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Bridge settlement includes $1.5M for memorial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The settlement announced today for victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse includes $1.5 million for a memorial commemorating victims of the 2007 disaster. The money will...

news / state Mon, Aug 23, 2010 - 2:00pm

Robin Spencer flattens a box for recycling. Through recycling of paper, glass, metal and plastic, Rice Hospital diverts thousands of pounds of waste each year from the Kandiyohi County landfill. Tribune photo by Anne Polta

Rice Hospital tackles waste reduction in ways big and small

WILLMAR -- Her hands clad in blue gloves, Robin Spencer, a medical technologist in the Rice Memorial Hospital laboratory, rinses a set of used glass vials, then places them in...

local Mon, Aug 23, 2010 - 12:21am

Student experiences help boost hospital's recruiting

WILLMAR -- Offer clinical experiences for students in the health professions and maybe you'll end up with a future employee. This is part of the thinking behind Rice Memorial Hospital's...

news / local Mon, Aug 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Rice CEO says progress made on the five-year strategic plan

WILLMAR -- Slightly more than halfway through the year, Rice Memorial Hospital leaders have moved significantly forward on a new strategic plan to boost hospital services, quality of care and...

news / local Thu, Aug 12, 2010 - 12:00am

Three hospitalized after rollover crash near Montevideo

MONTEVIDEO -- Three people are hospitalized at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale for treatment of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle rollover crash around 2:30 a.m. Thursday near Montevideo. According...

news / region / state Thu, Jul 29, 2010 - 3:54pm

Hospital launches IT initiative

WILLMAR -- Rice Memorial Hospital has embarked on an initiative to dramatically expand its information technology capabilities over the next three to four years. By the end, the city-owned hospital...

news / local Mon, Jul 26, 2010 - 12:00am

Rice Hospital acts to rein in deficit

WILLMAR -- As inpatient volume at Rice Memorial Hospital continues to decline and an operating deficit persists, hospital officials have redoubled their efforts to find ways to improve the financial...

news / local Thu, Jul 22, 2010 - 12:00am

Buddy is pictured with Marilyn Modica. Tribune photos by Ron Adams

Therapy dogs at Rice Hospice in Willmar help bring comfort to dying patients

Marilyn Modica is looking forward to the comfort she and her dog will soon be bringing to patients in Rice Hospice. Buddy, a 6-year-old Peke-a-Poo, is a compassionate little dog...

news / local Wed, Jun 23, 2010 - 12:00am

Granite Falls air show to be a tribute to World War II veterans

GRANITE FALLS -- Pilots will be taking World War II vintage aircraft to the skies over Granite Falls to re-enact aerial fights of the 1940s, while others dressed in the...

news / region Fri, Jun 18, 2010 - 12:00am

Rice Memorial Hospital renews its bill-collection policy with AG office

WILLMAR -- An agreement to abide by reasonable and civil bill-collection policies has been renewed between Rice Memorial Hospital and the Minnesota Attorney General's office. Board members of the city-owned...

news / local Thu, Jun 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Rice trust fund issued $88,000 in grants last year for more than 100 individual applicants

WILLMAR -- The need for Rice trust fund grants to help eligible patients pay their hospital bills continues to outstrip the amount of money available. Last year the 78-year-old fund...

news / local Mon, Jun 07, 2010 - 12:00am

Rice keeps close watch on expenses as operating deficit rises

WILLMAR -- Rice Hospital officials are closely watching expenses as the city-owned hospital struggles with a deepening operational deficit. Although outpatient volume is strong, inpatient numbers continue to decline and...

news / local Sat, Jun 05, 2010 - 12:00am

Jordan Bauch, 12, of Litchfield salutes during the performance of "America" by the Willmar High School Band on Monday at this year's Memorial Day service at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Sacrifices remembered

WILLMAR -- While many Americans celebrated Memorial Day barbequing, golfing or just enjoying a day off of work, a large crowd gathered under perfect spring skies Monday at Fairview Cemetery...

news / local Tue, Jun 01, 2010 - 12:00am

Commentary: Remember those who have died for freedom

Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of summer. The majority across west central Minnesota will head for the lake or a family gathering on the first three-day weekend of...

opinion / commentary Sat, May 29, 2010 - 12:50am

Editorial: Memorial Day is a time to remember

Memorial Day is a time to remember those American military personnel from west central Minnesota and the rest of America who have died in the service of our country. Every...

opinion / editorials Sat, May 29, 2010 - 12:48am

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