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Speech-Language Pathologists Can Help Patients Regain Health and Quality of Life, Windom Expert Stresses During Better Hearing & Speech Month  With an estimated 10 to 30% of COVID-19 survivors experiencing “long-haul” symptoms including brain fog and swallowing difficulties, Windom speech-language pathologist Joann Anderson, CCC-SLP, is encouraging the public to seek care from qualified experts who […]

With April 16th being Health Care Decisions Day, we wanted to review an important part of planning ahead for you and your loved ones: a health care directive. A health care directive, also known as an advance directive, is a legal document that helps direct your doctors and medical providers whenever you are in need

Did you know there is a normal everyday activity that can be counted as exercise, and can help reduce the risk for stroke, type II diabetes, and can help with weight loss? This underrated exercise is walking! While walking does not always come to mind when thinking about getting in your 30 minutes of cardio

What is Sensory Processing Disorder? Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) means that a child’s brain has a hard time taking in and responding to sensory based information, which in turn impacts their functioning and behavior within their everyday environments. How can Occupational Therapy help with sensory processing issues? Occupational therapists directly train and support children (and

March is National Nutrition Month®, an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, targeting everyone to learn about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating and physical activity habits. This year’s theme “Personalize Your Plate” aims at encouraging individuals to create nutritious meals based on personal and cultural needs. Take a

Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that causes your breathing to be constantly interrupted throughout the night usually due to an obstruction in the airway.  The most common type of sleep disorder is obstructive sleep apnea.  Many people with diagnosed sleep disorders may not even be aware that their sleep is being interrupted at night.

February is AMD and Low Vision Awareness Month and we wanted to take a moment to delve into what exactly AMD is and steps you can take to prevent an manage it. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of vision loss in people over age 60. You may already have it or you

The onset of COVID-19 in 2020 caused a change from a fast-paced society, mostly bounded by daily routine, to a world put on hold while simultaneously being left in a state of flux. Gyms and fitness centers, along with countless other businesses, have felt this shift acutely as they have been asked to modify operations

I have recently been working with patients in Physical Therapy who are due for surgery, but have not received the operation yet. This “prehab” has been becoming more and more popular with patients that require an ACL repair, but do not currently have the mobility or strength to have surgery. Typically, this has taken between

With rising out of pocket expenses set forth by our health plans, many of us are looking for any way to save on our medical bills.  Did you know that Windom Area Health offers a 10% prompt pay discount on qualifying accounts? You are probably wondering – what is a “qualifying account”? The simple answer

The Giving Tree, founded in 2018 through our Employee Focus Committee, was created as a way to provide assistance to kids and families in need during the Christmas season.  Our first year, working with the City of Windom staff along with Sanford Clinics Windom & Mountain Lake, we sponsored a total of 55 kids in

The Emergency Department at Windom Area Health has begun triaging every patient who comes to be seen in the ER.  Triage is the process of determining the priority of patients’ treatments by the severity of their condition or likelihood of recovery with and without treatment.  This means that non-critical patients who present to the ER