Children’s Minnesota Stories

Tom Coyne, echo sonographer manager, has been working at Children's Minnesota for 14-years now. He will be sharing all his favorite things about his career.

Historically, Black patients have experienced disparities across the spectrum of health care, even when it comes to the most basic of patient needs – hair care. That’s why a team of nurses at Children’s Minnesota set out to address the issue and improve hair care for children in the hospital with textured hair.

Rather than hanging up her scrubs for good, Roxy decided to continue her career and care for patients in the first neurosurgery suite of its kind on the entire continent.

Nora and her family shared their story about how she beat severe epilepsy with the help of her care team.

Children’s Minnesota is seeking qualified candidates to join our emergency departments team in Minneapolis! Join the kid experts and apply today!

Read the story of Maddy's heart transplant.

At Children's Minnesota, our employee resource groups (ERG) are supportive allies for each another, regardless of which ERG they are involved in. This Black History Month, we asked some of our ERG members what they're doing to recognize, celebrate and raise awareness.

Growing up playing sports with her three older brothers means Gwen has no shortage of motivation. After being diagnosed with brain cancer at only 19 years old, Gwen plans to still finish college a semester early, works part-time, goes to the gym every day and even plans on competing in her first powerlifting tournament in July!

At Children’s Minnesota, we understand that staying in the hospital for an extended period of time can be hard on both the patient and family. Which is why we’re excited to announce our new partnership with Little Wishes for our cardiovascular program!

What was supposed to be food poisoning from seafood turned out to be life threatening. Reese was air lifted to Children’s Minnesota when the results of a CT scan showed that he had an enlarged heart with a clot.