CentraCare

CentraCare and the University of Minnesota are working on creating a new medical school based here in central Minnesota.

Health experts are offering advice on avoiding frostbite.

Another free preventative care event is coming to St. Cloud this week.

CentraCare is looking to sell off some of its central Minnesota properties.

The COVID-19 virus continues to be something we live with even though the majority of people who come down with the latest Omicron COVID-19 virus don't get severely ill. CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON. He says the 3 reasons people are more likely to get severe symptoms are age, vaccination status and preexisting conditions.

CentraCare broke ground on their major expansion project at Paynesville Hospital last week.

For the past 2 years St. Cloud Hospital and CentraCare has been busy with COVID-19 patients. This week according to CentraCare spokesman, Dr. George Morris, St. Cloud Hospital has just 10 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and just 1 person in the ICU/Critical Care unit.

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and a central Minnesota healthcare provider is offering free screening opportunities.

CentraCare's Paynesville Hospital is getting set for a major expansion.

The COVID-19 numbers at St. Cloud Hospital are about the same this week as last week but Dr. George Morris is optimistic our local COVID numbers will decrease dramatically over the next 6 to 8 weeks. Morris says they have 74 people at St. Cloud Hospital with COVID with 22 of those in the ICU/critical care unit.

A local health care organization is trying to do its part to take care of the environment.

The COVID-19 Omicron variant is in the St. Cloud community. That according to CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris. Morris joined me on WJON today. He says of the people they have been testing in the past 2 weeks approximately 30% are testing positive for COVID-19.