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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 »
Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple Podcasts Lawmakers in Washington are looking to slash federal spending, and a new Republican target for reducing spending in the Read More »
Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple Podcasts Most people think of Emergency Medical Services as the folks that care for and transport patients on the way TO Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify Donald Trump has taken office with a flurry of presidential orders and administrative changes. We talked to Becky Wifstrand, Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify The legislative session got off to an unprecedented start, with the DFL skipping the opening sessions in the House Read More »
Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has just announced a proposed rule that Read More »
22 hospital and health system leaders recognized with trustee certification, demonstrating commitment to the patients, care teams, and communities they serve. Jan. 13, 2025, St. Read More »
Some Medicare-based insurance programs for seniors are falling short, and Minnesota providers are opting out. Oct. 15, 2024, Saint Paul, Minnesota – Medicare open enrollment Read More »
New approaches are underway, but study shows the mental health needs of Minnesotans still aren’t being addressed Oct. 10 is World Mental Health day, and Read More »
Sept. 25, 2024, Saint Paul, Minn. — 39 hospital teams and individuals from across Minnesota were recognized by MHA last week for their excellence in Read More »
Nursing vacancies fell, although the full-time nursing workforce has declined to its lowest share ever and physician ranks are dwindling across Minnesota. September 3, 2024, Read More »
The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) recognized seven hospital and health system trustees from across Minnesota for their successful completion of MHA’s rigorous and comprehensive trustee Read More »
Forty hospital and health system teams and individuals from across Minnesota were recognized by MHA this week for their efforts to bolster the health care Read More »