Mayo Clinic Health System

Mayo Clinic Health System staff begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine

Dec 23, 2020

Mayo Clinic Health System began vaccinating Southeast Minnesota Region staff with the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine the week of Monday, Dec. 21. The distribution plan prioritizes eligibility based on risk level and aligns with public health guidance, according to Mayo. The earliest group...

Boe provides Mayo update

Nov 11, 2020

Lake City City Council Member Russell Boe provided updates on Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City at the Nov. 9 city council meeting. Boe is the council’s representative on the Mayo Community Board, which has some oversight authority over hospital operations. Mayo is in the midst of a three-...

Providers: COVID-19 surge puts healthcare services in jeopardy

Nov 11, 2020

Our region is in its greatest fight against coronavirus. We are seeing increased infections, hospitalizations and deaths in our communities. Our staff are strained. Our testing sites have longer lines and higher positivity rates. We were able to flatten the curve and avoid tragedy last spring and...

Mayo adjusts COVID-19 Red Wing test site hours

Sep 16, 2020

Mayo Clinic Health System is adjusting the hours of its drive-through COVID-19 testing sites beginning Sept. 12, 2020, in Albert Lea, Austin, Owatonna and Red Wing. This change will help focus support during the hours where there is the most demand from patients, Mayo said in a news release. The...

Library announces online pandemic wellness program

Sep 9, 2020

The Lake City Public Library (LCPL) invites the public to join Mayo Clinic health professionals Amanda Halls, RD, LD, and Shannon Campbell, PT, DPT, and learn how to avoid emotions and stress that lead to unhealthy food habits. They will also share tips and tricks on how to build an exercise...

Officials - With COVID-19 infection rate rising, simple steps can have an impact

Jun 11, 2020

Spring has turned to summer, but this year, as has been the case for most of 2020, it is a different experience for most of us. As health and human services professionals, we have been watching and learning about COVID-19 since reports first emerged in late 2019 and early 2020. We have worked...

Mayo to resume some deferred services

May 6, 2020

Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Minnesota will resume elective visits, procedures and surgeries beginning May 11, according to a news release. In March, Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Minnesota deferred all elective care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, initial...

Mayo continues to seek masks

Apr 23, 2020

Mayo Clinic is now requesting and accepting cloth mask donations. Donors should follow CDC guidance on cloth face coverings for design and material (all cotton). In southeast Minnesota, donors can drop off homemade sewn cloth masks at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City Monday through Friday...

Mayo mask advice

Apr 23, 2020

Mayo Clinic Health System has shared the following Q and A on mask wearing and hygiene. How to Wear Cloth Face Coverings Q&A Cloth face coverings should: • fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face • be secured with ties or ear loops • include multiple layers of fabric • allow...

Care center staff help families connect

Apr 15, 2020

Sara Thompson and her sons Teddy, 5, and Matthew, 2, visited the boys’ great grandparents Friday at the Lake City Care Center. Orville Hegseth (above, center) is a care center resident. Joyce Hegseth (lives next door at The Bluffs. (at right, center). “We want to give a big shoutout to the nurses...

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