COVID-19 vaccinations for patients 12 and older
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On May 12, 2021, the CDC approved the FDA emergency use order of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 years and older. Children’s Minnesota has been vaccinating kids 12 years and older and their families against COVID-19 at our three mass vaccine clinics in St. Paul, Minneapolis and West St. Paul. We are entering a transition phase as we work to operationalize COVID-19 vaccinations within primary care clinics for our patient families. If your patients 12 years and older are seeking vaccination, please direct them to Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector to find locations.
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The Mother Baby Center at Mercy with
Children's Minnesota announces
Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
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The Mother Baby Center, a partnership between Children’s Minnesota and Allina Health, is expanding its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) services. The Center has enhanced neonatal care at its Mercy Hospital location in Coon Rapids, shifting from a Level II special care nursery to a
Level III NICU. Learn more about the expansion here.
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Leadership at Children’s Minnesota NICU at Mercy includes (left to right):
- Mark Bergeron, MD, MPH - Medical Director, Children’s Minnesota NICU at Mercy and Medical Director, Virtual Care and Outreach
- Pat McPherson, MSN, RN, NE-B - Patient Care Manager, Children’s Minnesota NICU at Mercy
- Megan Borgos, APRN, CNP - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Community Site Lead
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Children’s Minnesota 2020 Annual Report
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Children’s Minnesota has released its 2020 Annual Report. The annual report features the accomplishments and results from the past year, a video message from president and CEO, Marc Gorelick, MD, a variety of patient stories, and donor listings.
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Children’s Minnesota’s first heart transplant patient. Read about John’s miraculous story and how he's doing almost three years later.
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John’s story is one of surprises and hope. And, it all started when Nay was feeling sick at home in Togo, Africa. She was treated for malaria but then boarded a plane to visit her sister in the United States. She was still feeling sick so she went to the doctor to see what was wrong. “That’s where I learned I was seven months pregnant with John,” said Nay.
On September 2, 2018, Nay gave birth to her baby, John, at The Mother Baby Center at Abbott Northwestern and Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis. The doctors had to immediately rush John into the cardiac ICU for emergent testing and therapies to sustain his life. Read John's story here.
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Children’s Minnesota physician receives Emerging Scientist Award from Children’s Cancer Research Fund
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Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce Dr. Nathan Gossai, Director of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Program Children's Minnesota, has received an Emerging Scientist Award for 2021 from the Children’s Cancer Research Fund. The award is a $100,000 grant designed to develop the independent research of exceptional investigators still early in their careers. Read more about the award.
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Children’s Home App-based Monitoring Program (CHAMP) study at the Children’s Minnesota NICU in St. Paul
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Babies born preterm who have difficulty feeding but are otherwise generally healthy are participating in the Children’s Home App-based Monitoring Program (CHAMP) study at the Children’s Minnesota NICU in St. Paul. Through this study, the Children’s Minnesota St. Paul NICU – the only program in the state to be doing this – is piloting a method to be able to send some families from our NICU home faster thanks to grants from the Gerber Foundation and an internal Children’s Minnesota research fund. Read more about the Hulstein twin's story and CHAMP study here.
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We are excited to announce Pregnancy Care Best Practices, a virtual education series by Minnesota Perinatal Physicians and The Mother Baby Center. Our experts will present trending topics relevant to caring for women who are pregnant.
Please join us for the first Pregnancy Care Best Practices presentation on Thursday, May 27th.
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As kids flock outside to play this summer, musculoskeletal infections are on thing that could slow them down. In this episode guest host Dr. Gabi Hester, Medical Director of clinical outcomes at Children’s Minnesota (left), will dig deep into the evidence with Dr. Jennifer Laine, Pediatric Orthopedic surgeon, as well as Dr. Raj Srivastava, Pediatric Hospitalist, about the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal infections.
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One Year Later: Addressing structural racism and advancing health equity after the killing of George Floyd
Thursday, May 27, 2021 | 8-9 a.m.
Presented by:
Marc H. Gorelick, MD, MSCE, President and Chief Executive Officer
James C. Burroughs, II, Vice President, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Objectives:
- Discuss the impact of racial trauma, specifically including the killing of George Floyd, on community health and pediatric
- Describe system-wide efforts to advance health equity and reduce racial health disparities
- Discuss how pediatric healthcare providers can partner with communities to mitigate the effects of racial trauma and work toward social justice going forward
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Virtual Grand Rounds
Every Thursday, 8 - 9 a.m.
Join us for the live, virtual event or watch recorded presentations.
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Talking Pediatrics podcast
Join us each week as we bring intriguing stories and relevant pediatric health care information that will surprise, challenge and perhaps change how you care for the most amazing people on Earth — kids!
Listen now
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COVID-19 Clinician Toolkit
Children’s Minnesota and Children’s Health Network continues efforts around the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the safety of our patients, families and clinical teams. We are taking steps to provide the latest information and guidelines for clinicians.
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