rural health

The healthcare companies announced the merger on Sept. 29, 2026. The combined company would include 22 hospitals and over 135 clinics in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

Dozens of ticks as part of a study with the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute were submitted from the Bemidji area.

Aging with Alzheimer’s and dementia in rural communities can be especially hard.

The organization states the name change reflects the relationship between Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital and Fairview Health Services.

A Polk County district judge ordered the parties to return to arbitration in their yearslong dispute over Essentia's management of the local hospital.

The project is one of Essentia's two recent emergency department expansions in Northern Minnesota.

The recognition of a Kettle River first responder's efforts illustrates the balancing act between passion for their mission and funding woes.

St. Louis County has received three rounds of funding from the class-action opioid settlement and is seeking program ideas that assist people in the criminal justice system.

Survey results indicate around 116,000 more Minnesotans went without health insurance in 2025 than they did in 2023.

Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital is hosting a free speaker series to address the stigma of addiction. The first talk is 7 p.m. Feb. 11, 2026, at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids.