Mille Lacs Health System News

MLHS COVID-19 Update May 27 2020

May 27, 2020

“As we learn more about this virus and its attack on organs in addition to the lungs, and the new cases affecting children, we must continue to take great care to protect our most vulnerable neighbors, including long-term care residents,” said Dr. Rahul Koranne, President and CEO of the Minnesota…

MLHS COVID-19 May 20th 2020

May 20, 2020

At Mille Lacs Health System, 84 COVID-19 tests have been done so far and as of Mon., May 18, 83 tests have been negative, and one test is positive. The Infection Preventionist for MLHS will be doing the internal contact tracing investigation and will be communicating with the Minnesota Department…

Forging a Path Through the Confusion of COVID Information and Misinformation

May 13, 2020

Forging a path through the confusion of COVID information and misinformation by Thomas H. Bracken MD Most of us have been facing a deluge of information about the COVID virus and its effects on our lives; it comes from all directions - friends, family, Facebook, the Internet, TV news, Federal…

MLHS COVID update 5/13

May 13, 2020

“People have to look at the bigger picture,” said Dr. Tom Bracken, Infection Prevention Medical Director for MLHS. “If you live in New York City, your life looks very different than if you’re in the middle of Nebraska. But anything could change for any of us, at any time. Stearns county is…

Important Info Re: Data Security Incident

May 11, 2020

Notice of Data Security Incident    What Happened?    On November 14, 2019, we learned that an outside entity sent phishing emails to certain of our employees soliciting their login information to our email system.  We immediately commenced an investigation and determined on February 24, 2020,…