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Amidst the Great Recession of 2009-2010, The StarTribune set out to identify the Top 100 Workplaces in the Twin Cities by surveying their employees.
Writing, grabbing door handles and gripping a tooth brush are all things most people take for granted. Nine-year-old Rachel Larson does not. She was born with Holt-Oram Syndrome. It is a condition that has left her without some bones in her wrist and hand, including her thumbs.
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Tyler Schell, 8, suffers from a condition called osteogenesis imperfecta or OI, which means at any time, any place his bones are susceptible to breaking. OI is so rare, less than one percent of the population suffers from it.
A young Minnesota girl's family fought for two years to find out what was wrong with her because she was tired and falling asleep at the blink of an eye. Two years ago, 6-year-old Arianna Hall was not as energetic and active. Jessi Hall says her daughter's episodes began in September of 2007 while living in England.
A surgery brought them together in Minnesota; a Guard deployment reunited them in the desert.
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Injury is always a concern for people living with epilepsy. Seizure alert dogs are helping alleviate some of the fears. The dogs can warn people with epilepsy of an oncoming attack before the seizure occurs, or even alert family members they are happening. But one family says they have a unique pet, keeping their daughter safe in the night with her cat-like instincts.
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Gillette President and CEO Named as Influential Health Care Leader
Margaret Perryman, president and CEO of Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, has been named among the Twin Cities Top 100 Influential Health Care Leaders by Minnesota Physician magazine. Perryman’s 20-plus years of leadership at Gillette have placed the St. Paul, Minn. hospital at the forefront of specialty care for children and adults with complex medical conditions. Gillette has made numerous medical and research advancements under her direction, becoming a resource for families and medical professionals alike.
A longtime advocate for children’s health care, Perryman chairs the National Association of Children’s Hospitals (NACH) public policy committee which is working toward bipartisan support of universal health care for children.
Here is the citation as published in Minnesota Physician magazine.
100 Influential Health Care Leaders
Margaret Perryman, MBA, FACHE,
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Title:
President and CEO
Working on:
We are expanding to meet the needs of our patients. This year we added an imaging center to provide MRI, CT, fluoroscopy, and ultrasound, especially for children who need sedation during these exams. We opened our Maple Grove clinic, offering rehabilitation therapy and assistive technology services there. Plus, we added pediatric rheumatology and expanded our plagiocephaly clinic in Burnsville.
Challenging issues:
Inadequate reimbursement for Medical Assistance is a continuing concern. Another challenge is recruiting new pediatric subspecialists to meet the needs of our patients. In addition, despite increasing competition, we all must continue to find ways to work collaboratively to provide care across the community and in research.
