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News Archive | 2012
- Dec
1 Cast Your Vote for the Real AwardsThe Medtronic Foundation is a partner-sponsor of the REAL Awards, an international award program to acknowledge the life-saving work of frontline healthcare workers. Read about inspirational US health workers and select the health worker you think should receive the inaugural REAL Award. Vote now through January 7, 2013.
- Nov
24 Medtronic Community Partner on KARE 11: MN Resuscitation Consortium discusses SCA and how you can Save-A-Life.GOLDEN VALLEY -- Learn the difference between a heart attack and SCA, and how the online Save-A-Life Simulator can take some of the fear out of public bystander response to SCA. The Consortium is one of seven partners that make up the HeartRescue project, sponsored by the Medtronic Foundation.
- Nov
14 World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat that diabetes now poses. World Diabetes Day became an official United Nations Day in 2007 with the passage of United Nation Resolution 61/225.
- Nov
5 Disaster Response: Medtronic Foundation Donates $250,000 to Hurricane Sandy Relief EffortsMINNEAPOLIS –- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today a grant of $250,000 from the Medtronic Foundation to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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- Oct
3 Medtronic Extends Sponsorship of Twin Cities Marathon, TC 10 Mile and Affiliated Youth EventsMINNEAPOLIS -– Medtronic and Twin Cities In Motion, the organizers of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, today announced a three-year agreement that will keep Medtronic as the title sponsor of four premier Twin Cities In Motion events: TC 1 Mile, TC Family Events, TC 10 Mile, and the Twin Cities Marathon.
- Sept
21 Medtronic Commits $6 Million to Address NCDs for Underserved in IndiaMINNEAPOLIS -- One year after the historic United Nations High Level Meeting on Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), Medtronic today announced a five-year, $6 million (U.S.) philanthropic commitment in India
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- Sept
6 Medtronic releases 2012 Corporate Citizenship ReportMINNEAPOLIS -- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) has released the company's 2012 Corporate Citizenship Report, "Contributing to a Healthier Future"
- Aug
23 Medtronic releases 2012 Philanthropy ReportThe Medtronic Foundation Philanthropy Report highlights the annual summary of Health, Education and Community grant reports, including vital statistics about each grant and grantee profiles from around the world.
- Jul
23 Announcing 2012 Medtronic Global Heroes TeamTwenty-five runners representing nine countries will be recognized as Medtronic Global Heroes at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. While their stories, running abilities, and goals may vary, each Global Hero brings inspiration to the starting line. By sharing these stories, others can cheer the accomplishment, or take action in their own lives.
- Jul
18 Medtronic Foundation adds new HeartRescue Partnerships to improve sudden cardiac arrest survival rates in IllinoisMINNEAPOLIS –– The Medtronic Foundation has awarded $3.75 million in grants to two new partners – the Illinois HeartRescue Collaborative through the University of Illinois and American Medical Response (AMR) – to improve sudden cardiac arrest survival rates in Illinois and in select communities served by AMR in the next five years.
- Jul
11 Medtronic Foundation Awards Grant to Children's HeartLink for Pediatric Cardiac Care in IndiaMINNEAPOLIS –– Children's HeartLink, a nonprofit organization partnering with health care centers in underserved regions of the world to promote sustainable cardiac care for children with heart disease, today announced the awarding of a grant from the Medtronic Foundation for growing and improving cardiac programs in their partner sites in India over the next two years.
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- Jun
13 Dr. Jacob A. Gayle, Executive Director of the Medtronic Foundation, talks about Project 6 on KARE11Dr. Jacob A. Gayle, Executive Director of the Medtronic Foundation, talks with KARE 11's Brian Kessler about international volunteerism and Medtronic's Project 6.
- Jun
06 Irish Junior FIRST Lego League robotics competition organized by Medtronic Foundation grantee, the Galway Education Centre, Galway, IrelandJunior First Lego League introduces children aged 6 - 9 years to the exciting world of science and technology. They learn in teams how to problem solve, self correct, and how to apply real world math and science to their learning.
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Learn More - May
23 Grant to Partners In Health creates a program within the Rwandan Ministry of Health to improve access to NCD careMedtronic Foundation grant to Partners In Health creates a program within the Rwandan Ministry of Health to provide planning assistance to six low-income countries to improve access to NCD care
- May
16 Medtronic Foundation and Project HOPE to Rebuild Hospital in Japan Devastated by TsunamiMedtronic Foundation and Project HOPE today announced a partnership to rebuild the Yamada General Hospital in Japan's northern coastal town of Yamada one year after it was submerged underwater in the earthquake-triggered tsunami that destroyed the hospital and killed hundreds of people in the town.
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- May
01 Medtronic Foundation grant applications and inquiries will reopen in August 2012. Check back here for calendar of deadlines. - Apr
24 Medtronic Named One of America's Best Corporate CitizensMedtronic, Inc. is one of America's best corporate citizens, according to the rankings recently released by Corporate Responsibility magazine. Medtronic made the top 50 list, moving up 16 spots from its 66th ranking in 2011.
- Apr
18 Medtronic Recognizes Outstanding Employee Volunteerism with Momentum AwardsOutstanding Individual award winners demonstrate outstanding community involvement in breadth and depth. They devote their time and talents to making a positive impact on the lives of others.
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- Apr
13 Medtronic Foundation Launches Online Save-A-Life Simulation To Promote Bystander Response For Cardiac ArrestThe Medtronic Foundation's HeartRescue Project has produced an interactive, online experience, the “Save-a-Life Simulator,” to promote proper and timely bystander response to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
- Apr
04 Medtronic named to Forbes Most Reputable Companies in America listIn the first quarter of 2012, Reputation Institute conducted an online study among 10,198 consumers. It measured consumers' perceptions of those companies among the 150 largest in the U.S. that they were "somewhat" or "very" familiar with.
- Mar
01 Global Heroes – Now Accepting Applications.Seeking runners who benefit from medical technology to run in the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or Medtronic 10 Mile run.
- Feb
28 Echo Standardization Protocol for Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD)Funded by the Medtronic Foundation through a grant to the World Heart Federation, this protocol will be made available to countries where RHD is prevalent, enabling early and more accurate diagnosis.
- Feb
24 New Edition of Science Matters Magazine AvailableInspiring the next generation of healthcare innovators through an informative hands-on science guide for classrooms and families.