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Cuyuna Regional Medical Center today announced plans to build a state-of-the-art, multimillion-dollar nursing home on the Heartwood Senior Living Community campus in Crosby to continue providing high quality care and services to meet the needs of residents of greater Minnesota. Ground will be broken for the new 45,000-square-foot nursing home as an additional wing on…
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Staples, MN – July 22, 2022 — Lakewood Health System Care Center has been recognized as a 2022 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipient by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes providers across…
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RELEASE FOR THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES: As the cost of groceries climbs, the families of 410,000 Minnesota children will receive support to help them provide healthy foods this summer. This month, federal funds totaling up to $180.5 million will begin going to the families of 320,000 schoolchildren and 90,000 children age 5 and…
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s new 188-mile bike route connecting St. Cloud to Moorhead now has a name. “Prairie Lakes Bicycle Route” received 34 percent of the 3,655 votes cast in response to the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s invitation to the public to help pick a name for the route. “Glacier Lakes Bicycle Route” came in…
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Everyone is invited to experience the magic of an outdoor summer night at the Firefly Festival on Saturday evening, Aug. 13, while enjoying music and imbibing food and beverages on the grounds of the Northland Arboretum in Brainerd. In addition to the musical stylings of One Night Stand, Jack Pine Brewery will be debuting their…
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Addiction impacts an entire family. In the case of Tyler Walsh of Brainerd, recovery also impacted his entire family. Sadly, having lived three years in sobriety, Tyler, or Ty as his family lovingly calls him, died in a motorcycle accident on Highway 210 in Brainerd in 2021. His mother, Catherine Walsh, reflects “I know for…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (7/22/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Riverwood Healthcare will be breaking ground on a $45 million expansion of the surgery center in Aitkin on Tuesday, July 26th with a special ceremony to mark the start of a two-year project. Riverwood Foundation Director Katie Nelson informed us of the ceremony that will be held…
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RELEASE FROM CUYUNA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: In recognition and honor of her long-time military service, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Registered Nurse Theresa Blomer of Pequot Lakes was awarded the Quilt of Valor on July 18 in a surprise ceremony at CRMC. She currently serves as the Command Post Superintendent in the 133rd Airlift Wing of the…
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RELEASE FROM RIVERWOOD HELATHCARE: Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to announce the addition of a new family physician to its medical staff. Dr. Chris Hughes will begin his practice in Aitkin in mid-August. He will offer the full spectrum of family medicine, including obstetric care and delivery, and do on-call rotations for inpatient care. Hughes…
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