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COVID-19 Vaccination Center to Open in Mankato
To prepare for the next phases of COVID-19 vaccinations, Mayo Clinic Health System will open a COVID-19 vaccination center on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021.
Southwest Wisconsin expanding COVID-19 vaccination locations to eligible patients
Beginning next week, COVID-19 vaccination locations are expanding to Arcadia in addition to Sparta. Patients will be notified when they are eligible to receive the vaccine.
AED Donation to the Fairmont Opera House
Mayo Clinic Ambulance and Mayo Clinic Health System have partnered to donate an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the Fairmont Opera House.
Visitor guidelines change in Northwest Wisconsin
Beginning Feb. 3, one visitor per patient will be allowed following additional guidelines.
Mayo Clinic Health System Receives Stroke Award
Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Southeast Minnesota have been awarded the Continuous Impact Award from the Minnesota Department of Health for their work in creating improvements in stroke care.
Patients in Southeast Minnesota to be contacted when they're eligible to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment
Patients will be notified as they become eligible based on federal and state guidance, and when supplies of COVID-19 vaccines are available.
Fairmont health care career scholarships available
Two Blanche Kindstrom Hospital Auxiliary Scholarships will be offered to local students pursuing health care careers. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2021.
Belle Plaine changing COVID-19 testing protocols
Testing for COVID-19 in Belle Plaine will be by appointment only beginning Monday, Feb. 1.
$20,000 awarded to area organizations in Southwest Minnesota
The grants help fulfill our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
Patients in Northwest Wisconsin to be contacted for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
Mayo Clinic Health System will contact patients in Northwest Wisconsin when they are eligible, based on state guidance, to schedule an appointment to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
Five clinics to reopen and hospital visitor policy updates in Southwest Minnesota
We are resuming operations at five area clinics that had been closed for several weeks and updating our hospital visitor policy.
Grant money awarded to advance racial equity in Southeast Minnesota
As part of its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, Southeast Minnesota awarded a total of $20,000 in grants to four regional nonprofit organizations.