Mille Lacs Health System News

COVID Nurse Hotline

December 1, 2020

COVID-19 Testing for symptomatic patients only at this time Mille Lacs Health System wants to remind the public that, due to a lack of resources, COVID-19 testing is only being done on patients who have symptoms. Patients need to call the COVID Nurse Hotline, and the nurse answering will ask…

Serve others and do good

December 1, 2020

Volunteering your time is a great thing to do for others, but could it also be “doing good” for you? December 5th is International Volunteer Day, a day to celebrate the power and potential for volunteerism. The Mayo Clinic published an article explaining how volunteering can provide benefits to…

New visiting specialists at MLHS

December 1, 2020

Mille Lacs Health System will be adding two pain specialists to their visiting provider team, starting in December. Both providers are from Summit Orthopedics in the Metro area. Dr. Steven Sabers (pictured on left), and Nurse Practitioner Katie Ehlen, are visiting specialists who can help people…

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…