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Hospital Matters: John Connolly, Minnesota’s deputy Department of Human Services commissioner and state Medicaid director, recently offered an update on what the state is so Read More »
Honorees include hospital staff, trustees, volunteers, and state lawmakers. Sept. 22, 2025, Saint Paul, Minn. — Forty teams and individuals from across the state were Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on YouTube Hospital Matters: Dr. Emily Chapman started her care career as a child life specialist and went to Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on YouTube Hospital Matters: Congress is heading for a potential budget showdown, after a tumultuous year of historic financial drama Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on YouTube Hospital Matters: Essentia Health’s online resource guide has now generated more than 25,000 referrals connecting patients with Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on YouTube Hospital Matters: Fairview Health Services recently earned the Foster G. McGaw Prize for its work to address Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyListen on YouTube Hospital Matters: CentraCare and the University of Minnesota Medical School are making history this week: a new Read More »
Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsListen on YouTube This week, Hospital Matters is digging into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and specifically, the $50 Read More »
Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsListen on YouTube Meet Dr. Edmond Irankunda. Born in Rwanda, his family fled the civil war and genocide in the Read More »
Aug. 4, 2025, St. Paul – The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) honored eight hospital and health system trustees from around the state for their successful Read More »
Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsWatch on YouTube Hospital Matters: Essentia Health CEO Dr. David Herman says rural health care has been increasingly struggling, and Read More »
Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsWatch on YouTube Hospital Matters: The Minnesota Legislature pledged $75 million to upgrading mental health care this year, most of Read More »
Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsWatch on YouTube Hospital Matters: Communities rely on providers like the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center for top-flight health care. But Read More »
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Watch on Youtube Hospital Matters: The Minnesota Department of Health has issued its annual adverse heath event report, Read More »
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Watch on Youtube Hospital Matters: With a July 4th target date for a budget reconciliation looming, major developments Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyWatch on YouTube Hospital Matters: This week, we talk to Becky Wifstrand, the Director of Federal Policy and Regulatory Affairs Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify Hospital Matters: Friday is Hospitals Against Violence day, or #HAVhope on social media. A couple high profile incidents this Read More »
71 hospital and health system teams and individuals received awards May 28, 2025, Saint Paul, Minn. — 71 hospital and health system teams and individuals Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify Hospital Matters: Safety and security are watchwords at any hospital in the U.S. now, and many providers are deploying Read More »
Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple Podcast Hospital Matters: Allina Health has three workforce development programs aimed at getting entry-level employees into nursing assistant positions and Read More »
Hospital Matters: Job vacancies in Minnesota hospitals surged in 2022 in the wake of the COVID pandemic. Last year, that started to show signs of Read More »
Hospital Matters: Hospitals, clinics and nursing homes, are worrying more and more about the fate of Medical Assistance, Minnesota’s version of Medicaid, as budget talks Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify Crookston opened a new RiverView Health hospital in 2020, designed and mostly built before the pandemic. COVID-19, and now Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify Hospital Matters: U.S. Senator Tina Smith is a co-sponsor of the Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, which would establish a pilot Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify Hospitals are struggling financially across Minnesota, and cutting services as a result. Service line closures have included labor and Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify Hospital Matters: There’s growing discussion in Washington about cutting federal spending and a lot of attention is turning to Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify March 9th kicks off Patient Safety Awareness week, an annual reflection on the central aim of health care — Read More »
Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple Podcasts A new report from the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor looked at the wide-ranging benefits hospitals and health Read More »
Saint Paul, Minn. – Minnesota’s non-profit hospitals and health systems are built on a simple but profound commitment: caring for the whole patient and strengthening Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify President Donald Trump this week alternately vowed to protect Medicaid and endorsed a House plan that may mean billions Read More »