Allina Creates Fund To Support Employees During Coronavirus

MINNEAPOLIS — Allina Health is creating the "Caring for Caregivers" fund the support its employees going through financial difficulties during the new coronavirus crisis. The money will help cover mortgage or rent expenses, car payments, child care and utility expenses, and other financial hardships that may arise.

“While many people are staying home to help slow the spread of COVID-19, our employees are honoring their oath to care for the sick and showing up to work,” said Christine Moore, Chief Human Resources Officer for Allina Health. “We’ve seen the economic impact COVID-19 can have, so we’ve established this fund to give our employees some peace of mind during this trying time and show them our appreciation.”

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This new fund is the latest element of Allina Health’s Caring for Caregivers program. Other ways that Allina is caring for its employees are:

• COVID-19 leave (two weeks’ pay, waived short-term disability waiting period) for any employee prohibited from working due to non-work related exposure (travel, family member who is ill, etc.)
• Two weeks’ pay for any staff sent home due to canceled elective procedures who are not floated to another part of Allina Health or reskilled
• Bright Horizons back-up childcare opened to all employees and reimbursed; YMCA childcare also reimbursed
• Shipt grocery delivery benefit expanded to all employees

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