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Minneapolis / Saint Paul / St. Cloud Sites
Minneapolis / Saint Paul / St. Cloud Sites
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Contact
Contact
Anna Zimmerman, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
Cell: 651-278-8443
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Alternate Contacts
Christy Kritner, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
Cell: 262-302-1193
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Links
Links
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Clinical Handbook
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Campus Map
Excellian Training - for all Allina sites (Abbott, United, Mercy)
Excellian Training - for all Allina sites (Abbott, United, Mercy)
*Required for all students rotating at Allina. Training will be scheduled on the first Thursday of each semester for ALL students scheduled to rotate (regardless of rotation start date).
Description
Description
Abbott Northwestern Hospital is a 627-bed teaching and specialty hospital based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the largest not-for-profit hospital in the Twin Cities and a part of the Allina Health network of hospitals and clinics. This hospital specializes in cardiovascular, transplant, neurosurgery, orthopedics, spine surgery, and high risk OB. This hospital has a team anesthesia model that uses a national medical employer, Mednax, to offer anesthesia services.
Fairview Southdale Hospital
Fairview Southdale Hospital
Contacts
Contacts
Amanda Ihry, MS, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
Email: mojoleier@yahoo.com (preferred)
Secondary email: aihry1@Fairview.org
Cell phone: 651-249-5065
Michelle Teigen, CRNA (Co-coordinator)
Personal email: mksawyer88@gmail.com
Professional email: michelle.teigen@fairview.org
Cell: 952-412-4371
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Hospital Info
Information: 952-924-5000
Anesthesia: 952-924-5185
Main OR: 952-924-5190
Links
Links
Description
Description
Fairview Southdale Hospital serves the greater Twin Cities metro area. We’re known for our award-winning heart, stroke and cancer care. We also provide on-site access to a variety of specialty services, from childbirth and pediatrics to orthopedics and surgery. We have been designated a Level III Trauma Center, which means our emergency support services are staffed 24-hours a day to help support the Southdale community if the need arises.
You deserve 5-star care
For the second year in a row, Fairview Southdale Hospital was awarded a 5-Star rating (the highest available) in the 2019 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) “Hospital Compare” quality survey. Southdale, along with Fairview Ridges Hospital, were the only two hospitals in the Twin Cities to receive the five-star rating from CMS.
Important Information
Important Information
You must attend a hospital orientation prior to your scheduled rotation at FSD. Contact Amanda Ihry (info above) for more information regarding hospital orientation dates.
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, MN
Contact
Contact
Kathleen Koivisto MS, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
320-260-6826
________________________________________________________________________________________
Charrise Konetski
On-boarding details
Susan Forve
On-boarding details
Links
Links
HCMC Orientation to Clinical Handbook
HCMC Parking & Transportation Map
Description
Description
Large Metropolitan Level I Trauma Center with a team anesthesia model emphasis on management of the burn and trauma patients and on alternative airway management techniques. Evening and weekend call required. *See COA call requirements.
Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN
4050 Coon Rapids Blvd
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-236-6000
Coordinator:
Theresa Geoffrion CRNA - Theresa.Geoffrion@gmail.com
612-327-7683
**SEND your A number to Theresa in advance of your rotation!
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Physician Liaisons:
Travis Jacobs, MD - Travis.Jacobs@allina.com
Mark Smeltzer, MD- mjsmeltzer@gmail.com
*Required for all students rotating at Allina. Training will be scheduled on the first Thursday of each semester for ALL students scheduled to rotate (regardless of rotation start date).
Minneapolis Veteran's Affairs Health Care System Minneapolis, MN
Contact
Contact
Dan Lovinaria, DNP, CRNA, APRN
Clinical Coordinator - schedules, assignments
Email: danilo.lovinaria@va.gov
Phone: 612-310-4842
Dan Levie, CRNA, APRN
Email: danial.levie@va.gov
Phone: 612-987-5321
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___________________________________________________________
Links
Links
Preparation for your clinical day at the VA
Additional Helpful Information
Description
Description
The MVAMC is the primary clinical site for VA trainees. Beginning rotation students have an emphasis on basic airway and anesthetic management. Second year students have an emphasis on increasingly complex procedures and patient populations as well as introduction to regional and cardiac anesthesia. Third year students have an emphasis on increased independence with decision-making and fine-tuning technical skills in adult patients. The transition from direct to indirect supervision will be determined by the clinical coordinator in coordination with the program director. Opportunities for call on the weekends. *See COA call requirements.
Regions Hospital St Paul, MN
Please email Megan Suchoski and Malene Ford and email 3 weeks before rotation.
