Category Archives: Health

MENAHGA (KDLM) - The Menahga Senior Center has received a $1,300 grant through the Tri-County Health Care Foundation to purchase an AED (automated external defibrillator). "Having an AED at local seni...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a Lakes Area Hospital is encouraging all women over the age of 40 to get a mammogram. Dr. Ben Smith at Essentia Health in Detroit La...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - The Minnesota State Legislature passed legislation in May to distribute $250 million to front line COVID workers, known as Hero Pay, but nearly five months later none of the mon...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Essentia Health is reinstating visitor restrictions at all of their hospitals, including Essentia Health - St. Mary's in Detroit Lakes due to increased transmission of COVID-19....

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Essentia Health has received a grant to expand telehealth services. The health system was recently awarded nearly $1 million of federal funds to acquire remote monitoring device...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Essentia Health St. Mary's has announced their 2021 winners of the Sister Anne Scholarship. Scholarships of $500 each were awarded to four individuals pursuing health care caree...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Nurse Practitioner Susan Ross has joined Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes as a hospitalist as well as a family medicine provider in urgent care. As part of the hospitali...

WADENA (KDLM) - Tri-County Health Care is rebranding to Astera Health. The new name and logo were selected after months of deliberation and collaboration with hope the new name will strengthen the ove...

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Essentia Health is launching a new service called SyncPack, a custom medication-packaging option to help make it easier for patients who take multiple medications throughout the...

(KDLM) - Live Nation Entertainment, one of the country's largest concert and ticketing companies, has announced that it will require artists and fans at its venues and festivals to be fully vaccinated...