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It was a privilege for members of our team to be in attendance today alongside our partners at Emma Norton Services--the nonprofit organization providing transformational housing, support, and healing services for women and families recovering from homelessness-- we announced the opening of the Living Room Model, at its new home, Restoring Waters, in St. Paul’s Highland Bridge neighborhood. This dedicated space offers an alternative to the emergency room to residents experiencing a mental health crisis, or in need of mental health support. Each individual will be greeted by a peer-support specialist for a one-on-one session to determine a plan and resources to support their mental health in a holistic way. The Living Room Model was made possible with help from a $200,000 Medica Foundation Strategic Initiative Grant named after former State Supreme Court Justice Esther Tomljanovich. These strategic grants allow the Medica Foundation to make community investments on a larger, more impactful scale to advance health equity.

We need to toot our own 📯 here for a minute--recently we learned our company was certified as a Platinum Well Workplace through the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA). WELCOA (Wellness Council of America) is the industry standard for wellness--so we are pretty excited to have achieved this status for the entire organization. Our people here at Medica is what makes us so special!!

😎 😎 What a beautiful day to walk for mental health! Team Medica had a great time Saturday at the annual NAMI Minnesota Walks at Minnehaha Falls--we are a proud and longtime supporter of NAMI and their chapters not only here in MN but WI and NE too! Our company has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for this great organization to help people seek treatment and resources to better their mental health. Our Andrew Marshall was one of the featured speakers at the event and even had the honor to ✂️ the ribbon to kick off the walk!! #MentalHealthMatters #IamNAMI #MentalHealthAwareness #MedicaInTheCommunity

🎉🎉 learn more about our fabulous, CFO, Krista Dusil ⬇️

Way to go team!!! And yes Monique Love has a beautiful voice!!!

Thank you to Blackbaud for inviting our Rose Judkins to be part of their #bbcon 2024 conference in Seattle this week. Rose Judkins was part of the panel discussion: “Recalibrating DEI: The Movement to Holistic Inclusion". The panel focused on how organizations are evolving their approach and recalibrating their diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies and programs--which Medica has championed. We had a great time participating and discussing how to implement innovative practices that shape inclusive workplaces in 2024 and beyond.

We're getting pumped for next week's 7th Annual ACO Engagement Summit--featuring many of our fabulous ACO partners from our service area. 🎤 Our summit is regularly attended by physicians, healthcare executives, population health directors, data analytics leaders and other key members of the provider team. 🎤 Our opening keynote speaker will be Dr. Rachel Reid from the RAND Corporation--who is a physician researcher and director of the healthcare division public sector team. 🎤 Our closing keynote is Aaron Perry a former police officer and Founding President/CEO of Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association whose mission is to better the health outcomes of African American men and boys living in underserved communities. 🎤 We will also be honoring our partners during our 2nd awards ceremony for demonstrating value based care and commitment to excellence! Many thanks to the entire team for putting this event together including John Piatkowski MD, MBA, Kris Kopski, Lori Skinner, DNP, RN and David S. Webster M.D., MBA.

We can't wait to get to work with the great team at Medical Alley!!

🔉 🔊 This just in: we are so excited to announce that Keith Tanski and Tom Lindquist are joining the Medica team! ◻ Keith is our new Chief Information Officer. ◻ With nearly three decades of experience in IT, Keith joins Medica after serving as Vice President of Health & Wellness Technology at Walmart. His career journey includes roles at Travelers, Target, Deluxe, and UnitedHealth Group. ◻ “Technology is a game-changer in healthcare, and Keith’s extensive experience in customer-centric tech will greatly benefit our members,” said Lisa Erickson, Medica’s President and CEO. ◼ Tom joins the organization as Chief Strategy and Growth Officer. ◼ Tom brings extensive healthcare experience including serving as Medicare Region President – Wellcare at Centene. In addition, he has held roles as President & Chief Executive Officer – Ascension Comp at Centene, CEO at the Allina Health | Aetna joint venture, President at Molina Healthcare of South Carolina, and with Ochsner Health Plan, UnitedHealth Group. ◼ “Tom’s extensive health care experience will greatly benefit Medica as we look to create new solutions in the products we offer to those we serve,” said Lisa Erickson, Medica President and CEO. Welcome aboard!!

📢📢 We are so excited for this collaboration— a vision for economic prosperity and healthcare innovation in our great state!