Contact
Contact
Megan Suchoski, CRNA - Coordinator
Email: megmdonley@gmail.com
507-884-0036
Malene Ford, DNP, APRN, CRNA - lead
*Copy Malene Ford on communications with Clinical Coordinators
Malene.G.Ford@healthpartners.com
Work phone 651-254-0346
______________________________________________________
Links
Links
Welcome Letter and Important Information for Students
Description
Description
Large Metropolitan Level I Trauma Center with a team anesthesia model with an emphasis on basic principles of nurse anesthesia practice. Fast paced, high tech environment. Many opportunities are available for obstetric anesthesia, trauma, and anesthesia for burn patients.
Health Partners Same Day Surgery (HPSDS) center located at 435 Phalen St. Paul is a part of Regions Surgical Services - 9 ORs that include the following service lines: Gen surg, Peds/Adult ENT, Peds Dental, Gyn, Urology, Ortho, Plastics, Opthamology, & Burn (CO2 scar revisions primarily). This center also schedules a few days a week of GI sedation.
Trauma Experience: Regions is a Level 1 hospital and provides extensive trauma experience. On-call/overnight/weekend shifts are required for second/third-year SRNAs. See the Welcome Letter for more information regarding scheduling.
Important
Log into SS4L and document vaccination status as well as N95 fit testing information. The information you provide will also be used to initiate EPIC and Pyxis access. Follow the link used to create/log into your profile.
See attached instructions for registering for SharedSpace4Learning, the HealthPartners/Park Nicollet onboarding platform required for Regions rotations
The following system-wide learner onboarding materials have been updated in SharedSpace4Learning to match guideline revisions related to vaccination requirements, universal masking and workplace safety at HealthPartners:
Student Vaccine Requirements - Students participating in experiences are no longer required to provide documentation of Covid vaccination or seek approval for an exemption.
Student Guide Health Information Related to COVID-19 Universal masking is now optional for colleagues and students regardless of vaccination status.
Workplace Violence Prevention – Updated resources for all learners. (This will be a new onboarding document for observers and will be added in SS4L by early next week.)
Please reach out to sharedspace4learning@healthpartners.com with any questions.
Regions Campus Map
St Cloud Hospital St Cloud, MN
Contact
Contact
Michael Siergiej, MS, APRN, CRNA
Clinical coordinator
michael.siergiej@centracare.com
715-891-1454
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Housing:
**Email Abbie Gaetz as soon as possible to reserve a room
Email: abbie.gaetz@centracare.com
***Copy Michael Siergiej on the email regarding housing
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Jean Super
On-boarding details
Links
Links
Description
Description
Community hospital with a team anesthesia model with an emphasis on basic principles of nurse anesthesia practice; on anesthesia for healthy ASA I and ASA II patients; and on operating room efficiency. Opportunities for advanced airway management and obstetric anesthesia.
St John's Northeast Maplewood MN
Contact
Contact
Andy Keogh, CRNA - Clinical Coordinator
_________________________________________________________________________
Gina Smith, Chief CRNA
Links
Links
Description
Description
Community hospital with a team anesthesia model with an emphasis on basic principles of nurse anesthesia practice; on anesthesia for healthy ASA I and ASA II patients; and on operating room efficiency; opportunities for obstetric and cardiac anesthesia.
United Hospital Saint Paul, MN
Contact
Contact
Coordinator:
Maggie Ludwig
*Contact Maggie for clinical site related information
____________________________________________________________________
Jess Ettl, CRNA
Coordinator while Maggie Ludwig is on family leave --> October 2025 - ~Feb 2026
*Anna Dittmann also serving as a backup resource if needed.
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Lead CRNA:
Anna Dittmann
annadittmann4@gmail.com
Main number: 608-556-1496
Links
Links
Excellian Training - for all Allina sites (Abbott, United, Mercy)
Excellian Training - for all Allina sites (Abbott, United, Mercy)
*Required for all students rotating at Allina. Training will be scheduled on the first Thursday of each semester for ALL students scheduled to rotate (regardless of rotation start date).
Description
Description
United Hospital, the largest hospital in the Twin Cities east metro area, provides a full range of health care and is recognized nationally and locally for its expertise and care. United Hospital serves more than 200,000 patients and their families each year.
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital Minneapolis, MN
Contact
Contact
Nick Mangan
E-mail: nicholasmangan4@gmail.com
Phone: 218-330-3407
Links
Links
Masonic Pediatric Rotation Info
Description
Description
Large metropolitan teaching hospital with team anesthesia model. Emphasis on pediatric anesthesia. Opportunities for anesthetic management of transplant patients and patients with uncommon diseases.
