It’s important to encourage a healthy lifestyle with our youth through physical activity either in team sports or activities at home. However, with being more active, accidents can happen, and one of the more common “sports” related injuries is concussion. A concussion is a mild form of…
Mille Lacs Health System is happy to announce Sara Schewe, MS, CCC-SLP has recently joined our team as a Speech & Language Pathologist. Sara has a background as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Through that role, she discovered her interest in Speech Therapy, particularly for the older…
September is Atrial Fibrillation Month. Atrial fibrillation, often called AFib, is the most common type of treated heart arrhythmia. An arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too fast, or in an irregular way. Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm. During…
Caffeine is a complicated compound. It is most commonly found in tea, coffee, chocolate, sodas, and energy drinks. Caffeine acts as a stimulant to the central nervous system. Depending on the individual, and also depending on certain factors at the time, caffeine can be either helpful or harmful.…
Mille Lacs Health System is happy to announce Josh Kruize, PA-C has accepted the position as our new Rural Health Clinic Medical Director. Josh has been working as a Physician Assistant with Mille Lacs Health System for over three years. As the new director, Josh will continue this role…
