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Enrollment is open for ACA health plans. Here's what's to know …

WebIf you buy your own health insurance through state and federal marketplaces, 'tis the season to compare prices, change coverage, and take advantage …

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Verbal abuse of healthcare workers has been up — as have their …

WebHealth care workers across the country are facing a mental health crisis. A new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that burnout, …

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Bill aims to place more mental health care providers in rural areas

WebTo be eligible for these new grants, mental health professionals would be required to choose to serve in a rural part of the state. A bill under consideration in the …

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Federal fix for rural hospitals gets few takers so far KAXE

WebJust 18 of the more than 1,700 eligible rural hospitals nationwide have applied for and won the new designation. Many hospitals are reluctant to give up inpatient services entirely, and some are concerned about how other payment streams could be affected, rural health leaders say.

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Covid-19 and Hospital Capacity in Northern MN

WebIn every part of Minnesota case numbers for COVID-19 are rising. And as the infections rise, so do the hospitalizations. We had been wondering how the…

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EmPATH: A new way to treat mental health emergencies in ERs

WebA new model of mental health care. The EmPATH model created by Zeller was created specifically for those working in emergency rooms. “The ER environment …

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Fired-up Fosston pushes back on Essentia Health's planned OB …

WebKAXE. People sit and listen in Fosston City Hall during a Minnesota Department of Health public hearing on Jan. 30, 2024, concerning Essentia Health's …

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GRPU, health department provide updates on Legionnaire's …

WebA Flourish chart. The health department originally identified GRPU as the source of an outbreak last year after two buildings supplied by city water tested positive …

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Fosston administrator testifies on hospital closure notification bill

WebST. PAUL — The Fosston city administrator made the trip to the Capitol to testify on a bill that would strengthen public notice requirements for hospital unit …

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More People Can Access Surgery. That's Great For Them, Awful For …

WebAdd surgeries to the list of human activities making the climate hotter and more volatile. "Surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care is one of the major contributors …

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State invites public comment on Sanford Bemidji's plan to close …

WebThe Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. BEMIDJI — The Minnesota Department of Health will take public comment on Sanford Health's plan to close its rehabilitation …

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Bemidji patients in need of acute rehab will soon receive care …

WebBEMIDJI — Sanford Health intends to shut down an inpatient rehabilitation unit in the Bemidji hospital as leaders say it is no longer sustainable. The Minnesota …

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Continuity of care a focus in IMCare and Lakeview Behavioral …

WebGRAND RAPIDS — In the weeks following the announcement that Itasca County’s public health insurance carrier will drop Grand Rapids-based Lakeview …

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Iron Range community rebuilds wellness center after closing of …

WebKAXE Morning Show Morning Show KAXE Iron Range rural health. In 2022, the Mesabi Family YMCA closed in Mountain Iron, creating a lack of access to fitness opportunities all across the Range. Mesabi Fit Coalition is raising funds to build a new fitness center in a building in need of reinvention and remodeling.

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Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern …

WebA team of experts is planning for a potential outbreak, focusing on public health surveillance, lab capacity, prion disease diagnostics, surveillance of livestock and …

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Waabigwan Mashkiki, White Earth Nation's cannabis dispensary, …

WebWaabigwan Mashkiki is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 850 East Adams Ave. in Mahnomen. Tags. Local News White Earth Cannabis Tribal Government. Waabigwan Mashkiki launched for medicinal customers Monday, July 31, and is opening their doors for recreational cannabis August 3.

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Sanford Health seeks proposals to operate day care near Bemidji …

WebBEMIDJI — Sanford Health is welcoming proposals to team with an experienced child care operator ready to manage a child care center next to the Sanford …

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Lakeview Behavioral Health sues IMCare over contract dispute

WebThe termination of the contract, effective at the end of this year, was expected to impact about 700 Lakeview Behavioral Health patients enrolled in Itasca …

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MDH identifies Grand Rapids water system in Legionnaires' outbreak

WebGRAND RAPIDS — The Minnesota Department of Health identified areas of the Grand Rapids municipal water system as the source of the city’s Legionnaires’ …

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