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Medical debt shuffle: Allina sells bills to itself to sue patients
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoDerek Seman had no idea he owed $1,067.88 to Allina Health for cardiac tests, or that the debt was...
Allina Health doctors unionize over health system’s objections
Healthcare Dive via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoDive Brief: The National Labor Relations Board has certified the union election of more than 130...
Hospital workers are working longer hours—here's how their time compares to other health care...
Stacker via AOL· 4 months agoCanva 2023 was a year of historic labor action for U.S. health care workers. A three-day strike...
Atrium Health ends policy of suing patients for unpaid medical debt
Healthcare Dive via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoDive Brief: Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health has stopped suing patients for unpaid...
Doctors, nurses speak out against Allina's closure of intensive care unit at Unity Hospital
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAllina Health is in the unusual position of publicly quarreling with doctors and nurses over plans to halt intensive care at the Unity hospital campus in Fridley and whether it will hurt an ...
Hospitals too busy to train Minnesota paramedic students, exacerbating shortage
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 month agoRob Simonson lives minutes from a dozen Twin Cities emergency rooms that could provide the real-life...
At Ramsey County’s remodeled 911 center, embedded social workers play key role
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe staff who handle 911 calls throughout St. Paul and Ramsey County returned to their remodeled center this week, with embedded social workers now stationed in the middle of the room. Some ...
St. Joseph’s Hospital reopening as health and wellness center
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe former St. Joseph's Hospital in downtown St. Paul is officially reopening Thursday as a wellness center, with the goal of being a one-stop shop of food, medical, aging and other services ...
Man, 77, pulled from New Brighton lake after apparent drowning
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA 77-year-old man was pulled from a New Brighton lake after apparently drowning Monday, according to the Ramsey County sheriff’s office. Emergency responders were called to Long Lake about 12 ...
Washington hospitals sue state over expanded interpretation of a charity care law
Healthcare Dive via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoA state hospital association says the updated charity care guidance, which would require facilities...