University of Minnesota Medical Center East Bank (M Health) Minneapolis, MN
Contact
Contact
Hillary Harrison, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
cell phone: 612-226-2511
*SRNAs call attending anesthesiologist night before scheduled cases
*SRNAs call attending anesthesiologist night before scheduled cases
Links
Links
Description
Description
Emphasis is on more complex patients but with a robust population of routine procedures as well. Large University Hospital with an emphasis on Research and Teaching in an anesthesia care team setting. Transplants are frequently done at this campus.
University of Minnesota Medical Center West Bank (M Health) Minneapolis, MN
Contact
Contact
Nick Mangan
E-mail: nicholasmangan4@gmail.com
Phone: 218-330-3407
*SRNAs call attending anesthesiologist night before scheduled cases
*SRNAs call attending anesthesiologist night before scheduled cases
Links
Links
MHealth Fairview Clinics & Surgery Center (ASC), Minneapolis, MN
Contact
Contact
Erin Gill, APRN, CRNA
Sara Ketchum, APRN, CRNA
Sara Ketchum, APRN, CRNA
Email: sketchum10@umphysicians.umn.edu
Evan Frakes, APRN, CRNA
E-mail: efrakes10@umphysicians.umn.edu
Phone: 952-486-2970
Links
Links
Rural and critical access sites (CRNA only practices)
Rural and critical access sites (CRNA only practices)
Allina Health Faribault (District One Hospital) Faribault, MN
Contact
Contact
Shauna Gansen, CRNA (Primary Contact)
605 -212 - 4106
Links
Links
Description
Description
Located just 50 miles south of Minneapolis/St. Paul, District One Hospital provides a broad range of health care services to Faribault and the surrounding communities. District One Hospital awarded Hospital Accreditation from The Joint Commission. Effective May 19, 2018, District One Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.
Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming, MN
Contact
Contact
Gloria Dullinger-Brown, MS, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
Email: gdb0827@aol.com
Work email: Gdullin1@fairview.org
Cell: 612-360-0230
Links
Links
Description
Description
Fairview Lakes Medical Center provides award-winning care to the communities northeast of the Twin Cities. It is a Level IV trauma center, providing life-saving treatment to the seriously ill and injured 24 hours a day. FLMC is an all-CRNA only practice group with mixed cases including obstetrics, orthopedics, ophthalmology, urology, general surgery, and pediatrics.
*Students must verify EPIC and Pyxis access, during onsite orientation, prior to first day of rotation with student scheduled prior.
IMPORTANT - DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
All students must be signed in under their name, not under the CRNA's log in, when doing a case. Students need to be signed in under their name when taking out narcotics/ephedrine/ or any medications. Specifically, if a CRNA is logged into a case, the SRNA must log out the CRNA and log themselves into case to document adminsitration of a medication.
Ephedrine is labeled as a controlled substance per the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy. Thus, ephedrine is subject to the same DEA and state regulations as other controlled substances.
Controlled Substance Handling:
Must be secured (supervised, kept on your person after removal, not leave sitting on counters)
Staff that remove, administer and waste to maintain chain of custody.
Cannot be handed off (unless use the Epic transfer process for controlled substances).
All doses must be charted.
Any remaining waste must be documented in Epic and wasted per process defined by role (Anesthesia: waste electronically in Pyxis by placing remaining contents in syringe in return bin with return slip; Nurses: dual witness waste by wasting electronically in Pyxis and dual witness waste by wasting physically by expelling syringe contents into CSRx container (two nurses)
Discrepancies with removals, administration, or waste are reviewed daily to reconcile. Gaps sent to the provider/nurse for resolution (charting missed administration, waste documentation.
Any loss (cannot account for, disposed of inappropriately, lost) must be recorded in pharmacy, Compass event filed so follow-up and tracking/trending is documented.
Fairview-Northland Medical Center Princeton, MN
Contact
Contact
Maria Smith, APRN, CRNA
Clinical coordinator
757-535-5022
Links
Links
Welcome Letter from your Clinical Coordinator
Description
Description
Independent CRNA practice model with an emphasis on rural anesthesia, regional anesthesia andindependent decision making. Flexible scheduling of clinical hours dependent on the availability of cases. Evening and weekend call encouraged.
**Students must verify access to EPIC and Pyxis/Omnicell during onsite orientation, prior to first day of rotation can be completed with student scheduled prior.
IMPORTANT - DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
All students must be signed in under their name, not under the CRNA's log in, when doing a case. Students need to be signed in under their name when taking out narcotics/ephedrine/ or any medications. Specifically, if a CRNA is logged into a case, the SRNA must log out the CRNA and log themselves into case to document administration of a medication.
