By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. Essentia nurse practitioners and physician assistants file for union More than 350 Essentia Health nurse practitioners and other advanced practice providers could vote to unionize with the Minnesota
Why isn't the former St. Mary's Medical Center being easily and affordably converted into affordable senior housing units? Needed plumbing and electrical conversion costs would be minimal, compared to new construction to help to meet this growing need in our community. Remember are few years back
St. Mary’s is a five-star hospital as rated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It features the area’s only Level I Trauma Center. Patient care will move from the legacy hospital to the replacement St. Mary’s on Sunday, July 30.
Hospital executives at Essentia Health, St. Luke’s and M Health Fairview are pursuing mergers while CEO compensation skyrockets. In 2020, Essentia CEO David Herman took a $1 million raise, and now takes home $2.7 million in compensation each year.
"We could not have done this without the support of our amazing sponsors and partners who allow us the ability to put on a world-class event in Duluth that pumps in more than $20 million dollars into our region’s economy!" -- Ryan Kern
