Julie Christensen is thankful she decided to go to Ridgeview’s Emergency Department in Waconia in September 2019—and she is grateful to Kevin Sipprell, MD, Emergency Physicians & Consultants, PA., for saving her life.

Emma Kielty will celebrate her 10^th birthday on Nov. 17. She is among the first and youngest babies to receive care in Ridgeview’s Neonatal Care Unit (NCU), which admitted its first baby in October 2010. As Emma celebrates her 10^th birthday, the NCU celebrates its 10-year anniversary.

“I wasn’t terribly worried about COVID-19 until Governor Walz issued the stay-at-home order at the end of March,” said Sarah Cowell from Arlington, Minn., who was nearly eight months pregnant with her fourth child at the time. “I quickly became concerned and had a long list of questions for my provider.”