Allina Hospitals & Clinics and its employees have been recognized by many organizations for their efforts to improve health care.
2010
United Hospital is the only Minnesota hospital, and one of just 50 in the United States, to be granted Disease-Specific Certification in Heart Failure from The Joint Commission, the Gold Seal of Approval for health care quality.
Abbott Northwestern Hospital's Intensive Care Unit for medical, surgical and neurology patients earns the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
The Minnesota Hospital Association presents Allina Hospitals & Clinics its Patient Safety Improvement Award. The award recognizes patient safety and quality improvement efforts in preventing pressure ulcers in hospital patients.
The cancer centers at Mercy and Unity hospitals earn the 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.
Abbott Northwestern Hospital's Joint Replacement Center, Mercy Hospital, Owatonna Hospital, St. Francis Regional Medical Center, United Hospital and Unity Hospital named Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement.
Lori Knutson, director of the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing, is named one of the top 10 people in integrative health care by The Integrator Blog. The influential web publication also called the George Institute the most significant integration initiative in the United States.
Allina Hospitals & Clinics is proud to be associated with employees and physicians responsible for receiving four awards from the Minnesota Hospital Association: Caregiver of the Year, Innovation of the Year in Patient Care, Calls to Action and Community Benefit.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center awards MAGNET® status to United Hospital, placing the St. Paul facility in the top 5 percent of all U.S. hospitals for nursing care excellence.
Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital ranks number one on Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal'sTop 25 list of cardiac care centers. Other Allina hospitals listed are Mercy in Coon Rapids at seven, United in St. Paul at ten, and Unity in Fridley at 15.
Thirteen Allina Medical Clinic locations honored by Minnesota Bridges to Excellence for meeting criteria for excellence in optimal care of patients with diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease.
Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute earned accreditation from CARF International for its stroke specialty programs and inpatient rehabilitation programs.
Mercy Hospital earned two VHA Leadership Awards for supply chain management improvement.
Abbott Northwestern Hospital's Neuroscience Center designated a national Stroke Center of Excellence by NeuStrategy.
Unity Hospital earned a Level III trauma designation from the Minnesota Statewide Trauma System of the Minnesota Department of Health.
American College of Cardiology named Barry Maron, MD, director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Distinguished Scientist for Clinical Research.
Allina received three Minnesota Hospital Association awards for exemplary leadership, positive workplace environment and innovations in patient care.
Abbott Northwestern Hospital named one of America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, ranking in eight of 12 areas where hospital ability is measured by reputation, mortality data and other care-related factors.
Mercy Hospital's executive chef Travis Kempker won first place in a national recipe contest.
Mercy & Unity Hospitals' director of social services earns a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
