Essentia Health: No layoffs planned amid role changes, informational picket scheduled
Union members have announced plans for an informational picket next week on Essentia’s downtown campus. Essentia said the picket is not a work stoppage.
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Tim Meyer: Community ownership of the Twins?
If the current ownership group can deliver sustained contention, it will be welcomed. If not, it may be time to ask whether a broader form of ownership — one rooted in the community — could provide the stability and commitment required to build a true, lasting winner.
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Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic welcomes Elizabeth LaFrance to practice physiatry
Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic welcomes Kaylyn Holets to practice physiatry
St. Louis County to launch largest Depot renovation in 50 years
The Depot has welcomed visitors to Duluth and St. Louis County since 1892. St. Louis County acquired the building in 1977 and has operated it as a center for arts, history and cultural programming. The facility attracts an average of 200,000 visitors each year for events and exhibits.
Howie: Essentia Health is the power behind northern Minnesota’s health care
Essentia’s strength in Duluth lies in its scale, integration and specialty depth. Without that concentration, northern Minnesota would export far more complex care to the metro. The region would lose physicians, revenue and economic stability. Its vulnerability lies in the same concentration.