CentraCare Breaks Ground on $28-M Paynesville Hospital Expansion
CentraCare broke ground on their major expansion project at Paynesville Hospital last week.
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COVID Treatment Costs Won’t Be Free for Much Longer
Healthcare providers are sounding the alarm that one day in the not-too-distant future, COVID-19 treatments and testing will no longer be free.
COVID-19 Almost Gone From St. Cloud Hospital
For the past 2 years St. Cloud Hospital and CentraCare has been busy with COVID-19 patients. This week according to CentraCare spokesman, Dr. George Morris, St. Cloud Hospital has just 10 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and just 1 person in the ICU/Critical Care unit.
CentraCare Offering Test Kits During Colon Cancer Awareness Month
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and a central Minnesota healthcare provider is offering free screening opportunities.
COVID-19 Trend Has Dr. Morris Optimistic
The COVID-19 numbers at St. Cloud Hospital are about the same this week as last week but Dr. George Morris is optimistic our local COVID numbers will decrease dramatically over the next 6 to 8 weeks. Morris says they have 74 people at St. Cloud Hospital with COVID with 22 of those in the ICU/critical care unit.
COVID-19 Numbers Dropping at St. Cloud Hospital
The amount of COVID-19 hospitalized patients within CentraCare and at St. Cloud Hospital are down. Dr. Mark Mathias is the Vice President for Acute Care at CentraCare.
Dr. Morris: Omicron Variant Is Forcing Positivity Rate Up
The COVID-19 Omicron variant is in the St. Cloud community. That according to CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris. Morris joined me on WJON today. He says of the people they have been testing in the past 2 weeks approximately 30% are testing positive for COVID-19.
St. Cloud Hospital COVID-19 Numbers Still High But Coming Down
Last week's COVID-19 positive patients at St. Cloud Hospital and within CentraCare were the highest since last December. This week those numbers a coming down a bit. CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON this week.
United Way Launches Mental Health Initiative in Central Minnesota
A new mental health initiative is underway in the St. Cloud area.
St. Cloud Hospital COVID-19 Cases Increase
COVID-19 cases at St. Cloud Hospital are up again this week and are now at levels they haven't seen since late December of 2020. CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me this week on WJON. He says CentraCare has 120 positive COVID-19 cases with 100 of them at St. Cloud Hospital.
CentraCare Hosting Free Cancer Screening Night in St. Cloud
It’s no surprise that early detection can help increase the treatability of illness and disease.
CentraCare Scheduling COVID-19 Booster Shots
CentraCare is now taking appointments for patients eligible for the COVID-19 booster shots.