Ephedrine is labeled as a controlled substance per the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy. Thus, ephedrine is subject to the same DEA and state regulations as other controlled substances.
Controlled Substance Handling:
Must be secured (supervised, kept on your person after removal, not leave sitting on counters)
Staff that remove, administer and waste to maintain chain of custody.
Cannot be handed off (unless use the Epic transfer process for controlled substances).
All doses must be charted.
Any remaining waste must be documented in Epic and wasted per process defined by role (Anesthesia: waste electronically in Pyxis by placing remaining contents in syringe in return bin with return slip; Nurses: dual witness waste by wasting electronically in Pyxis and dual witness waste by wasting physically by expelling syringe contents into CSRx container (two nurses)
Discrepancies with removals, administration, or waste are reviewed daily to reconcile. Gaps sent to the provider/nurse for resolution (charting missed administration, waste documentation.
Any loss (cannot account for, disposed of inappropriately, lost) must be recorded in pharmacy, Compass event filed so follow-up and tracking/trending is documented.
Glencoe Regional Health Services Glencoe, MN
Contact
Contact
Logan Becker, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
_________________________________________________________________________________
Joslin D. Thiemann, MS, APRN, CRNA
Joslin.Thiemann@grhsonline.org
Cell: (320) 864-7725
Pager: (320) 229-6465
Links
Links
Description
Description
Small community hospital near the twin Cities with a CRNA only practice. Emphasis on gaining independence in case management and clinical decision making.
Hutchinson Health Hospital Hutchinson, MN
Contact
Contact
Hali Maslowski, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
320-420-0803
*Contact Hali for site details and clinical coordinator needs
Brandon Thiemann, DNP, APRN, CRNA
612-718-1074
Tracy Marquardt (Onboarding Details)
Links
Links
SRNA Expectations - READ BEFORE ROTATION!
SRNA Expectations - READ BEFORE ROTATION!
This document outlines the site expectations for SRNAs. Read/review prior to scheduled rotation. Contact the clinical coordinator (Hali Haukos) with questions.
This document outlines the site expectations for SRNAs. Read/review prior to scheduled rotation. Contact the clinical coordinator (Hali Haukos) with questions.
Description
Description
Small community hospital near the Twin Cities with a CRNA only practice. Emphasis on gaining independence in case management and clinical decision making.
Onboarding
Onboarding
See attached instructions for registering for SharedSpace4Learning, the HealthPartners/Park Nicollet onboarding platform required for Hutchinson rotations
Sanford Health Bemidji, Minnesota
Contact
Contact
Kelley Frost Olsen, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
Kelley.Olsen.ko@gmail.com
218-556-2771
Links
Links
Description
Description
Sanford Health is an integrated health system headquartered in the Dakotas. It is the largest rural not-for-profit health care system in the nation with 45 hospitals and 289 clinics in nine states and three countries. With 28,000+ employees, including 1,300+ physicians in more than 80 specialty areas of medicine, Sanford Health is the largest employer in the Dakotas.
Nearly $1 billion in gifts from philanthropist Denny Sanford have allowed for several initiatives, including global children's clinics, genomic medicine and specialized centers researching cures for type 1 diabetes, breast cancer and other diseases.
Tamarack Health - Ashland Medical Center - Ashland, WI
Contact
Contact
Joe Griffith, CRNA, MS, APRN
Clinical Coordinator
email: joegriff@me.com
517-488-9447
Links
Westfield's Hospital/Baldwin Hospital (2 locations) New Richmond, WI Baldwin, WI
Contact
Contact
Todd Petersen, MS, APRN, CRNA
Clinical coordinator
651-247-7481
Links
Links
Description
Description
Independent CRNA practice model that serves two rural hospitals.
Emphasis on regional anesthesia, chronic pain management, and independent decision-making. Flexible scheduling of clinical hours dependent on the availability of cases. Evening and weekend call encouraged.
Welia Health - Mora, MN
Contact
Contact
Matt Hamiel, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
email: mjhamiel@yahoo.com
612-245-5813
Links
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
Contact
Contact
Vivian Anderson, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
Email: and08389@alumni.umn.edu
Phone: 702-332-8469
Kailey Gibbs - contact to secure housing
319 - 931 - 9632
_____________________________________________________________________________
Description
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center is a 300+ bed hospital with 10 main ORs, 4 digestive health OR suites, and 2 heart/vascular suites located in rural West Burlington, Iowa. Surgical services that are performed here include general, bariatric, OB-GYN, healthy pediatrics (ENT, dental, general surgery), vascular, spine, orthopedics, ENT, urology, podiatry, and occasional thoracic cases. Housing is provided with a free gym onsite. This is an all-CRNA independent model practice. We will encourage independent practice/thinking. This rotation will be heavy on regional anesthesia.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Review manual in advance of rotation.
