Madelia Health Minnesota Update

Rural Obstetrics Training

• ROSE Simulator Program: The ROSE training program based at Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet uses a high-tech...

Aspirus Health will close its Silver Bay clinic at year's end due to clinician shortages, consolidating services 30 miles away in Two Harbors.

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St. David's Center is converting the former Nicollet YWCA into a major hub for children's developmental and mental-health services.

• High demand...

Rural Minnesota hospitals face mounting pressure to close obstetrics units due to low volumes and staffing shortages. The ROSE program at Community...

Minnesota's 988 mental health crisis line has recorded more than 370,000 contacts since launching four years ago, with usage continuing to climb. The...

Allina Health's newsroom landing page currently lists no new announcements or updates for readers to act on.

Medicare began covering GLP-1 drugs for obesity on July 1 while MassHealth ended coverage the same day, creating a clear access divide.

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Minnesota projects finishing the current budget cycle with a roughly $3 billion general fund balance, but faces a $55 million shortfall in the following biennium as annual spending growth edges ahead of revenue at 2.2% versus 2%.

Medetomidine-laced fentanyl is spreading in Minnesota, complicating overdoses with prolonged sedation, bradycardia, and hypotension that naloxone does...

Minnesota is seeing typical seasonal cyclosporiasis activity with no identified outbreaks.

• Symptoms: Watery diarrhea, cramping, bloating, fatigue,...

Dr. Maisee Lor's new My Healthy Family clinic in St. Paul uses a direct primary care model with monthly fees of $85 for adults and $65 for children,...

Community groups in North Minneapolis are demanding a community benefits agreement from Sanford Health and North Memorial, citing fears of...

• Jason Lennox is walking 1,776 miles around Minnesota's perimeter for the Recovery Road campaign to advocate for youth mental health.
• He is...

Allina Health’s $12.5 million settlement underscores how embedded analytics tools can transmit sensitive portal data to third parties without...

Rural hospitals like Madelia Health depend on the 340B program to offset thin margins and sustain care as reimbursements lag costs, but Minnesota's...

The Fond du Lac Band broke ground on a $25 million expansion of its Duluth health center, adding 33,000 square feet for more treatment rooms and...

Mayo Clinic researchers have mapped the pulvinar region, revealing that areas just 3 millimeters apart connect to entirely different brain networks....

Behavioral health practices face heightened denial risks from FY2026 ICD-10 changes requiring greater specificity in depression, anxiety, and...

Minnesota providers face simultaneous strains from workforce demands and state oversight.

• Allina hospice nurses plan July 6 pickets over stalled...

Minnesota Nursing Workforce Progress

• New state data shows 40% of Minnesota RNs are under 35 and 85% report job satisfaction, indicating rebound...