Caroline Njau honored as a Rising Star by Becker’s Hospital Review
The honor recognizes the rising stars in health care, focused on leaders with a diverse background from across the industry who are 40 years old or younger.
Health Professional News
News for and about the physicians and clinicians in the Children’s professional community.
Weeding through the facts about teens and cannabis
In the Talking Pediatrics episode, “In the Weeds: What You Need to Know About Teens and Cannabis,” host Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd talks with Dr. Sarah Polley, medical director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s national substance use and mental health treatment center for adolescents and young adults. This important conversation explores the cannabis products teens are using, how they impact developing brains and how to intervene as a parent or caregiver.
Dr. Goepferd talks gender-affirming care in Human Rights Campaign video
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has released a new report about the threats and harassment targeting health care providers and systems for offering gender-affirming care. The report includes a video that features Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd (they/she), chief education officer and medical director of the Gender Health program at Children’s Minnesota, discussing the attacks on providers, including themselves.
System Medical Director of Neonatology at Children’s Minnesota selected as a Notable Leader in Health Care
Dr. Thomas George, system medical director of neonatology at Children’s Minnesota, was named a 2022 Notable Leader in Health Care by Twin Cities Business magazine.
The Mother Baby Centers at Abbott Northwestern, United and Mercy hospitals earn top rating from U.S. News & World Report
The Mother Baby Center, a partnership between Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota, is pleased to announce all three Mother Baby Centers in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Coon Rapids have been named as 2022-2023 High Performing hospitals for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report.
Children’s Minnesota podcast wins platinum eHealthcare Leadership Award
Children’s Minnesota is thrilled to announce that Talking Pediatrics, our clinical pediatric podcast, won a platinum 2022 eHealthcare Leadership Award in the Best Digital Physician Engagement category.
Children’s Minnesota welcomes new kid experts to nationally ranked cardiovascular program
Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce that Sarah Blonsky, MD; Cathleen Pruitt, MD; and Neil Zaki, MD, MSCI have joined the expanding cardiovascular department to round out the program’s comprehensive pediatric cardiovascular services, providing everything from routine cardiology care to advanced cardiac surgeries, from before birth and into adulthood.
Children’s Minnesota to open its first inpatient mental health unit Nov. 29
Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce the opening of its first inpatient mental health unit, located at its St. Paul hospital, starting Nov. 29, 2022. It is expected to care for more than 1,000 children and adolescents annually, serving the urgent mental health needs of the most vulnerable kids in Minnesota and the region.
Children’s Minnesota among the first pediatric hospitals in the country to install new, revolutionary CT scanner
The next generation of imaging technology allows surgeons to view 3-D images and offers 45 percent reduction in radiation exposure.
Children’s Minnesota 2023 summer nurse internship program
Children’s Minnesota is now accepting applications for our 2023 summer nurse internship program! Every summer, we welcome student nurses to a 10-week paid internship at Children’s Minnesota. In this program, student nurses work full time in a clinical setting, learning from experienced registered nurses (RN) as they perform clinical tasks, and patient and family centered care.