September is National Newborn Screening Awareness Month. Here at the Windom Area Health Birth Place, we are required like other hospitals and birth centers in the state of MN (Minnesota State Law 144.125) to complete three different screenings on every baby prior to their discharge. We are dedicated to your newborns health and wellbeing and […]
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September 20th-26th is National Surgical Technologists Week! Surgical Technologists are vital to Windom Area Health and keeping our patients safe and healthy. To focus on our amazing team members, we asked one of our Surgical Techs, Jessica Blom, to share a bit about her role and her journey to becoming a Surgical Technologist and joining
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Caught You Caring: Abby Kipfer Abby Kipfer is our employee of the quarter for Quarter 2 of 2020! Abby took on the patient/employee screening responsibilities as COVID hit, along with her Nutritional Services responsibilities that were rapidly changing during that time. Abby has led the kitchen in having many creative Grab n’ Go options that
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September 13th through September 19th is International Housekeeping Week! Every day the Environmental Services/Housekeeping Department at Windom Area Health makes sure the hospital is clean from top to bottom for the health of our patients and our staff. In light of recent times, they have gone above and beyond in their efforts to make sure
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Cholesterol is a waxy fat-like substance that is found in all the cells in your body. Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D and enzymes that help you digest foods. Cholesterol comes from two sources. Your liver makes all the cholesterol that you need. The remainder of the cholesterol in your body
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Windom, MN – The Community Blood Bank Board of Directors, at Avera and Sanford, have declared a critical shortage of blood for the local service area, including Windom, MN. Due to increasing demands on the need for blood and the decreases in collections associated with issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Blood Bank has
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Users of the Be Well Path at Windom Area Health will have noticed a colorful new update – the crosswalk! Two weeks ago, the final green and blue blocks were put into place across Hospital Drive as part of an ongoing effort to maximize safety and add even more color to the Path. The Be
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Back pain can come from a variety of sources and differs among individuals, but here I will describe 3 core stability exercises and one mobility exercise that have been researched and proven effective for numerous sources of lower back pain by back pain specialist Dr. Stuart M. McGill of the University of Waterloo. Â Dr.
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Windom Area Health offers an in-house computed tomography (CT) scanner and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) truck that comes three times a week. Though they are both similar in appearance, the exams that are performed are very different. A few frequently asked questions are: what is the difference between the two, how long does each
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The Wound & Hyperbaric Healing Center at Windom Area Health Recognized with National Award for Clinical Excellence Windom, MN (August 1, 2020) – The Wound & Hyperbaric Healing Center (WHHC) at Windom Area Health is pleased to announce the recipient of the Center of Distinction award for 2019 presented by Healogics®, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound
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Looking to interest your kids in fresh, local produce? Look no further than our Windom area farmers market for our 2020 Power of Produce (POP) program geared for kids ages 4-12! The Power of Produce was an idea originally sprouted in Oregon City, OR in 2011 as a way to encourage families with children to
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There’s no question that good health goes beyond the doors of clinics and hospitals. The research continues to consistently show that the ability to live your healthiest life is significantly defined by your environments. It isn’t efficient, nor realistic, for providers to tell their patients that they need to eat more whole foods to reduce
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