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James Burroughs named among 2022 most influential Black executives by Savoy Magazine

Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce that James Burroughs, senior vice president, government and community relations, chief equity and inclusion officer at Children’s Minnesota, was selected among Savoy Magazine’s 2022 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.

Children’s Minnesota’s Community Connect program wins 2022 American Hospital Association Dick Davidson NOVA Award

Children’s Minnesota is honored to announce our Community Connect program has been selected as one of five programs to win the 2022 American Hospital Association Dick Davidson NOVA Award. The award recognizes the program’s contributions to improving community health.

Children’s Minnesota physicians recognized as Top Doctors by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

Children’s Minnesota is honored to have 173 physicians recognized by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine as 2022 Top Doctors. The 26th edition of the list includes hundreds of local physicians from across the Twin Cities in multiple specialties.

James Burroughs among 2022 Twin Cities Business Notable DEI Executives

James Burroughs, senior vice president, government and community relations, chief equity and inclusion officer at Children’s Minnesota, has been named a 2022 Notable Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Executive by Twin Cities Business.

Children’s Minnesota ranks among Best Children’s Hospitals in U.S. News & World Report

The Kid Experts at Children’s Minnesota have once again been recognized as a Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, sharing a ranking for cardiology and heart surgery with Mayo Clinic, as well as ranking for pulmonology and lung surgery and nephrology.

Children’s Minnesota HR team awarded HR Team of the Year

The Children’s Minnesota’s human resources team was awarded HR Team of the Year by Twin Cities Society for Human Resource Management at the TCSHRM 2022 Spring Conference.

Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd and Jamie Winter named 2022 Health Care Heroes by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

Children’s Minnesota kid experts, Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd (they/she), chief education officer and medical director of the Gender Health program, and Jamie Winter (she/her), RN, MBA, director of mental health services, have been recognized as 2022 Health Care Heroes by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Children’s Minnesota physicians recognized as Rising Stars by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

Congratulations to the 85 Children’s Minnesota physicians recognized by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine as 2022 Top Doctors: Rising Stars. The eighth edition of the Top Doctors: Rising Stars list highlights up-and-coming physicians who have been fully licensed to practice for approximately 10 years or less and are recognized for their achievements by peers.

Children’s Minnesota named a Leader in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality

Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce it received the designation of “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index.

Caroline Njau honored as one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Emerging Leaders

Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce that Caroline Njau, senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer, is one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Emerging Leaders of 2022.