Nurse Practitioner Alicia Lagarde, APRN, CNP, has joined the St. Luke’s Community Care Team. Lagarde, who is from Wrenshall, earned her Master of Science Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Simmons University, Boston. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from The College of St. Scholastica. She is
Press release Eric Lohn, Co-President & CFO of St. Luke’s, has announced he will be retiring on April 12. With Lohn’s retirement, fellow Co-President Nicholas Van Deelen, MD, will be promoted to the role of sole President of St. Luke’s and of Aspirus Health’s Minnesota Region.
Neurologist Dr. Paul Peterson has joined St. Luke’s Stroke Center, where he will provide emergent, hospital and clinical care to stroke patients. Dr. Peterson earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at San Antionio Uniformed Services Health
This will improve patient outcomes, provide more cost-effective services and advance the overall quality of health care.
Nurses win union election, and will bargain collectively for better patient care and nurse working conditions
St. Luke’s Birthing Center has been named a prestigious Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care title. Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Blue Distinction Center’s designation signifies that St. Luke’s met nationally established criteria by demonstrating expertise in safely and effectively delivering quality specialty care. “We’re
St. Luke’s has promoted Kayla Witzman to clinic manager at St. Luke’s Mount Royal Medical Clinic and St. Luke’s Lester River Medical Clinic. Witzman is from Cherry, Minnesota and joined St. Luke’s as a medical assistant in 2016. She later moved up to a care coordinator
Two Harbors – Lake View Hospital has been named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the United States by Chartis Center for Rural Health. The rating is based on the Chartis Rural Hospital Strength INDEX, which assesses performance in inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost,
St. Luke’s is enhancing its DNV Certified Stroke Center by adding six stroke and interventional neurologists to provide emergent, hospital and clinical care for stroke patients. The stroke and interventional neurologists will follow patients throughout their inpatient and outpatient recoveries, adding to the continuum of care. The team will
“As long as the corporatization of healthcare is allowed to run rampant in Minnesota, we will continue to see an increase in adverse events for Minnesota patients and nurses leaving the bedside in droves.” -- Mary C. Turner, RN, President of Minnesota Nurses Association.
By Jennifer Shutt, Minnesota Reformer WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is gearing up for a fall vaccination campaign that not only includes updated COVID-19 boosters, but the annual flu shot and the newly approved RSV vaccine. “We’re going to be encouraging Americans to get their COVID-19 vaccine in addition to
The St. Luke’s Foundation today announced the appointment new board members Judy Harvey, Karen J. Olson and Andrew Weisz. Harvey is a retired St. Luke’s employee, Olson is a Duluth attorney and Weisz is the CEO of Finden Marketing in Duluth. They will join current St. Luke’s
The opening of Arrowhead Surgery Center marks the return of Dr. Broadway’s spine practice to Duluth. Dr. Broadway previously provided care at Essentia Health before starting his own practice, Northern Neurosurgery and Spine.
Physical Therapist Alyvia Dobs, DPT, is joining St. Luke’s. Dobs is from Duluth. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology and Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees from the College of St. Scholastica. She is board certified by the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy. Dobs’ areas of interest
St. Luke’s has achieved a 4-star hospital designation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, it's highest ranking ever. The nation’s hospitals work with CMS to report hospital quality performance. Performance data is then displayed publicly on a Hospital Care Compare website to ensure the
St. Luke’s Regional Cancer Center has achieved reaccreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons. The accreditation is good for three years. To earn the voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a
