HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC

PATIENT CARE:HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC, (HEREAFTER HHS) IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE CLINIC SYSTEM, LEVEL 1 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER, AND MEDICAL CENTER WITH THE LARGEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN MINNESOTA, EMS SERVICE, AND A NURSE HOME VISITING PROGRAM. HHS IS ALSO RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR LEADERSHIP IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESEARCH, AND COMPASSIONATE CARE IN MULTIPLE SPECIALTIES. HHS OPERATED A HOSPITAL WITH LICENSED CAPACITY OF 894 BEDS AND 65 BASSINETS, 469 BEDS AND 65 BASSINETS OF WHICH WERE AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS 10 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS AND 34 SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS, AND EMPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 975 PROVIDERS, 247 RESIDENTS, AND 160 PHARMACISTS IN 9 PHARMACY LOCATIONS. HHS IS A MAJOR EMPLOYER AND ECONOMIC ENGINE IN HENNEPIN COUNTY OF MINNESOTA. THE CLINIC AND SPECIALTY CENTER (CSC) OUTPATIENT FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS REAFFIRMS HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC.'S (HHS) COMMITMENT TO PARTNERING WITH ITS COMMUNITY, PATIENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO OUTSTANDING CARE FOR EVERYONE, WHILE IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH TEACHING, PATIENT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. HHS INVESTS IN TRAINING AND SUPPORTING ITS TEAM MEMBERS TO SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN THE BELIEF THAT EQUITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. HHS WORKS TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS TO RECEIVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO BE AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE. HHS PARTNERS WITH THE COMMUNITY, BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, TO SUPPORT ACHIEVING THEIR FULLEST HEALTH POTENTIAL BY ACTIVELY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO ACCESS DUE TO RACISM, OR ANY OTHER CONSEQUENCE OF SOCIAL POSITION OR SOCIALLY INFLUENCED CIRCUMSTANCES EXPERIENCED BY BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND THOSE WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, UNINSURED, INDIGENT, AND MEMBERS OF OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

EDUCATION & TRAINING: THE CENTER FOR LEARNING INTEGRATION EXCELS IN COORDINATING, DESIGNING, AND INTEGRATING LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WITH THE PRIORITY GOAL TO IMPROVE QUALITY, SAFETY, AND EXPERIENCE OUTCOMES FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS. HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. (HHS) ALSO OPERATES THE INTERDISCIPLINARY SIMULATION AND EDUCATION CENTER, A TRAINING CENTER THAT HOSTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR NURSES, PHYSICIANS, PRE-HOSPITAL PROVIDERS, AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FROM HHS AND ACROSS THE REGION. IT IS A GUIDED, SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO SIMULATE PRACTICE OF REAL-LIFE MEDICAL SITUATIONS AND PROCEDURES VIA STATE-OF-THE-ART SIMULATION EQUIPMENT. HHS EMPHASIZES TRAINING THE FUTURE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE TO MEET COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. THE ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER PROFESSIONAL CENTER PROVIDES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. HHS COOPERATES WITH METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE THE DENTAL THERAPIST PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON ADVANCED DENTAL THERAPY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN GENERAL AND PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY AS WELL AS ORAL SURGERY. COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS FROM ACROSS MINNESOTA COME TO HHS FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION TRAINING COURSES. HHS ALSO CONDUCTS ON-SITE TRAINING AT THE REQUEST OF RURAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AND HAS ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER DESIGNATED TRAUMA CENTERS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ACROSS MINNESOTA. THE HHS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS A FREE ONLINE DATABASE OF DIVERSE TEACHING MATERIALS INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS, LECTURES, CRITICAL CARE CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND VIDEOS, MEDICAL BLOGS, AND EDUCATIONAL LINKS, ALL UTILIZED BY PRACTITIONERS AROUND THE WORLD.