Category Archives: Healthy Living
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center Restructures Amid Insurance Reimbursement Cuts, Services Still Ongoing
(KNSI) - Central Minnesota Mental Health Center is restructuring after insurance companies cut reimbursement rates for its services. Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Steven Loos explained to KNSI News what'...
Apr 14, 2025
Special License Plate Sales Fund Equine Therapy Scholarships for Veterans in Central Minnesota
(KNSI) - Money raised from selling special license plates will help veterans get help from horses in central Minnesota. Gaits of Hope in Rice got $100,000 from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Aff...
Apr 02, 2025 Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicle
CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital Shines in Blue and Green to Raise Awareness for Donate Life Month
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud medical provider is lighting up the night to encourage people to register as organ donors in April. It's Donate Life Month, and in honor of the next 30 days, CentraCare-St. Cloud ...
Mar 31, 2025 CentraCare/Facebook
CentraCare-Coborn Cancer Center Hosts Free Cancer Screening Event Featuring Giant Colon Exhibit
(KNSI) - The legendary giant colon will be on display at the CentraCare-Coborn Cancer Center to promote early detection with at a screening event next month. On Thursday, April 3rd, there will be free...
Mar 20, 2025 CentraCare Facebook
CentraCare Pioneers Nonsurgical Heart Procedures for Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
(KNSI) - St. Cloud-based CentraCare is breaking ground with a pair of heart procedures. According to the medical provider, the CentraCare Heart and Vascular team accomplished another milestone when th...
Mar 07, 2025 CentraCare/Facebook Pictured below left to right:
Sara Dezell, APRN, CNS, Valve Clinic Coordinator; Anthony Casia, Abbott Rep; Brian Stegman, MD; Stephen Kidd, MD; Sharath Subramanian, MBBS; Hayden Esch, Abbot Rep.
Minnesota Introduces Newborn Screening for Two New Rare Diseases
(KNSI) - In an attempt to thwart expecting parents' worst nightmare, babies born in Minnesota are now getting tested for two rare diseases that can have crippling effects on a child's life. The Minnes...
Mar 03, 2025 Unsplash
Local Woman Creates Angel Gowns for Grieving Families at St. Cloud Hospital's NICU
(KNSI) - A local woman is lovingly crafting dresses meant to take the burden off a grieving family experiencing infant loss at CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Sue Madis...
Feb 21, 2025 CentraCare-Facebook
Influenza Hospitalizations Drop Significantly in Central Minnesota, Risk Levels Lower
(KNSI) - Hospitalizations due to influenza are dropping in central Minnesota. The latest figures released Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Health shows eight Stearns County residents are being ...
Feb 20, 2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Influenza Hospitalizations Surge in Minnesota
(KNSI) - Hospital beds in the state are filling with influenza cases at the fastest pace in years. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the infection rate has nearly doubled compared to th...
Feb 17, 2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Central Minnesota Doctor Joins Mission Trip to Kenya
(KNSI) - A central Minnesota doctor is back stateside after spending two weeks helping people in Africa in January. Dr. Mark Halstrom, with Williams Integracare Clinic in Sartell, was one of 16 people...
Feb 04, 2025 Williams Integracare Clinic