“If anyone comes to our facility, I don’t care how important they are, they’re not getting in without a mask!” Dr. Tom Bracken, Infection Prevention Medical Director for Mille Lacs Health System, said at a recent Incident Command Meeting of the coronavirus emergency response team at MLHS. Bracken…
“When you hear people say this is just like a bad flu, that is not true,” said Dr. Tom Bracken, Infection Prevention Medical Director for Mille Lacs Health System, about the current COVID-19 pandemic. “People are using number of deaths as a comparison, yet we already have exceeded the number of…
This is an informational tool to help patients understand MLHS’s COVID-19 testing procedures and also what plans we have for surge (an influx of patients), and patient care. Do understand, however, that any of this could be modified and adjusted as the situation changes. How is MLHS situated as…
The Minnesota Department of Health has identified the first case of COVID-19 in Mille Lacs County today, Ap 16. However, we at MLHS have had no positive test cases so far. Vicki Engmark from Infection Prevention reminds us that the case is listed where the person resides, and that is the "home" of…
Mille Lacs Health System wants patients to know that caring for patients is still one of their primary services. It may look different in some cases, but care is still here when people want it. That commitment is not changing. If patients want to be seen in person or speak with a provider, that is…
