New Adventurama community fundraiser and outdoor adventure supports patient comfort and care needs

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Excitement continues to build for Hennepin Healthcare Foundation’s Adventurama fundraising event set for Sunday, June 4, 2023. This urban adventure invites teams of two adults to solve clues, complete physical and intellectual challenges, capture photos and create memories in the heart of Minneapolis all while supporting patient comfort and care needs at Hennepin Healthcare.

“This is the first of its kind for our organization, and we couldn’t be more thrilled about this new adventure,” said Paula Wilhelm, Hennepin Healthcare Foundation’s Annual Giving & Engagement Manager. “Hennepin Healthcare and its HCMC hospital have been fixtures in downtown Minneapolis for over 130 years. We serve the majority of our patients downtown; we are the largest employer now and are planning a bright future here. This event will bring people into our neighborhood for fun and laughter in support of our community.”

While specific details about the challenges cannot be revealed, they may involve climbing stairs, rolling barrels, or stacking blocks. Teams complete the course at their own pace up until 3 p.m.

“The surprise element for Adventurama is one of the best parts of its appeal, and we wouldn’t want to spoil that for anyone,” shares Wilhelm.

Proceeds from Adventurama will benefit the comfort and care of patients. This can include support to spiritual care, the emergency clothing closets, music therapy, immediate food support, appointment transportation, out-of-town family lodging, prescription co-pays, Child Life, and Children’s Literacy programs at Hennepin Healthcare, Minnesota’s largest safety-net hospital.

“Our mission keeps our doors and hearts open to all,” explains Wilhelm. “With more than 75 percent of our patient population on financial assistance, our revenue doesn’t always cover the services that enhance the care and comfort of those we are so honored to serve. Hosting this community event will start the conversation and build awareness of these needs.”

The Adventurama journey begins in Commons Park, across from U.S. Bank Stadium, and continues to 12 pit stops within a three-mile radius of HCMC, with an after-party at Finnegans. Registration is open to the first 100 teams of 2 adults. Register a team, sign up to volunteer, donate or learn more at hennepinhealthcare.org/rama23.

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About Hennepin Healthcare Foundation

Hennepin Healthcare Foundation has the honor of connecting the generosity of the community to the mission of Hennepin Healthcare. Caring for anyone at any time with any condition takes resources and a team of exceptional staff. Generosity removes barriers to healthcare access, enhances the patient and family experience, and advances efforts in medical education, clinical research, and community health. Visit hennepinhealthcare.org/foundation

About Hennepin Healthcare

Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care hospital, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 473-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of clinics in the North Loop, Whittier, and East Lake Street neighborhoods of Minneapolis, and in the suburban communities of Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, Richfield, and St. Anthony Village. Hennepin Healthcare has a large psychiatric program, home care, and operates a research institute, philanthropic foundation, and Hennepin EMS. The system is operated by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County.

Alliance brings Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, nations top rehabilitation program, to Hennepin Healthcare

Hennepin Healthcare and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab are joining forces to bring the services and expertise of the nation’s premier rehabilitation hospital to patients of Hennepin Healthcare.

An alliance between Hennepin Healthcare and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab will build on the legacy of high-quality care and services provided by the inpatient rehabilitation team and related therapies at Hennepin Healthcare.

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has a long history of patient care, education, and research in physical medicine and rehabilitation. The organization was founded in 1953 and, since 1991, has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the nation’s top rehabilitation hospital.

The alliance will bring Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s extensive expertise, data, and analytics, and world-class training to Hennepin Healthcare. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab will deploy leaders to work directly with Hennepin Healthcare rehabilitation services leadership and frontline clinical care teams. The Hennepin Healthcare rehabilitation team and related inpatient therapy teams and medical staff will remain Hennepin Healthcare employees with no change or interruption in employer affiliation or union status.

“This alliance brings the expertise of the top rehabilitation hospital in the U.S. to patients who come to Hennepin Healthcare from across Minnesota and the region,” said Jennifer DeCubellis, Hennepin Healthcare CEO. “Providing patients the best in rehabilitation medicine and therapies to support them on their journey to get home faster and with optimal mobility is critical and our partnership with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab will make that possible.”

As a teaching and research health care system, Hennepin Healthcare is the right partner for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s proven approach to improving safety, quality, and access.

“Central to our mission is expanding our reach — locally, nationally and globally — so that patients have access to the best in rehabilitation care within their communities,” said Peggy Kirk, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab president and CEO. “We look forward to sharing our clinical and operating expertise with Hennepin Healthcare as it builds on current success and continues to invest in its quality rehabilitation services.”

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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, is the global leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation for adults and children with the most severe, complex conditions – from traumatic brain and spinal cord injury to stroke, amputation and cancer-related impairment. Anchored by its flagship research hospital in Chicago, the organization operates more than 30 sites of care around Illinois and works with hospitals and healthcare systems around the world.

Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care teaching hospital and research center in downtown Minneapolis, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County. The system is operated by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County.