Second-annual Walk for Amazing raises $320,000 to support Children’s Minnesota programs
Nearly two thousand participants from across the Twin Cities metro came out Saturday for the second-annual Walk for Amazing, a celebratory fundraising event supporting the many specialty areas at Children’s Minnesota. Energized families, friends, neighbors and coworkers raised more than $320,000 for the state’s largest nonprofit pediatric health system, which serves kids and their families throughout the Upper Midwest.
Eleven Children’s Minnesota nurses honored as “Outstanding Nurses” finalists
Eleven Children’s Minnesota nurses have been named finalists in the 2019 Mpls.St.Paul Magazine “Outstanding Nurses” Awards.
Hy-Vee, Jel Sert and the American Childhood Cancer Organization donate freezer and unlimited ice pops to Children’s Minnesota

Thanks to a generous donation by Hy-Vee, Jel Sert and the American Childhood Cancer Organization, kids treated at Children’s Minnesota will now be able to enjoy ice pops.
Work Here Wednesday: Betsy Boegeman, social work

Today is Work Here Wednesday! We asked one of our social workers, Betsy Boegeman to tell us more about her work as a social worker in Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program.
Children’s Minnesota receives four national U.S. News & World Report rankings
U.S. News & World Report announced that Children’s Minnesota has been named one of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking the pediatric system for three key specialty areas in its 2019-2020 rankings released online Tuesday. Children’s is among the top 50 facilities, ranking No. 38 in pulmonology, No. 42 in diabetes and endocrinology, No. 43 in neonatology, and No. 28 in nephrology as a joint program partnership with the Masonic Children’s Hospital.
Work Here Wednesday: Cooks wanted!

We currently have openings in our nutrition department for part-time (.50 FTE benefits eligible) cooks in Minneapolis.
Forgetting children in hot cars: reduce the risk with these five tips

The weather is heating up in Minnesota. Here are five tips to ensure you’ll never accidentally leave your child unattended in the car.
Why we wear orange on National Gun Violence Awareness Day

In honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, many Children’s employees wore orange to support firearm safety.
Children’s Minnesota shares S.T.A.B.L.E. Program at Buffalo Hospital

Children’s neonatal outreach team recently presented the S.T.A.B.L.E. Program for the Buffalo Hospital nursery team.