle security needs at our community clinics. Our goal is to have our own security professionals at all the community clinics by the fall. We’re also in the process of hiring crisis stabilization officers (CSOs) who specialize in de-escalation and will be responsible for calls associated with behavioral health and behavioral emergency response (BERT) team calls.

Every week, there’s a new challenge that offers growth and teamwork. We take pride in communicating with patients and staff using compassion. We do whatever we can to fill in the gaps and needs, like offering a wheelchair to a patient who’s struggling with walking, guiding someone who’s lost to their appointment, or comforting someone who just lost their loved one.”

Hennepin Healthcare Foundation is proud to highlight authentic stories from the wide variety of human beings who connect with our mission. Follow more Humans of Hennepin Healthcare at hennepinhealthcare.org/humans.

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Excited for ? Get your children and teens ready with wellness checks, sports physicals, and vaccine appointments to make sure they're ready for the new school year. Schedule an appointment with MyChart, call 612-873-6963 or schedule online, hennepinhealthcare.org/appointments.

Love history? Curious about ours? Mark your calendar! The History Center is celebrating 30 years of the inception of the center by holding an exciting event on Saturday September 21. The displays and presentation will end with an optional walking tour highlighting the past structures and evolution of our 137-year history. Find out more and register at https://ow.ly/qG4Q50SXPLf

If you need to pick up prescriptions in the north metro, try St. Anthony Clinic's drive-thru pharmacy! We make it easy to get the meds you need and offer a monthly free medication delivery. Open from 8:30 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday (closed daily from 12:30 pm – 1 pm).

For more info, call 612-873-7210 or visit hennepinhealthcare.org/sav

Fourteen years ago Tracy smoked her last pack of ci******es. "I smoked until I was sick -- one after another -- and then said, 'I'm done.'" She never imagined she'd be healthy enough to donate a kidney to her best friend. "But now, here I am, on the 14th anniversary after quitting smoking, so excited to be able to help someone else." Where will you be in 14 years? If smoking is part of your life, you can remove it from your future. And offer hope to someone else looking for one.

For information about quitting smoking, go to https://ow.ly/Qygi50SX6OZ

Did you know that road accidents are the leading cause of unintentional deaths in children in the US? You can dramatically reduce the risk of injury by ensuring your child's car seat is properly installed. Starting August 1, Minnesota law is getting stricter on child passenger safety:

“Every driver who transports a child or children under the age of 18 years old in a motor vehicle is required to have the child or children restrained in a child safety seat or seat belt. If a child can be placed in more than one category, then the child must be placed in the more protective category.”

Learn more about this law and how car seat clinics can help: https://ow.ly/u1Mb50SOsxm

Congratulations to Rochelle Zarzar, MD, MBA, MACM, our Senior Medical Director of Emergency Services.

2024 Best & Brightest Executive MBA: Rochelle Zarzar, University of Minnesota (Carlson) Rochelle Zarzar, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, has been named a Poets&Quants Best & Brightest Executive MBA of 2024

Proud to have Hennepin EMS provide emergency medical coverage for today’s Minnesota Vikings pre-season game at U.S. Bank Stadium. 🚑🧡

We were a proud host venue for the Minneapolis Regional Chamber's Educator Externship Program! The group included 14 high school & college educators. Their hands-on experience in our Simulation Center helped to bring career-based learning to life, creating inspiration for classroom curriculum and their students' future career interests. They were very interested in our Talent Garden Summits and Internships that are 100% funded by philanthropy.

Externship program: mplschamber.com/programs/foundation-program/educator-externships
Talent Garden: hennepinhealthcare.org/talentgarden

Thank you Bell Bank for supporting our youngest patients in our pediatric intensive care unit! These fleece blankets will bring warmth and comfort to our patients and their families. We are grateful for your generosity 💜

It's hard to be healthy when you are hungry. This summer, help us support our patients experiencing food insecurity. Your donation to our Sunshine & Sustenance Appeal will double in impact, thanks to a matching gift opportunity. Make a difference and ensure that patients in need receive nourishing food this season: https://ow.ly/kKiy50SUmkJ

Newly elected Heather Edelson, Hennepin County Commissioner joined our team this week to learn about the exceptional care provided at Hennepin Healthcare, how we are working to address workplace violence, and the infrastructure needs of our facility. We look forward to working with Commissioner Edelson to support our patients and community!

