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I think Allina brings in people who are passionate about what <br />they do, who truly care about patients. Everyone seems to agree: <br />if you have a rough call, you have to care of yourself first before <br />you can take care of others. <br />Originally from Wisconsin, Madelyn Pennings <br />completed her EMT and paramedic training <br />while in college in North Dakota. When she <br />started looking at where to work she knew <br />she wanted to go out of state but she wasn’t <br />sure where. “So I asked one of my paramedic <br />instructors, ‘If you could go anywhere, where <br />would you go?’ He thought about it for a bit and <br />he said, ‘I know you want to go far away but I <br />like what Allina’s doing.’ That kind of piqued my <br />interest in Allina.” <br />Since joining Allina, Madelyn says she’s found her <br />colleagues and supervisors to be very helpful. <br />“People here just want to help you succeed, and <br />everything they say they value has been backed <br />up in my experience,” she says. “I think Allina <br />brings in people who are self-driven and self- <br />motivated. They want to make sure you have the <br />tools you need to do a good job and to grow.” <br />Madelyn Pennings <br /> »Paramedic <br />Omar Renteria <br /> »EMT <br />I love my job. I’m really developing a passion for helping people. <br />When I’m here, it doesn’t feel like I’m working. When I come <br />to work, I feel like I have another family that has my back and <br />looks out for me. <br />After working for years in restaurant management, <br />Omar Renteria decided to go back to school to <br />be become an EMT. He’s interested in becoming <br />a paramedic someday. He learned about Allina <br />Health from a fellow EMT trainee, who worked <br />at Allina as a certified nursing assistant. “He <br />told me how Allina focused on their people and <br />their growth,” he says. “It just seemed like Allina <br />had that human touch that not many companies <br />have.” Since joining Allina, Omar says he’s <br />been able to build strong connections with his <br />co-workers and his patients. “I feel like I have a <br />second family here,” he says. <br />Omar says being Hispanic and an EMT is <br />important and helps him connect with patients <br />who speak Spanish. “For a lot people, I think <br />there’s a barrier…a lot of Hispanic people don’t <br />really call 9-1-1 for things,” he says. “But when <br />they see me, they see a familiar face and feel like <br />I can communicate with them. I feel like I’m at <br />home as well, being able to talk with my patients <br />in Spanish. I can make them feel a little more <br />comfortable, and that’s a really cool thing.” <br />COMMUNITY REPORT 2018 1716 ALLINA HEALTH EMS