Mille Lacs Health System News

Dial Back/ new executive order from governor

November 19, 2020

As of Friday, Nov. 20, new measures are being put into place regarding how Minnesota is responding to the latest COVID situation in the state. Calling it the “Dial Back” order, the governor’s office is trying to stem the tide of alarming COVID cases by instituting this new executive order. The…

MLHS Auxiliary Tree of Lights ceremony

November 17, 2020

The MLHS Auxiliary will be having their annual Tree of Lights ceremony in December. The Auxiliary will be holding this year’s 18th Annual memorial candle lighting ceremony on Sun. Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. at Holy Cross Center on the Mille Lacs Health System Onamia campus. A candle is traditionally lit in…

MLHS update on COVID-19

November 16, 2020

In the Nov. 13 Minnesota Dept. of Health (MDH) media briefing call, Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told reporters, “This is the year to think about the ultimate love for your family – protect them, however you…

MLHS Diabetes Education accredited

November 11, 2020

Mille Lacs Health System’s Diabetes Education Program has achieved the significant milestone of accreditation by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES). Accreditation represents a high level of quality and service to the community, and the ability to better meet the…

MLHS Only Testing Symptomatic Patients

November 4, 2020

MLHS only testing symptomatic people by Mary Rains Mille Lacs Health System 11.4.20 Mille Lacs Health System wants to remind people in our area that the facility in Onamia is not testing for COVID-19 unless a person has symptoms. “We are a small, rural facility and because our testing capacity…