Don't leave it to chance. As your kids head , you can protect them from serious illness by getting them vaccinated. Are they caught up on their vaccines? Learn what vaccines are recommended by age: hennepinhealthcare.org/wellchild

Great turnout at Lake Harriet tonight for Shaun Johnson + The Big Band Experience sponsored by our Hennepin Healthcare Foundation. Thank you to everyone who joined us! 🎼 🎶 🎵 🎤 🎷 🎺

PNC team members gathered today to place stickers on books they generously donated to the our Children’s Literacy Program. We are thankful for their support to give young patients and visitors these books. Children who read lead healthier lives. If your company would like to schedule a Doing Good for Hennepin Healthcare event, visit hennepinhealthcare.org/doinggood

Melissa Lallak, Laboratory Director

“The laboratory team is a little more behind the scenes, but we support the hospital with a prominent level of expertise. We provide a lot of complex services- dispensing lab test results that help the hospital to provide quality patient care. Approaching problems and finding solutions that align with regulations are challenging, but my team is creative and logical. They reach out to get resources at the right time to accomplish what we need. They solve problems with passion and pay great attention to detail.

What drew me to be a part of Hennepin Healthcare was the mission to the community and the people that chose to work here for that mission. The passion and the dedication to serving our community is beyond anything I have experienced. The ability to meet the needs of the patients makes me proud to work here. This is a great place.”

Hennepin Healthcare Foundation is proud to highlight authentic stories from the wide variety of human beings who connect with our mission. Follow more Humans of Hennepin Healthcare at hennepinhealthcare.org/humansofhennepin.

We’ve all experienced a bump to the head, and not only does it hurt like heck – it can have serious consequences. On Episode Eight of the Healthy Matters podcast, host Dr. David Hilden talks to Dr. Matthew Puderbaugh from our Traumatic Brain Injury – or TBI – Clinic, which was recently recognized as being the first in the world to receive special accreditation for its concussion program. https://healthymatters.org/getting-our-brains-around-tbi-and-concussions/

We’re hiring a physical therapist to join our Orthopedic Clinic! Work M – F during clinic hours providing therapeutic services to patients. If you want to grow your career and make a difference, join our family of . Share, refer, apply: https://ow.ly/Q5op50SSguK

Our lactation consultants can help you get ready for breastfeeding even before you deliver your baby. Learn more about what to expect for this visit and all the resources our Breastfeeding Clinic offers: https://ow.ly/lKaH50SNH54

We’ve all heard of hernias, but do you know what they are and what causes them? On the latest episode of The Healthy Matters Podcast, join Dr. David Hilden as he sits down with General Surgeon Dr. Rachel Payne as they discuss hernias and what to expect with surgery. Listen to Episode 19 now at healthymatters.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

Thank you to everyone who joined Hennepin EMS and our St. Anthony Village Clinic & Pharmacy teams in Friday’s St. Anthony Villagefest, Inc. parade! We 💚💚💚 the City of St. Anthony Village and are proud to serve this community 🚑 🐶

Hennepin Healthcare’s new emergency chair says more diverse staff and public health approach helps patients Dr. Thomas Wyatt says HCMC, like many hospitals in the U.S., has too few places for people to go for more treatment once they’ve had acute care in emergency rooms.

Offering primary care for all family members, specialty care and a pharmacy, our Richfield Clinic and Pharmacy makes sure you get the care you need close to home. Call 612-873-6963 to make an appointment or schedule online at hennepinhealthcare.org/rich.

NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE! On the latest episode of The Healthy Matters Podcast, Dr. David Hilden is joined by Dr. Rachel Payne, a General Surgeon at Hennepin Healthcare, and someone who uses robotic surgery to repair hernias. The discussion spans the different types of hernias, their root causes, and what you can expect if hernia surgery is needed. Find out all of this and more on today’s podcast, available now at healthymatters.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

It might feel early but it's the perfect time to think about and protecting your family from vaccine-preventable diseases. Check with your child's provider to see that they're caught up on their vaccines, and schedule an appointment to get missing vaccines before school starts.

Learn more: hennepinhealthcare.org/wellchild