CentraCare Receives Helmsley Grant to Help Patients With Emergency Mental Health Needs

(KNSI) – CentraCare says it has received $1.2 million in grant money for emergency mental health needs.

Construction has already started on a new unit for Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing called EmPATH. The EmPATH unit will provide care for adult patients that transition them away from the sometimes chaotic environment of a hospital’s emergency room and into a more calm and welcoming setting. This way, they can be assessed and observed while receiving tailored treatment plans during a mental health crisis.

Money for the grant is coming from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

CentraCare says the St. Cloud Hospital Emergency Trauma Center sees more than ten patients a day who are seeking mental health services. That’s more than 4,000 patients per year, making it the sixth most common reason for ER visits.

According to Centracare, up to 80% of patients who utilize the EmPATH Unit can become stabilized within 24 hours due to the timely and patient-centric care provided.

The local EmPATH Unit at St. Cloud Hospital should be completed by summer.

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(KNSI) – The Minnesota State High School League has approved a maximized winter sports season.

The Board of Directors voted in favor of a 30% reduction in games with a maximum of two per week and allowing three in the last two weeks of the season for COVID-19 related rescheduling.

The MSHSL has also announced a practice schedule for winter sports:

• Dance – November 9th
• Boys hockey, adapted floor hockey, and boys basketball – November 23rd
• Alpine/Nordic skiing, wrestling, boys swimming and diving, and girls hockey – November 30th
• Gymnastics and girls hockey – December 7th

The MSHSL also decided on guidelines for fall postseason events:

• Girls tennis tournaments run from October 5th through the 17th.
• Boys and girls’ soccer section tournaments go from October 12th through the 24th and only two games per week.
• Boys and girls cross country sections will take place the week of October 12th
• Girls swimming and diving sections will take place the week of October 19th.

Under current COVID-19 guidelines set by the Minnesota Departments of Health, no spectators are allowed at indoor events in school facilities, with a limit of 250 fans at outdoor facilities.

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