Book written by mother-daughter duo is meant to inspire and give back
The Bonneur family is making an impact on young kids everywhere – including Children’s Minnesota. They recently donated 50 onesies to the NICU, 40 Harper & Hunter LLC., adult face masks, 31 copies of “Everybody Love Your Body” and 19 copies of “No Thank You! No Extra Germs For Me!” Read their story.
Celebrating Kwanzaa at Children’s Minnesota
Children’s Minnesota’s Black Employee Empowerment (B.E.E.N.) employee resource group (ERG) is excited to help celebrate Kwanzaa. Learn how the holiday is celebrated, and what Kwanzaa means to families.
Children’s Minnesota names Jennifer Olson as Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Olson, MBA, has been named senior vice president, chief operating officer (COO) of Children’s Minnesota.
CHI St. Gabriel’s Health Project ECHO hosts webinar on COVID-19 featuring Gabrielle Hester, MD
Over 150 healthcare providers from around the state of Minnesota participated in a live webinar hosted by CHI St. Gabriel’s Health, through the Project ECHO model, on Tuesday, December 1.
Children’s Minnesota presents on adolescent contraceptives to Mercy Hospital pediatricians
Kate O’Flynn O’Brien, MD, board certified obstetrician-gynecologist with Children’s Minnesota Gynecology team presented “Contraceptive Update” to the Mercy Hospital pediatrics section on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020.
Children’s Minnesota promotes James C. Burroughs II to vice president, chief equity and inclusion officer
Equity, diversity and inclusion are key components of Children’s Minnesota’s annual operating plan and a significant strategic focus for 2021 and beyond. The elevation of this role to a vice president with a direct reporting relationship to President and CEO, Dr. Marc Gorelick, demonstrates a commitment to equity and accountability, ending systemic racism in healthcare and delivering equitable care to all patients and families.
Running with her whole heart: Delina’s story
Delina was born with a congenital heart defect known as ventricular septal defect. At age 27, she had surgery at Children’s Minnesota to repair it.
Children’s Minnesota Specialty Center – Lakeville

The new Children’s Minnesota Specialty Center – Lakeville is offering rehabilitation, heart care and behavioral health services in the south metro area.
Announcing new director of cardiovascular services
Elizabeth Wagner, DNP, APRN will be taking on the role as director of cardiovascular services. Elizabeth joined Children’s Minnesota in 2016 as the heart failure/heart transplant manager. She has provided leadership to the ECMO department since 2019 as patient care manager and recently as interim patient care manager to CV perioperative services. Elizabeth has extensive […]