March 21, 2012 in West Central Tribune
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) A wrongful death trial in Olmsted County focuses on whether Mayo Clinic staff failed to adequately protect a psychiatric patient who committed suicide. Continue Reading
March 9, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
From an empty building with no electricity, equipment or staff to a fully-equipped critical access facility, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Health Center has come a long way in 100 years. Continue Reading
February 10, 2011 in West Central Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota nurse who was supposed to sedate a patient before surgery instead took most of the painkillers for herself and told the patient to “man up” – giving him such a small dose of medication that he was writhing in pain on the operating table, according to criminal charges filed Wednesday. Continue Reading&
January 19, 2011 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR It looks like a cushion but isn’t. Embedded inside are dozens of tiny sensors that measure pressure from someone sitting.
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November 9, 2010 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR With a touch on a keypad, Angie Beyerl, a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at Rice Memorial Hospital, can automatically tilt the mattress on the ICU’s bariatric bed, allowing a patient to be turned safely and comfortably.
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October 13, 2010 in West Central Tribune
A patient being moved in a van from a state-run mental health facility in Fergus Falls, Minn., to the Twin Cities overpowered the driver Wednesday morning along the route in Todd County and fled alone in the vehicle, authorities said.
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