Tag: Essentia Health

Innovative knee-replacement technology now available at Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center

An exciting advancement in orthopedic surgery is being unveiled at Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center. Specialists are now offering knee-replacement surgery using Zimmer Biomet’s new ROSA (robotic surgical assistant) Knee System.  This procedure is like traditional total knee replacement, but with a robotic assistant. The ROSA Knee System uses data collected before and during surgery…
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August 11, 2022 0

Stepping Up: Norman County Farmers Walk the Walk with New Campaign

ADA – From farm to frontline, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) is taking another giant leap forward to highlight environmentally friendly investments from the soybean checkoff. Norman County Soybean/Corn Growers, in partnership with MSR&PC – which directs the state’s soybean checkoff resources – is launching the Stepping Up campaign to amplify farmer…
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July 28, 2022 0

Essentia Health holding job fair in Brainerd 

Release from Essentia Health: Essentia Health is hosting an afternoon of job interviews for all positions in the Brainerd area on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at St. Joseph’s Medical Center.  Essentia Health talent recruiters and department managers will be on-site from 2-7 p.m. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to attend — nurses, nursing and clinical…
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July 28, 2022 0

As fall sports, school year approach, Essentia Health encourages well-child/teen visits

RELEASE FROM ESSENTIA HEALTH: Don’t be fooled by the dog days of summer — fall sports are quickly approaching, which means it’s time to start planning for them as well as the 2022-23 school year. At Essentia Health, scheduling a well-child/teen visit has never been more convenient.  Well-child/teen visits include the completion of mandatory sports…
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July 19, 2022 0

Essentia Health now administering COVID vaccine for under-5 age group

Essentia Health pediatricians are encouraging COVID-19 vaccination of children ages 6 months through 4 years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that everyone in this age group should receive a COVID-19 vaccine.  “COVID-19 has been one of the biggest public health threats in a century, with millions of people tragically losing their…
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June 23, 2022 0

Essentia Health Fosston Welcomes New Administrator

Essentia Health is proud to announce Callen Weispfennig as the new administrator for the Fosston hospital and clinic. Weispfennig brings more than 15 years of health care leadership experience to Essentia Health. He comes to Essentia from St. Cloud hospital. He shared more about his background in a recent interview. Weisphennig was asked how he…
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April 29, 2022 0

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Fosston, MN — March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Grant Coauette of Essentia Health in Fosston joined our Access Health Program this weekend to spread awareness about the disease and encourage people to schedule a colonoscopy. Colorectal Cancer is one of the most common occurring cancers in the United States. Coauette says colon cancer…
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March 28, 2022 0

Essentia Health in Fosston Now Offering Hip Replacement Surgery

Fosston, MN — Essentia Health is now offering Anterior Approach Total Hip Replacement Surgery at their location in Fosston with services provided by Dr. Samuel Lindemeier. Dr. Lindemeier joined the Access Health Program this weekend to talk hip replacement surgery and the process. He says hip replacement isn’t always the first option when it comes…
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February 14, 2022 0

Essentia Health to follow new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine guidelines 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Jan. 7, 2022  Essentia Health to follow new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine guidelines  Essentia Health will start following new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday. This comes as the more transmissible omicron variant grips much of the country.   The CDC has expanded the…
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January 8, 2022 0

Essentia Health reminding people of best practices for COVID-19 testing

With COVID-19 cases on the rise due to the highly transmissible omicron variant, Essentia Health is encouraging people to get tested using one of our various testing methods.  If you are having mild cold symptoms and aren’t sure if it’s COVID, please do not go to emergency departments or urgent care centers for a COVID…
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January 7, 2022 0