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HealthBeat blog: Study says patient satisfaction may be deadly

life Thu, Feb 16, 2012 - 8:41am

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Areavoices.com: Fessing up to tobacco use

It's a question many of us are routinely asked during a visit to the doctor: Do you smoke or use tobacco? Ideally, nothing less than the truth should suffice -...

life Thu, Jan 12, 2012 - 8:45am

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Areavoices.com: Opening up the doctor's notebook

If you could see what your doctor is writing about you in your medical record, would this hurt or enhance the doctor-patient relationship? A new survey on the progress of...

life Wed, Jan 04, 2012 - 9:27am

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Areavoices.com: Social media screenings could improve patient care

Doctors already query patients about whether they drink, use tobacco or are up to date on their immunizations. Should they also be asking about the patient's use of the social...

life Thu, Dec 29, 2011 - 8:44am

Little change seen by state in reportable patient harm at hospitals

WILLMAR -- Minnesota hospitals saw little change last year in the number of adverse events reported to the state Health Department. There were 305 "never" events that met the mandatory...

news / local / region Thu, Jan 20, 2011 - 12:00am

A closeup of the digital display showing variations in pressure from a seated patient. The technology, acquired this fall, was funded through the Rice Health Foundation's annual employee giving campaign. Tribune photo by Anne Polta

For Willmar hospital, it's another step in advanced health care

WILLMAR -- It looks like a cushion but isn't. Embedded inside are dozens of tiny sensors that measure pressure from someone sitting. On the electronic display screen, Karyn Loos can...

news / local Thu, Jan 20, 2011 - 12:00am

Marjorie Johnson, a nurse at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, uses a computer to enter information Wednesday in a patient's room. A clinical information system approved by the hospital board will electronically integrate the majority of patient clinical and billing information, building on what the city-owned hospital is already doing with electronic patient records. It also capitalizes on a growing push for health care providers to enter the digital age. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Rice officials behind $4.7M investment to integrate bills, patient files

WILLMAR -- Rice Memorial Hospital's board of directors voted in favor Wednesday of investing $4.7 million in a clinical information system that will electronically integrate the majority of patient clinical...

news / local Thu, Dec 16, 2010 - 12:00am

A closeup of the touch screen that programs many of the specialized features on the new bariatric bed in Rice Memorial Hospital's intensive care unit. Tribune photo by Anne Polta

Foundation event scheduled to raise funding for high-tech hospital beds

WILLMAR -- With a touch on a keypad, Angie Beyerl, a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at Rice Memorial Hospital, can automatically tilt the mattress on the ICU's...

news / local Wed, Nov 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Mental health patient overpowers driver, hijacks van near Alexandria

A patient being moved in a van from a state-run mental health facility in Fergus Falls, Minn., to the Twin Cities overpowered the driver Wednesday morning along the route in...

news / state Wed, Oct 13, 2010 - 4:39pm

The same bar-code technology used at the supermarket is being introduced at Rice Memorial Hospital this week to help ensure the right patient and the right medication are correctly matched. The bar-coding project has been in the works since last fall. Tribune photo by Anne Polta

Rice Hospital implements bar-coding system in newest effort to improve medication safety

The same technology that scans your lettuce and ground beef at the grocery store checkout is being used at Rice Memorial Hospital to increase medication safety. By bar-coding both the...

news / local Tue, Apr 20, 2010 - 12:00am

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...

news / local / region Sat, Jan 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Rice Hospital proposes 2010 budget of $100 million

WILLMAR -- Rice Memorial Hospital officials are optimistic the city-owned hospital is managing to successfully adapt to fewer patient admissions, a mood that's reflected in the budget developed for 2010...

news / local Sat, Nov 07, 2009 - 12:00am

Where are all the patients? Inpatient care down at Rice, outpatient up

WILLMAR -- There used to be a time when Rice Memorial Hospital had 60 or more patients occupying beds on a daily basis. Then the number slid to 50, then...

news / local Sat, Oct 03, 2009 - 12:00am

HealthBeat blog: Who are you? Misadventures in misidentification

When it comes to medical care, misidentifying the patient - or having the patient's medical identity stolen outright - can be very hazardous to one's health. The West Central Tribune's...

news / local Thu, Jul 23, 2009 - 1:35pm

Heather Boyle a certified surgical technician, left, and Jean Larson, a nurse, display the "Time Out" poster and orange towel promoting safe surgical practices at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Procedures help providers avoid wrong-site surgery

WILLMAR -- Before any of the surgery teams at Rice Memorial Hospital or the Willmar Surgery Center make the first incision, there's a final stop as they go down the...

news / local Wed, Jun 17, 2009 - 12:00am

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