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Anna Hoppe had worked as an EMT and a paramedic at Allina Health EMS before <br />going back to nursing school. She recently took a job as a nurse in the emergency <br />department at United Hospital and still works shifts in EMS. Anna says her <br />supervisors at Allina Health EMS have been very supportive of her continuing to <br />grow professionally. <br />“It’s literally everything I have ever wanted. <br />They have been there to support me,” she says. <br />“Everybody just kept pushing me to be more, <br />to do more and to keep moving.” <br />Anna points to leadership, educational <br />resources and the opportunity for tuition <br />reimbursement as keys to Allina’s professional <br />growth mindset. “Anything that they can use <br />within Allina, whatever degree, they’ll push you <br />for it,” she says. <br />She believes that learning mindset among <br />caregivers and also the organization’s leadership <br />results in better patient care. “I feel like the <br />best patient care is the care that’s provided <br />by somebody who wants to learn more and is <br />continually open to education opportunities and <br />keeps pushing forward,” she says. <br />Anna Hoppe <br />STARTED 2014 <br />ROLES HELD <br /> »EMT <br /> »Paramedic <br /> »Registered Nurse <br />Matt Miron STARTED 2000 <br />ROLES HELD <br /> »BLS EMT » Special Transportation Driver <br /> »ALS EMT » Supervisor, AHEMS Operations <br /> »Paramedic <br />For Matt, one of the defining moments in his career was the first time a patient died <br />in front of him. He and his field training officer, Rob Stanfield, were transferring <br />the patient from his house to hospice but the gentleman passed away before they <br />reached the destination. <br />“I had never seen a dead body in my entire life, <br />never dealt with death,” says Matt. “My FTO <br />asked me if I was ok. I said, ‘Yep. Doing great.’ <br />But he didn’t believe me. Then I just lost it. <br />I mean, literally every emotion I was feeling <br />came out.” <br />Matt says that taught him that it was ok to have <br />feelings on the job. “It kind of went against the <br />grain back then. But it taught me that you don’t <br />have to compartmentalize and move on with <br />your day. It taught me to be different. It was a <br />defining moment of my career, which has led <br />me to be really focused on compassion.” <br />COMMUNITY REPORT 2018 54 ALLINA HEALTH EMS