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[KSTP TV, May 04, 2020]   More than 30 foster kids in Isanti County now have bikes to ride to ride this spring thanks to a donation of bikes and helmets to the Isanti County Family Service. Allina Health and Free Bikes 4 Kidz collected donated bikes last fall and refurbished them for kids in need.
May 04, 2020
[WCCO-TV, April 23, 2020]   Allina Health and several other Minnesota organizations are working together to donate bicycles to workers performing essential jobs in the Twin Cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tia Martinson, of Free Bikes For Kids, told WCCO that her organization has partnered with Allina Health, Quality Bike Products and Slow Roll Twin Cities to give away bikes to workers still on the job as the novel coronavirus spreads in the state.
April 23, 2020
[KSTP TV, April 15, 2020]   Doctors and nurses are on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19. But right behind them are hospital workers you might never think about—the environmental service aides, housekeepers, who keep everything nice and clean and sterile for providers and patients.
April 15, 2020
[KSTP TV, April 13, 2020]   Pregnancy can be challenging enough without throwing in the complications of life during the COVID-19 outbreak dealing with safety restrictions. Read more.
April 13, 2020
[KSTP TV, March 31, 2020]   Bachman’s Floral donated 1,500 flowering plants to Abbott Northwestern Hospital in appreciation of health care workers. KSTP-TV captured the delivery.
March 31, 2020
[KSTP TV, March 25, 2020]   From her home office, Dr. Cheryl Bemel , a psychologist with Allina Health, is continuing to see patients, just in a different way now. "I use a headset when I’m speaking to them so it’s actually like a virtual TV show where they see me in real time, and I see them in real time," Bemel explained.
March 25, 2020
[KSTP TV, March 23, 2020]   Health systems including Allina Health have asked the public to make and donate handmade face masks because of a shortage of manufactured face masks. But some have questioned whether handmade face masks are effective.
March 23, 2020
[KSTP-TV March, January 01, 0001]   At Abbott Northwestern blood bank, the work never stops, especially during a public health emergency. Red blood cells donated a couple of weeks ago are still being used.
March 19, 2020
[KSTP TV, March 19, 2020]   Adults aren't the only ones worried about the COVID-19 outbreak. Kids are, too.
March 19, 2020
  KARE 11, February 3, 2020] In a groundbreaking development in the fight against food allergies, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for children with peanut allergies. Dr. Pramod Kelkar with Allina Health says the latest FDA approved drug adds an extra layer of protection for people with peanut allergies.
February 03, 2020