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Wentworth and Kaposia libraries awardedfor community health initiative By Jake Spitzack | Staff Writer | September 2026 Out of more than 3,000 counties nationwide, Dakota County recently won Best-in-Category for Health by the National Association of Counties for its work on bringing public health services to all 10 branches of the Dakota County Library system. […] The post Local library wins national award for community health initiative first appeared on St. Paul Voice | Downtown St. Paul Voice | South St. Paul Voice | La Voz Latina .
ECMO program expands to rural Minnesota, saves woman's life
Concentra has acquired four Minnesota Occupational Health medical centers in the Twin Cities, expanding its statewide network to 10 occupational health centers. The acquired centers are located in Coon Rapids, Eagan, St. Paul and Shakopee. Beginning August 17, the locations will operate under the Concentra brand while continuing to serve...
Dakota County earned a top national award for efforts to make health resources more accessible. The county received a 2026 Best in Category Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties for its Library Locations as Community Health Hubs program. The Dakota County Board of Commissioners recognized staff involved in the program on Aug. 4.
For about 11,000 older Minnesotans, a routine Medicare Advantage plan is about to stop working the way it always has. Fairview Health Services, the Minneapolis-based system behind M Health Fairview hospitals and clinics, has told patients it will stop accepting UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans starting January 1, 2027. That leaves affected enrollees with a decision […]
(KNSI) – First responders in several central and western Minnesota communities have a new tool to help people with autism during stressful emergencies. According to a post from CentraCare and Bit of Grace, every ambulance serving Paynesville, Monticello, Willmar, Redwood Falls, Long Prairie, and Benson will carry a sensory emergency kit.
U.S. News and World Report named Mayo Clinic the best medical center in the state and among the 20 best in the country.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Valley News Live) — The Minnesota Department of Human Services has launched a new online tool to help Medical Assistance enrollees find out whether they will need to meet new federal work requirements taking effect Jan. 1, 2027. Enrollees can access the tool through Aug. 31...
UCare is cutting 102 jobs after Medica acquired its state Medicaid contracts, with layoffs beginning Oct. 2.
A St. Paul iron foundry is shutting down, after years of legal battles over its emissions. The foundry announced the closure Thursday, just over a week after appearing in court over a challenge to its permit. Regulators with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency were trying to revoke it, and said the foundry has a track record of noncompliance with the state’s air pollution laws.
According to the MPCA, the waste management facility rejected a load of waste from the hospital on Dec. 11, 2025, after workers found infectious material.
A St. Paul iron foundry will appear in court Tuesday as state regulators continue a yearslong legal battle to revoke its operating permit over pollution concerns. Regulators with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced last year they were taking the rare step to revoke the Northern Iron’s permit. That...
A burn ban is now in effect in St. Paul and Falcon Heights due to hazardous air quality and ongoing wildfires.
The Twin Cities are now covered in a dense layer of smoke that swept in overnight from wildfires in northern Minnesota and Canada. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, these conditions mark the worst air quality ever recorded in the Twin Cities.
A new lawsuit accuses Minnesota human services leaders of dismantling an in-home disability care program that families and providers say more than 3,000 people rely on.
Dr. Maisee Lor is opening a direct primary care clinic in St. Paul, offering health care through monthly memberships instead of insurance. The post New clinic by Hmong doctor aims to make health care more affordable on St. Paul’s East Side appeared first on Sahan Journal .
An environmental group announced a lawsuit against Hennepin County over its trash burner’s toxic ash and its waste management plans.
Dozens of hospice nurses at Allina Health are on strike Monday, as they push for a contract and pay raises. The group of 65 hospice nurses work in homes and nursing facilities around the Twin Cities metro area. They unionized in the spring of 2025 with SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa, and have been negotiating toward their first contract for nearly a year.
In 13 years as a paramedic, this past year has been especially trying for Sam Erickson. Beyond the predictable incidents – strokes, falls, painful accidents – he responded to an infant suffering cardiac arrest from co-sleeping with a parent; repeated overdoses; and residents “brutalized by federal agents” during Operation Metro Surge.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Allina hospice nurses staged a rally on Monday as they hold a one-day strike as they fight for a new contract. Nurses are holding a picket outside Abbott Northwestern Hospital throughout the day on Monday as they stage a one-day strike. The union and hospital officials...