Links
Pediatric Sites
Pediatric Sites
Children's Minnesota Hospital - Minneapolis
Children's Minnesota Hospital - Minneapolis
Contact
Contact
Megan Flanigan, APRN, CRNA, MSN
Clinical Coordinator
Email:Megan.Flanigan@childrensmn.org
Cell: 906-869-3676
Colton Johsnon, APRN, CRNA, MSN
Clinical Coordinator
Email: Coltyn.Johnson@childrensmn.org
Cell: 701-570-6372
Michael Cullen, APRN, CRNA
CRNA Director
Email: Michael.Cullen@childrensmn.org
Links
Gillette Children's Specialty Health Care
Contact
Contact
April Taylor, DNP, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
Cell: 608- 444-9869
Tracy Olmscheid (backup to April)
tracylolmscheid@gillettechildrens.com
Onboarding Information
Contact Tracy at the above email to establish security & IT access prior to first day
Links
Links
Precordial Stethoscope Information
Link with Gillette information re: precordial stethoscopes
COVID Vaccination
Send a copy of vaccination to the U onboarding prior to rotation
University of Minnesota Medical Center West Bank (M Health) Minneapolis, MN
Contact
Contact
Nick Mangan
E-mail: nicholasmangan4@gmail.com
Phone: 218-330-3407
*SRNAs call attending anesthesiologist night before scheduled cases
*SRNAs call attending anesthesiologist night before scheduled cases
Links
Links
Masonic Pediatric Rotation Info
Description
Description
Large metropolitan teaching hospital with team anesthesia model. Emphasis on pediatric anesthesia. Opportunities for anesthetic management of transplant patients and patients with uncommon diseases.
Level One Trauma Sites
Level One Trauma Sites
Essentia Saint Mary's Duluth, MN
Contact
Contact
Rebecca Grumdahl, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
rebecca.grumdahl@essentiahealth.org
218-310-2194
Links
Links
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, MN
Contact
Contact
Kathleen Koivisto MS, APRN, CRNA
Clinical Coordinator
320-260-6826
___________________________________________________________________________________
Charrise Konetski
On-boarding details
Susan Forve
On-boarding details
Links
Links
HCMC Parking & Transportation Map
HCMC Orientation to Clinical Handbook
Description
Description
Large Metropolitan Level I Trauma Center with a team anesthesia model emphasis on management of the burn and trauma patients and on alternative airway management techniques. Evening and weekend call required.
Regions Hospital St Paul, MN
lease email Megan Suchoski and Malene Ford and email 3 weeks before rotation.
Contact
Contact
Megan Suchoski, CRNA - Coordinator
Email: megmdonley@gmail.com
507-884-0036
Malene Ford, DNP, APRN, CRNA - lead
*Copy Malene Ford on communications with Clinical Coordinators
Malene.G.Ford@healthpartners.com
Work phone 651-254-0346
______________________________________________________
Links
Links
Welcome Letter and Important Information for Students
Description
Description
Large Metropolitan Level I Trauma Center with a team anesthesia model with an emphasis on basic principles of nurse anesthesia practice. Fast paced, high tech environment. Many opportunities are available for obstetric anesthesia, trauma, and anesthesia for burn patients.
Trauma Experience: Regions is a Level 1 hospital and provides extensive trauma experience. On-call/overnight/weekend shifts are required for second/third-year SRNAs. See the Welcome Letter for more information regarding scheduling.
Important
Log into SS4L and document vaccination status as well as N95 fit testing information. The information you provide will also be used to initiate EPIC and Pyxis access. Follow the link used to create/log into your profile.
See attached instructions for registering for SharedSpace4Learning, the HealthPartners/Park Nicollet onboarding platform required for Regions rotations
The following system-wide learner onboarding materials have been updated in SharedSpace4Learning to match guideline revisions related to vaccination requirements, universal masking and workplace safety at HealthPartners:
Student Vaccine Requirements - Students participating in experiences are no longer required to provide documentation of Covid vaccination or seek approval for an exemption.
Student Guide Health Information Related to COVID-19 Universal masking is now optional for colleagues and students regardless of vaccination status.
Workplace Violence Prevention – Updated resources for all learners. (This will be a new onboarding document for observers and will be added in SS4L by early next week.)
Please reach out to sharedspace4learning@healthpartners.com with any questions.
Regions Campus Map - see "Minneapolis/Saint Paul/St. Cloud Sites"
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