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Children’s Minnesota is grateful to have reached a tentative agreement with the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA).

On Friday, Dec. 2, the City of Minneapolis took action to ensure transgender and gender-diverse youth will continue to have access to life-saving health care. Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd, chief education officer and medical director of the Gender Health program at Children’s Minnesota, was among those invited to the signing.

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 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 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 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.

The next generation of imaging technology allows surgeons to view 3-D images and offers 45 percent reduction in radiation exposure.

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.

Three Children's Minnesota health care providers were among those honored during the March of Dimes 2022 Heroes in Action awards ceremony in Minneapolis.

Cancer treatment can affect fertility, so it's important to educate patients and their families early on about possible fertility risks to help them decide if fertility preservation is possible and wanted. Preserving fertility can be very important for a young person’s long-term quality of life.