Rice Memorial Hospital

WILLMAR — Rice Memorial Hospital recently received a Revenue Cycle Performance Award from Health Business Insights, citing the hospital for excellence and ongoing improvement in its revenue cycle. It was the second time Rice has been honored by Health Business Insights for its...

WILLMAR — The Rice Health Foundation set a record this month at its annual holiday gala, raising $342,000 to support services and patient care at Rice Memorial Hospital. The amount is the most ever for the yearly fundraiser, said Shirley Carter, executive director of the Rice Health...

WILLMAR - Construction bids have been awarded for a $1.3 million project to create acuity-adaptable patient rooms at Rice Memorial Hospital and expand the hospital's inpatient behavioral health unit. The contracts were unanimously approved Wednesday by the hospital board of directors. Hospital...

WILLMAR — The financial forecast for Rice Memorial Hospital next year shows some strengthening in the hospital’s financial performance, with a projected margin slightly above the break-even point. The city-owned hospital had a rocky start to 2014 and posted a $3.6 million operating...

WILLMAR — Intensive care services at Rice Memorial Hospital will morph into a different, more versatile model in upcoming months with the development of so-called acuity-adaptable rooms — hospital rooms capable of housing both intensive care patients and general medical and surgical...

WILLMAR — Ongoing financial pressures recently led Rice Memorial Hospital to close its Grief Center. The program, which had provided free counseling and support for people experiencing bereavement and loss, shut down on July 31. Rice will continue to offer grief support to Rice...

ATWATER -- Two people were injured Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Atwater. Kamal H. Ahmen, 27, of Willmar, and Kama H. Ahmed, 23, of Willmar, were taken to Rice Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the report from the Minnesota State Patrol. The...

WILLMAR — Three registered nurses at Rice Memorial Hospital were honored this past week for making a difference in the lives of their patients. Monica Rohner, Jeannine Dahl and Karen Janssen were chosen by a panel of judges for exemplifying the skills and compassion that nurses...

WILLMAR — New requirements for how public entities must report net liabilities for defined-benefit pension plans could have a big impact on local government. Rice Memorial Hospital had a foretaste last week of the pending changes, and the hospital’s auditors said the impact will...

WILLMAR — Greater emphasis on quality care and less on volume is helping keep more patients out of the hospital, but the changing landscape of reimbursement also is bringing considerable financial pain to hospitals. Rice Memorial Hospital posted a $3 million loss last year on revenue...