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Minnesota Health Care? TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS •TCO OPENS NEW STILLWATER PHYSICAL THERAPY & SPORTS PERFORMANCE FACILITY The new clinic, which is conveniently located near Stillwater High School and Kowalski's Market, provides patients with easy access to high-quality services for patients in need of physical therapy, sports medicine, surgical and nonsurgical rehabilitation, injury prevention, and sports perfor - mance training. "This is the first therapy location for TCO in the east metro area. It's exciting to provide this high quality service to our patients. The convenience of the location, coupled with the exceptional providers, will support our patient-centered focus," says Melanie Sullivan, EdD, MBA, Chief Operating Officer of TCO's east metro region. ALLINA HEALTH CEO MAKES MODERN HEALTHCARE'S 50 TOP PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES LIST Penny Wheeler, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allina Health, is among the nation's "50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders," accord - ing to Modern Healthcare, a leading health- care industry magazine. The list honors physicians working in the healthcare industry who are deemed by their peers and an expert panel to be the most influential in terms of demonstrating leadership and impact. Dr. Wheeler was named CEO of Allina Health in 2015 after serving as the system's president and chief clinical officer for the prior two years. Within months of her promo- tion, Minnesota's governor asked Dr. Wheeler to serve on a task force to review the state's healthcare financing and access. MERCY HOSPITAL NAMED ONE OF THE NATION'S 100 TOP HOSPITALS BY TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS Mercy Hospital has been named one of the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" by Truven Health Analytics, a leading provider of hospital quality and performance data used to measure the performance of more nearly 3,000 hospitals in the United States. This is the fifth time Mercy has been named among Truven Health Analytics' top 100 hospitals. "It is certainly rewarding to have the exceptional care and service of the Mercy team be recognized among the nation's top hospitals," says Sara Criger, Senior Vice President, North Region, Allina Health, and President of Mercy Hospital. "But what really drives our caregivers' passion for excellence every day is their commit - ment to be the very best for our community and patients." FORD W. BELL, DVM, NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPY/ COMMUNITY RELATIONS AT HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER •HCMC Dr. Bell has been named Vice President of Philanthropy/Community Relations of HCMC and President of the Hennepin Health Foundation. Dr. Bell has served as the Foundation's interim president since August. Under his interim leader- ship, the foundation hosted its most successful fundrais- ing gala ever last December. The foun- dation recently an- nounced the receipt of a $4.6 million gift and grant from the Delta Dental Foundation of Minnesota that will expand access to dental ser vices in HCMC's new clinic and specialty building currently under construction. NORTH MEMORIAL BARIATRIC SURGICAL CENTER RECEIVES NATIONAL ACCREDITATION Nor th Memorial Health Care is proud to announce that its bariatric surgical center at Nor th Memorial Medical Center has been named as a fully accredited Low Acuity Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surger y Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surger y. The national accreditation means that Nor th Memorial's program meets the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care. To earn the MBSAQIP designation, Nor th Memorial met essential criteria for staffing, training and facility infra - structure and protocols for care, ensur- ing its ability to suppor t patients with severe obesity. ■ Ford W. Bell, DVM Penny Wheeler, MD WHAT'S NEW IN M D N E W S .C O M /// M D N E W S M I N N E S O TA ■ 2 016 H O S P I TA L R O U N D S 1 9

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