CentraCare has released a statement addressing a recent rumor that hundreds of St. Cloud Hospital crucifixes have been damaged by Muslim families. The Facebook/blog post has been circulating claims that hundreds of crucifixes have been defaced at St. Cloud Hospital.
Gerry Keymer is no stranger to volunteering besides hosting bingo nights at Ridgeview Place in Sauk Rapids and helping out with a children's reading program at the Eastside Boys and Girls Club. He is also a Step Force Volunteer at the St. Cloud Hospital.
St. Cloud Hospital was in a brief containment today (Monday). Spokeswoman Jeanine Nistler says the hospital went into the containment because of a threat that was called in. Nistler says the containment lasted from about 4:55 p.m. until about 5:41 p.m.
After months of construction and patient confusion, phase one of the St. Cloud Hospital Emergency Trauma Center remodel is just about finished. Paul Schoenberg is the director of the hospital's emergency trauma center and says phase one is meant to increase safety for patients and staff and begin improvements to the hospitals efficiency.
An investigator with the Aitkin County Sheriff's Office was shot and killed this (Sunday) morning at St. Cloud Hospital. BCA Superintendent Drew Evans says 60-year-old deputy Steven Sandberg was monitoring a patient when the incident happened at about 5:15 a.m.
A small construction project to one of the entrances at St. Cloud Hospital is set to begin next month. St. Cloud Hospital's South entrance and driveway will be closed starting April 1st, as part of a redesign of the Emergency Trauma Center entrance.
Some classic names are making a comeback in Central Minnesota. St. Cloud Hospital has released their list of the top names for babies born at the hospital last year.