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Distribution Planning Underway for Healthcare Workers Windom, MN │ December 17 2020 – Windom Area Health (WAH) will receive an allotment of the Pfizer Vaccination Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine next week. The Pfizer vaccine received emergency approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on December 11th, 2020. We have been working with the Minnesota […]

Windom, MN – Windom Area Health (WAH), along with the support from Sanford Clinics in Windom and Mountain Lake, Windom Family Medical Clinic, Windom Fire Department, Windom Police, Windom Emergency Services, City of Windom, Windom Chamber, and the Windom Kiwanis Club will be donating gifts to 126 kids in Cottonwood and Jackson Counties identified as

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

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

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

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

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

Caught You Caring: Mary Oeltjenbruns Mary Oeltjenbruns is our employee of the quarter for Quarter 1 of 2020! Whether being nominated by her teammates for picking up shifts and being a part of great teamwork, or by many of the OB patients that she has made an impact on, Mary has consistently been nominated through

Windom, MN June 2020 – Windom Area Health Foundation recently awarded eight $1,000 scholarships to local students. These students have a 3.0 GPA or higher and are planning to further their education in the area of healthcare. The applicants were assessed based on their community involvement, essay, references and ties to the community. The Windom

Wound & Hyperbaric Healing Center Participates in Seventh Annual Healogics Wound Care Awareness Week! Windom, MN │ June 3, 2020 – The Wound Care Center® at Windom Area Health, a member of the Healogics network, is helping raise awareness of chronic wounds during the seventh annual Wound Care Awareness Week, being held from June 1

Windom, MN April 22, 2020 – Windom Area Health is planning limited COVID-19 curbside screening, projected to start as early as Thursday or Friday, April 23rd or 24th. The screening location will be located in the main parking lot on the hospital campus. At this time, screening will be limited to targeted community populations, and

Windom, MN March 26, 2020  – Windom Area Health (WAH) continues to monitor and react to the continually changing COVID-19 pandemic. Effective March 27th at 6:00 a.m. heightened restrictions on visitors will be implemented. No visitors will be allowed for general inpatient, outpatient or emergency patients until further notice. OB, pediatric, and end-of-life patients will