Redwood Falls, MN and the Redwood Area
The colon: Five highly productive feet of the human digestive system that people would rather not talk about. When functioning at its best, the colon can process nearly three pints of liquids each day into a normal amount of solids, passed anywhere from three times per day to three times per week. If you don’t [...]
Redwood Area Hospital strives each day to provide exceptional health care for our community. That goal can only be accomplished through a collaboration of dedicated people and the right tools to do their jobs. Sometimes a piece of equipment or expanded service may be “off the radar” of the budget cycle, and that’s when Redwood [...]
Redwood Area Hospital staff and community stake holders recently created the following video in support of a county policy making all daycare and foster care facilities 100% smoke free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Redwood County passed the ordinance unanimously on September 4, 2012, making it the first county in the state [...]
By Marlo Sollitto, contributing editor with www.AgingCare.com Falls are the leading cause of death, injury and hospital admissions among the elderly population. In fact, one out of every three seniors falls every year. Last year alone, more than 1.6 million seniors were treated in emergency rooms for fall-related injuries. Several factors contribute to the fact that seniors [...]
Redwood Area Hospital ranks No.2 for patient satisfaction among Minnesota’s critical access hospitals, according to a report from the Minnesota Department of Health. The ranking is based on patient responses to surveys about the quality of their hospital experiences. Only one other critical access hospital in the state received more quality points for the survey [...]
If you’ve ever spent time in a hospital, you know how difficult it can be to move after injury or illness. Teams of patient care providers are constantly lifting patients to and from their beds, which can stress both patients and caregivers. Back injuries have always plagued nursing staff, but technology may have finally provided [...]
Bob Fischer couldn’t wait to be admitted to Redwood Area Hospital. After spending eight weeks as a burn patient at Hennepin County Medical C enter (HCMC) in Minneapolis, Fischer was more than ready to be close to home for continuing his treatments and therapy. The Redwood Area Hospital’s Skilled Swing Bed/Transitional C are program provided [...]
Patients and staff at Redwood Area Hospital are breathing easier. The presence of a state-of-the-art negative air pressure isolation room, or airborne infection isolation room, creates a safer and healthier environment for patients affected by airborne infections and the hospital staff caring for them. How it Works One of Redwood Area Hospital’s new patient rooms, [...]
Redwood Area Hospital, along with The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) and hospitals statewide, … [Read More...]
The Redwood Falls City Council has appointed Bryan Lydick, of Indian River, Michigan, Redwood Area … [Read More...]
