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Mayo donates $25K to Food for Backpacks program

The Food for Backpacks program in Albert Lea received a $25,000 donation Thursday from Mayo Clinic Health System ...

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‘It’s a crisis’: MN Hospital Association desperate for help amid staffing shortages, seasonal outbreaks

Just in time for the holidays, more Minnesotans are getting sick with respiratory illnesses like COVID and RSV. ...

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More than 132K sign up for MNsure so far

MNsure reported Monday that 132,789 Minnesotans signed up for 2024 health insurance through Minnesota’s official health insurance marketplace ...

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Community meeting Tuesday

The second of three community meetings through Freeborn County Public Health to explore the data and stories from ...

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Holiday season helps COVID-19 spread; older Minnesotans feeling increase in cases

The amount of COVID-19 detected in the state’s wastewater is up nearly 45 percent since Thanksgiving.

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Albert Lea Good Samaritan Society named in U.S. News and World Report Best Nursing Homes list

Several Good Samaritan Society nursing homes were named to the 2024 Best Nursing Homes list by U.S. News ...

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Freeborn County Public Health hosting community meetings

Do you live, work, or play in Freeborn County? Freeborn County Public Health invites you to join as ...

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Riverland to host rural health care panel discussion at Albert Lea campus

Riverland Community College will host a panel discussion titled “The Future of Rural Healthcare” on Wednesday from 7:30 ...

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3 key facts about RSV and kids this season in Minnesota

Last year was one of the worst in recent Minnesota history for RSV infections and hospitalizations. This season ...

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RSV rising rapidly; COVID-19 continues its climb and flu season is underway

Respiratory illnesses are on the rise. COVID-19 and more recently influenza have been leading to more hospitalizations, but ...

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Mayo to move HealthReach services to main Albert Lea campus, put building up for sale

Mayo Clinic Health System on Thursday announced plans to move all of its services from its HealthReach campus ...

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Mayo Clinic unveils plans for a new $5 billion campus in downtown Rochester

A $5 billion plan to redesign Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus will attempt to upend the traditional health care ...

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Survey: Minnesota hospitals report hefty financial losses

The Minnesota Hospital Association reported Monday that many of the state’s health systems are losing money at a ...

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Exterior walls start coming down on former Naeve Hospital building

After weeks of preparation on the interior, construction crews on Friday began demolition of the exterior walls of ...

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Naeve Hospital nameplate removed as demolition work continues

Preliminary demolition at the former Naeve Hospital building is ongoing this week, and Wednesday morning crews could be ...

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