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Windom, MN – The Windom Area Health Foundation was established in 2002 with a mission of providing charitable support for the medical and educational programs of Windom Area Health, apart from normal operating expenses.  In keeping with this mission, the Windom Area Health Foundation will once again be offering several $1,000 continuing education scholarships to […]

Collaboration allows hospital to continue providing exceptional care by implementing leading edge technology WINDOM, MN – Windom Area Health recently partnered with TeleHealth Solution ™ to provide afterhours care to patients via telemedicine. The service will help provide expert clinical care to both inpatients on nights and weekends, and also to patients needing to be

Windom, MN – Community Blood Bank (Avera McKennan Hospital & Sanford USD Medical Center) continues to struggle with a severe blood shortage as we move into the new year. Currently, the blood bank is most critical for all blood types, especially O positive and O negative, but all blood types are needed. Join us at

Caught You Caring: Darci Jones Darci Jones, Radiology Technologist, has been named Windom Area Health’s employee of the Quarter 3, 2021! Darci has been an asset to Windom Area Health since April of 2016. Darci has dedicated so much of her time here at Windom Area Health and our patients enjoy her caring and positive

Windom, MN – Windom Area Health will begin a remodel of the current Emergency Department (ED) in late November. The remodel will include adding additional private treatment rooms, increasing the size of the treatment rooms, and increasing the size of the nursing and physician work area. The Scope of the Changes Shelby Medina, CEO, notes,

Windom, MN – Windom EMS, Fire Department, and Law Enforcement are joining forces to help improve the overall blood supply at Windom Area Health during the annual Heroes Behind the Badges blood drive event. The friendly blood drive competition will be held on Monday, September 20th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Caught You Caring: Bev Boike Bev Boike, Patient Access Representative, has been named Windom Area Health’s employee of the quarter for Quarter 2, 2021! Bev has been an asset to Windom Area Health since May of 2009. Bev has dedicated so much time and hard work here at Windom Area Health and it is obvious

Windom, MN – Community Blood Bank has battled throughout the pandemic to maintain a strong blood supply for local patients in need. With policies related to social distancing, limiting the number of donations at drive sites, businesses unable to host blood drive events, employees working from home, and public fear to go out for blood

Windom, MN May 2021 – The mission of the Windom Area Health Foundation is to provide support for future medical and/or educational programs at Windom Area Health. In keeping with this mission, the Windom Area Health Foundation recently awarded several continuing education scholarships to local students pursuing careers in the healthcare field.  Students receiving $1,000

Caught You Caring: Naomi Bach Naomi Bach, CNP, CWON, has been named Windom Area Health’s employee of quarter for Quarter 1, 2021! Naomi has been a provider in our Wound & Hyperbaric Healing Center since August of 2018. She also provides Ostomy and OccMed services for WAH. It’s evident that her patients love her! To

Windom, MN – Windom Area Health and Community Blood Bank come together to host a community blood drive on Monday, March 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Windom Area Health and invite you to join the battle against the current blood shortage and keep local supplies strong.

Caught You Caring: Jeanna LaCanne Jeanna LaCanne was selected as the Employee of the Quarter for 2020 Quarter 4! Jeanna is the Material Manager and has had her hands full since last March when the pandemic shook our world, and particularly hers as the main individual in charge of making sure WAH is stocked with