HEALTH
New imaging center expands local radiology services
WILLMAR – When Dr. Anthony Amon tells patients they need a CT scan or a mammogram, he always worries if the patient will follow through?
February 09, 2010
A third CT scanner for Willmar
WILLMAR — First Willmar had one CT scanner. Then there were two. Now there are three.
By Anne Polta , February 08, 2010
Mental health center director recalled as steady, well-respected leader 
WILLMAR — Colleagues and friends remembered Dr. Eugene Bonynge this week as a steady hand whose leadership helped shape Woodland Centers as one of Minnesota’s most comprehensive community mental health centers.
January 28, 2010
$11.6M estimate for ventilation upgrades at YME schools brings gasp, opposition from some
GRANITE FALLS — A series of reports through the past decade have all recommended the Yellow Medicine East School District improve its buildings, and all favored remodeling over new construction as the most economical choice.
January 28, 2010
GAMC lives another month
ST. PAUL — Low-income Minnesotans who depend on a state program for health care won a one-month extension.
January 27, 2010
Bethesda launches capital campaign
WILLMAR — The exercise equipment that will be installed in Bethesda Health and Housing’s new senior wellness center is designed to be kind to older adults — safe, easy to use and gentle on aging muscles and joints.
By Anne Polta , January 27, 2010
Democrats begin discussing smaller health bill
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies are conceding for the first time that they may have to accept a less ambitious health overhaul bill than the massive one they've struggled for a year to assemble.
January 21, 2010
Cancer Center open house Saturday
The Willmar Regional Cancer Center will host a public open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. The cancer center is in the west wing of Rice Memorial Hospital. Guests are asked to use Door E or the hospital main entrance, both on the north side of the building.
January 21, 2010
Local cancer center design reflects goal of seamless care, comfort
WILLMAR — A free-standing aquarium, populated with colorful tropical fish and starfish, has been an unexpected hit with patients and families who spend time in the waiting room at the new Willmar Regional Cancer Center.
By Anne Polta , January 21, 2010
Hospital is abuzz as cancer center will be unveiled to the public this weekend
It was a major change for che-motherapy patients when the Willmar Regional Cancer Center opened last month.
January 21, 2010
Massachusetts loss costs Obama the votes to propel his health care plan
WASHINGTON — A stinging loss Tuesday in Massachusetts has cost President Obama and the Democrats the 60-vote Senate majority they’ve relied on to push a historic health care overhaul to the verge of enactment.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar , January 20, 2010
H1N1 vaccines offered at public health office
WILLMAR — Kandiyohi County Public Health has H1N1 vaccine available for members of the community who may be uninsured, underinsured or lack a primary care health provider.
January 16, 2010
Two area hospitals report adverse events in 2009
WILLMAR — After a piece of a sizing cuff was accidentally left inside a patient during major surgery at Rice Memorial Hospital last year, a hospital team gathered to analyze how it happened and how to prevent similar incidents in the future.
By Anne Polta , January 16, 2010
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OUR VOICES Drug company restrictions sought
A coalition of consumer, union and health care-related groups wants to tighten rules dealing with prescription drugs. The coalition calls for laws such as one that would prohibit drug companies from buying records from doctors, a marketing tool that few people know about. Favored laws also would ba
Posted by: Don Davis on Jan 25, 2010 at 5:14 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Dairy complaints come to Capitol
Jaxson, Brooklyn Brouse
Children fussed. Parents cried. Senators were outraged. Bureaucrats explained.
"We have been pushed into the living conditions of a third-wo
OUR VOICES Falls blamed on short staffs
Sens. Gimse, Kubly
Some Minnesota nursing homes simply do not have enough employees to prevent residents from falling, two Minnesota Senate committees heard Thursday.
"I know
OUR VOICES 'Ban the Bug' campaign set
Health officials say that since H1N1 flu vaccinations are available at most clinics, pharmacies and other locations, most Minnesotans should get vaccinated. H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu, vaccinations just are becoming available to everyone. They had been limited to high-risk people. Those vacc
Posted by: Don Davis on Jan 9, 2010 at 5:56 AM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Dems propose health care plan
Phenow, Huntley
Democrats want to use federal money, force counties to pay more and divert other funds to restore health-care coverage to Minnesota's poor.
A program known as Gener
OUR VOICES Klobuchar wants rural docs
An amendment to the U.S. Senate health care bill would help attract doctors to rural areas, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., says. Klobuchar's amendment would establish a grant for medical schools to expand or create programs to train doctors in rural medical care and would recruit students who want to
Posted by: Don Davis on Dec 10, 2009 at 6:50 AM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES Countdown begins
"Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome." - Arthur Ashe My countdown has begun: 10 weeks until the marathon in Phoenix. This coming week marks the beginning of marathon training - when the mileage starts jumping up and more time is devo
Posted by: RunningSpud on Nov 8, 2009 at 11:59 AM | Addicted to runningOUR VOICES Rebound run
"Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared." - Eddie Rickenbacker It turns out that today's run was everything I needed it to be - decent miles, good conversation and a strong bounce back from what's been a week of mostly uneventful training.
Posted by: RunningSpud on Nov 6, 2009 at 11:05 AM | Addicted to running
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