Hennepin Healthcare-HCMC Trauma Prevention Program

11/21/2025

11/20/2025

We’re honored!

Hennepin Healthcare’s Trauma Prevention Program was invited to today’s Minneapolis City Council meeting, where we received an honorary resolution from Councilmember Linea Palmisano recognizing November as Child Safety and Protection Month.

Together, we’re committed to keeping kids safe and building a stronger, healthier community.

11/20/2025

Today is Give to the Max Day, a time when Minnesotans unite to support causes that strengthen our communities.

As Minnesota’s busiest Adult and Pediatric Level I Trauma Center, Hennepin Healthcare is there when the unthinkable happens, responding to every emergency, every tragedy, every time life changes in an instant.

But our commitment goes beyond treating trauma; we work to prevent it. For over 35 years, Hennepin Healthcare has partnered with schools, community organizations, and healthcare providers to deliver evidence-based trauma prevention programs for all ages.

Our initiatives include:
- Car seat safety and bike helmet programs
- Senior fall prevention strategies
- Firearm injury prevention efforts
- so much more

Through proactive education and collaboration with safety coalitions, we help reduce injuries and support communities in addressing specific challenges. This vital work is entirely funded by philanthropy, and we need your help!

No donation is too small. Providing 10 window stops for families to prevent children from falling out of windows and sustaining traumatic injuries costs $7. Helmets to reduce the risk of brain injury by 87% cost us $10 each. Any amount can impact a life through our program.

To donate or learn more about the Trauma Prevention Program at Hennepin Healthcare, follow the link below. Thank you for your consideration!

We are committed to the treatment of trauma patients, working in collaboration with other safety-oriented coalitions and partners.

11/12/2025

National Injury Prevention Day is almost here, November 18! On this day, trauma centers and landmarks across the U.S. will light up in green to show our shared commitment to injury prevention and community safety and host a variety of injury prevention events.

How you can participate:
✅Shine a green light at home or work
✅Wear green to show your support
✅Share your photos and tag our Trauma Prevention and Hennepin Healthcare pages
✅Use the hashtag

Let’s work together to make our families and communities safer! 💚

11/06/2025

We are thankful to Roseville Area Schools for inviting Hennepin Healthcare's Injury Prevention Specialist Kaytlin Hanson and Traumatic Brain Injury Outpatient Program Manager Allison Carolan to share valuable insights on TBI and injury prevention for K-12 students. The presentation addressed TBI and concussion diagnostic criteria, guidelines for return to learn and return to sport after injury, and general TBI and trauma prevention considerations and best practices for K-12 students. We appreciated the opportunity to connect with this impressive and engaged group of school nurses and health assistants.

08/31/2025

One of the children still hospitalized is Sophia Forchas, whose mother works at HCMC as a pediatric nurse.

08/29/2025

❤️❤️ Our team is sending love to the families and loved ones of Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski as they grieve the loss of these beautiful lives. Please know that we are holding you in our hearts as we care for Fletcher’s and Harper’s friends.

08/28/2025

Yesterday, our dedicated trauma care teams treated 10 patients following the tragic school shooting in Minneapolis. Our hearts are heavy, and our staff and community are deeply shaken by this senseless act of violence. We extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected.

Many have reached out asking how they can support our patients and our ongoing efforts. If you wish to contribute, the Hennepin Health Foundation offers two meaningful ways to help:

Support Pediatric Recovery
To directly aid the children impacted, we encourage donations to the Extraordinary Kids Fund. This fund empowers our Child Life Specialists to create safe, therapeutic, and engaging environments for pediatric patients and their families—helping foster healing and resilience.
To donate, follow the link below, select “Other” in the drop-down menu, and enter “Extraordinary Kids Fund.”

Support Advocacy and Injury Prevention
To help prevent future tragedies, consider donating to the Trauma Prevention Fund. This fund supports our advocacy for safe firearm storage legislation, public education on firearm safety, and lifesaving programs like Stop the Bleed, which teaches simple, effective interventions for severe bleeding emergencies.
To donate, follow the same link and select “Trauma Prevention” from the drop-down menu.

Thank you for standing with us in this difficult time. Your support makes a difference.

Many programs benefit and enhance patients and families, while others support medical education, community health or clinical research.