November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and Essentia Health in Fosston is raising awareness. Essentia Health Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Sarah Wills shares some statistics about diabetes, and explains what pre diabetes is. There are things that you can do to lower your risk of diabetes, and Wills shares some things you can do. Diabetes…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston will hold its 21st annual Tree Walk for Hospice this Sunday from 10 until 1 at Magelssen Elementary School in Fosston. Shannon Nordine, home care and hospice manager at Essentia Health-Fosston, talks about the Tree Walk. Nordine says another big part of the Tree Walk is the Angel Tree ornaments,…
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Essentia Health in Fosston is going to be redesignated as a Level 4 Trauma Center, which will increase the care capabilities that will be offered at the hospital. Nina Bradfield and Stephanie McKnight of Essentia Health Fosston explain what this redesignation means for the hospital moving forward. Bradfield and McKnight tell us why redesignating to…
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FOSSTON, MN—The feud between Essentia Health and the City of Fosston may be heating up again. Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide says the health care group, which operates the Fosston Hospital, sent a shot toward the City. You’ll remember the City of Fosston chose to cancel its agreement with Essentia Health effective the end of…
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Essentia Health announced Thursday that all the steps of diabetes testing will take place at its Fosston facility. Diabetes testing, also known as A1C testing, has been available in Fosston. But blood samples collected locally were then sent to an off-site laboratory, so it took longer to get test results. Now that analysis can take…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health-Fosston is holding a stroke and trauma awareness event Saturday at Nord’s Pharmacy in Fosston. Nina Bradfield from Essentia Health-Fosston says there are ways to prevent strokes. Stephanie McKnight of Essentia Health talks about the major cause of a stroke. McKnight goes over what will happen Saturday at Nord’s Pharmacy. Bradfield and McKnight…
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FOSSTON, MN—At Monday night’s Fosston City Council meeting, the Council approved the sale of $2.19 million in general obligation bonds. Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide tells us what the money from the bond sale will go towards. Heide gave the Fosston City Council some bad financial news in that State funding for local government aid…
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FOSSTON, MN—The dispute between Fosston Hospital and Essentia Health has taken a new turn. On Wednesday, Essentia Health announced preliminary plans to expand Fosston’s emergency department—changing the current 1100 square foot space to 6700 square feet. Essentia’s statement says the expansion “will greatly improve patient flow…, employee and patient safety, infection control…and overall efficiency.” The…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston is holding its 20th annual Tree Walk for Hospice this coming Sunday, December 1st. Shannon Netland, the home care and hospice manager at Essentia-Fosston, talks about the event. You can also buy angel tree ornaments in honor or memory of a loved one. The suggested donation is $10 per ornament. …
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health-Fosston is hosting its 20th annual Tree Walk for Hospice on Sunday. Shannon Netland, home care and hospice manager at Essentia Health-Fosston, tells us about the Tree Walk. The Tree Walk runs from 10am until 1pm at Magelssen Elementary School in Fosston. Before the Tree Walk, the Fosston-Lengby Lions Club will provide a…
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