by Lori Stenvold, Mille Lacs Health System. Mille Lacs Health System is asking visitors who are the least bit ill with any type of cough, fever or cold symptom to stay home and not visit patients and residents at both the Acute Care hospital and Long Term Care units, and at Lake Song Assisted…
PRESS RELEASE- January 28, 2020 by Lori Stenvold, Mille Lacs Health System. Each year at the annual Mille Lacs Health System holiday party one employee is awarded the St. Francis Award. This year 18 employees were nominated by their peers. The winner is chosen by a committee of past St. Francis…
During the COVID-19 emergency Medicaid was automatically continued for everyone who had Medicaid coverage. No annual renewals were required. However, the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 has ended and the states are now requiring recipients to renew their eligibility. It’s a very simple process…
The Visitor Policy, for the Mille Lacs Health System Hospital (Acute Care) and Emergency Room, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, is still in effect: a. One visitor will be allowed per patient in acute care setting during entire stay. b. Patient may also have the option to have a chaplain…
Booster dose recommendations are in from the CDC. Patients who are eligible to receive the booster dose will be receiving communication from Mille Lacs Health System via a letter in the mail, or a Patient Portal message regarding this. The following groups should get a booster dose of Pfizer COVID…
