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Monday, December 17, 2012

Courage Center To Merge With Sister Kenny

The Golden Valley-based organization announced the proposed merger last week.

In a statement made late last week, Golden Valley-based Courage Center announced that their organization will soon be merging with Allina Health's Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute. Sister Kenny is an institute that specializes in various types of rehabilitation in eight different hospitals throughout Minnesota. According to the statement, boards of directors for both Courage Center and Allina Health approved the merger, though it won't be complete until the spring of 2013. “We are thrilled about what the coordinated strengths of our organizations will mean to the community,” Penny Wheeler, chief clinical officer of Allina Health, said in the statement. “By combining the two, we blend the clinical care expertise of Sister Kenny with …

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