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The Penny George Institute for Health and Healing
Transforming health care
The George Institute came into existence in 2003
through the visionary support of the George Family Foundation and
the Ted and Roberta Mann Foundation. Since its establishment, the
George Institute has received strong community support. With this support,
the George Institute has:
- Established a comprehensive integrative medicine process and
program that blends the best evidence-based conventional therapies
with healing therapies
- Developed innovative, proactive models of care that embrace
the strengths of the whole person—body, mind and spirit—and
the families and communities in which we live
- Grown to serve both inpatients and outpatients through services,
education and innovative clinical research. Each month, the George Institute’s
team of integrative health professionals provides enhanced care
through more than 1,500 inpatients visits and 800 outpatient visits.
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“Following the ravages of a brain tumor, I was
left with severe facial droop on the left side of my face.
I did not want to return to school or any other part of the
outside world, and spent most of my efforts attempting to
hide my face. Through surgeries and the magic of the practitioners
at the George Institute, the left side of
my face is nearly 100 percent reanimated. I am fully healthy
and life is worth living again.” - Major Bowen,
brain tumor survivor, Augsburg College graduate, Abbott Northwestern’s
Institue for Health and Healing patient |
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“The mind-body connection is very important to
healing. I prescribe acupuncture for anxiety and pain and
this has been very helpful to my patients. I also frequently
refer patients for dietary and exercise consultation. With
the LiveWell Fitness Center as part of the Institute George Institute, we have a tremendous resource here at Abbott
Northwestern with fitness as a major part of rehabilitation.
This has been invaluable for the patients I serve in the Cancer
Rehabilitation program as they move beyond rehabilitation
to restoration.”
- Nancy Hutchison, MD, medical director, Lymphedema and Cancer
Rehabilitation program, Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute |
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More information on the George Institute
To learn more about supporting this campaign to improve patient
care, contact Anne Langaard at 612-863-4612. |
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