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For the second time in a week, a family is complaining to FOX 9 about Hennepin County Medical Center allowing the wrong person to make end-of-life decisions for their loved one.
Earlier this year, HCMC revamped its support system for medical teams that are dealing with the lingering impact of the pandemic as well as the continuing surge of gun violence in the Twin Cities.
Patient volume is high and so are stress levels. Author: Sharon Yoo Updated: 5:47 AM CST January 19, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — Like many norms in medicine, palliative care has changed, along with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Palliative care is a multi-specialty care, performed by a team," Hennepin Healthcare's division director for Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Dr. Tom Klemond said. "Physician, social workers, nurse practitioner, we help out patients and families in teams that are facing serious circumstances, usually serious illness." While palliati...