FULL CONCERT: Methodaires Perform at Hopkins High School

The concert raised money for the Park Nicollet Frauenshuh Cancer Care in St. Louis Park.

The Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital’s Methodaires brightened up Hopkins High School with their singing April 5 and 6 during their 36th annual Spring Concert Series. The all-women show choir is a philanthropic partnership with Methodist Hospital that began in 1977. Proceeds benefit the Park Nicollet Frauenshuh Cancer Care in St. Louis Park. ParkTV captured the group’s full concert. Check it out in the video player above.

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Methodaires Concerts Take Place Friday, Saturday in Minnetonka

Proceeds benefit the Park Nicollet Frauenshuh Cancer Care in St. Louis Park.

Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital’s Methodaires will be bringing their 36th annual Spring Concert Series to Minnetonka this week. The all-women show choir is a philanthropic partnership with Methodist Hospital that began in 1977. The volunteer group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. April 6 at the Hopkins High School Theatre. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and children. Proceeds benefit the Park Nicollet Frauenshuh Cancer Care in St. Louis Park. Tickets are available at the door. Seats can also be reserved online. Dedications can be purchased on that link, as well. For more information, call 952-993-5023.

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Two SLP Health Care Facilities Join Forces

In case you missed it, here's a roundup of St. Louis Park business news.

Winmark CEO Joins Canterbury Board and HealthPartners Combines with Park Nicollet: SLP Business Roundup

A roundup of business news in St. Louis Park.

Here are some of the top recent business stories in St. Louis Park: Winmark Corp. CEO Joins Canterbury Board John Morgan, the CEO of St. Louis Park's Winmark Corporation, has been added to the Canterbury Park board of directors. Morgan owns a 9.4 percent stake in Canterbury Park and has been Winmark’s chairman and CEO since March 2000, according to Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. Morgan is an avid poker player, playing in tournaments around the country. He also bought Warren Buffett's childhood home more than a year ago, according to the Journal. Winmark Corp. brand names include Once Upon A Child, Play It Again Sports, Plato's Closet and Music Go Round.  HealthPartners and Park Nicollet HealthPartners and Park Nicollet Health …

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For 6th Time, SLP Named One of the 100 Best Communities for Young People

St. Louis Park is the only community in Minnesota to receive the designation six times.

St. Louis Park has once again been named one of the "100 Best Communities for Young People" in the country. America's Promise Alliance has been announcing its 100 best for six years, and St. Louis Park is now the only community in Minnesota to receive the designation each year. “Being named one of America’s Promise Alliance’s 100 Best is significant and meaningful to the entire community,” said Karen Atkinson, director of Children First, in a press release. “So many dedicated people and programs contributed to this win and it further reinforces our belief that a focus on youth pays dividends to the entire community.”  More than 300 applications from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico were received this…

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HealthPartners, Park Nicollet Plan to Merge

The deal is subject to federal approval.

KSTP: Fridley Woman Fired from St. Louis Park Medical Center for Smelling Like Smoke

Stephanie Cannon lost her receptionist job at the Frauenshuh Cancer Center of Park Nicollet Health Services, according to KSTP-TV.

A pack-a-day smoker from Fridley said she was fired from a medical center in St. Louis Park for smelling like cigarette smoke, according to KSTP-TV. It wasn't that Stephanie Cannon smoked at work—the complaint, she said, was that there was a smell of cigarettes she unwittingly brought into work at the Frauenshuh Cancer Center of Park Nicollet Health Services. "I would actually put my clothes in a separate bag, Febreze the whole thing," she told KSTP-TV reporter Mark Saxenmeyer. She started work as a receptionist in June. Last week, Cannon said, her employer told her, "'We have to let you go.'" Read the longer KSTP-TV story at KSTP.com. Rights or No Rights? "She as a receptionist really had nothing to do with hand's-on health care. It's …

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Park Nicollet CEO Praises Obamacare Ruling

However, he said additional health care reform needs to happen outside of courts and the political arena.

The following comes from Dr. David Abelson, CEO of Park Nicollet. He also posted this on his blog. Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold the Affordable Care Act passed by Congress in 2010 is significant news in a healthcare marketplace where reform is not only needed, it is already occurring independent of court rulings and politics. As I have written about previously, the traditional, volume-based fee-for-service model of healthcare is broken. Our payers (government, businesses, families and individuals) are demanding changes in the reimbursement of healthcare services. As providers, we are searching for ways to achieve the “Triple Aim” in healthcare: healthy communities with great experiences and outcomes for…

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