Kids Health Matters
Topic: Awards and Achievements

The associate medical director of pediatrics at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, Madeleine Gagnon, MD, was recently appointed to the Board of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MNAAP).

The 2020 Nurses Week theme, Year of the Nurse, honors Florence Nightingale’s 200th Birthday, born on May 12, 1820. But there are other reasons 2020 is important for nursing.

Each year Minnesota Monthly magazine asks licensed Minnesota doctors, “If you or a loved one needed medical care, which doctor would you recommend?” Their most frequent answers comprise the magazine’s annual Top Doctors list: this year 15 Gillette providers made the list.

Mpls. St. Paul Magazine recently released its “Top Doctors list,” which includes the names of 24 physicians from Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.

We're honored to be one of only 15 companies in Minnesota to be featured on the Star Tribune's Top Work Places list for ten years in a row and one of only 10 large businesses named to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal 2019 Best Places to Work!

Gillette nursing supervisor, Tammy Sinkfield-Morey, RN, was recently named the 2019 Caregiver of the Year by the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA). Earlier this year she won the prestigious March of Dimes Minnesota Distinguished Nurse of the Year Award. Hugs and a devotion to honoring stories are two of the keys to Sinkfield-Morey's nursing career success.

A new interactive exhibit teaches visitors about living life with limb differences. The exhibit is a result of nine months of collaboration between Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare experts and the Bakken Museum.

The pediatric orthopedic department at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare is the first pediatric health care organization in Minnesota and several surrounding states to be recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).This achievement highlights Gillette’s commitment to integrated care and its focus on providing the highest quality of care for our patients and families.

The Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation awarded Gillette a generous grant to help expand Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare’s spine program. This is the largest grant we’ve ever received.

Minnesota Monthly Magazine released its 2018 Top Doctors list and it includes 19 physicians and providers from Gillette. The magazine contacted 10,000 licensed doctors throughout the state and asked them who they’d recommend in 65 categories.

See which Gillette physicians are featured in Mpls. St. Paul Magazine's Top Doctors list!

On April 7th, 2018, I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the Minnesota Miss Amazing pageant. I was lucky enough to learn about this event from a friend who became involved in the past, and had expressed that the event was an awesome experience for her and her family.

See which Gillette physicians made Mpls. St. Paul Magazine's list of 2018 Top Docs, Rising Stars Edition!

During his career, pediatric orthopedic surgeon Jim Gage, MD, brought gait analysis into clinical practice and transformed the approach to caring for children who have cerebral palsy. Gage received prestigious national recognition for his work in 2016.

Twelve Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare physicians were recently named to Mpls. St. Paul Magazine's annual "Top Doctors" list.

Meet Katie Wilkins, a Gillette physical therapist who is passionate about helping kids who have juvenile arthritis. Learn why she's being honored at the 2017 Walk to Cure Juvenile Arthritis.

The Nurse of the Year Award recognizes Minnesota nurses in 16 different specialties for exemplary leadership, skills and dedication. Learn about the incredible Gillette nurses who received this year's recognition.

We're honored that 17 of our physicians are on Minnesota Monthly Magazine’s 2016 “Best Doctors” list. These Gillette doctors were nominated by their peers throughout Minnesota and recognized for professional expertise.

The Minnesota Hospital Association honored Gillette with its Patient Safety Improvement Award for 2016. Gillette was praised for leadership in patient safety because of an ongoing commitment to partnering with patients and families, collaborating with one another and other organizations, and infusing continual improvement into its culture.

April 10 marks the beginning of national volunteer week, and as we reflect on the work done by our volunteers over the past year, it becomes clear that they deserve a round of applause. In 2015-16, 306 of the weekly volunteers logged more than 12,000 hours over the course of their 4,000 visits to serve.