Mercy opens doors to new addition

Lifeline
A Mercy Hospital Publication - Spring 2015
Mercy opens doors to new addition
Mercy began caring for patients in its new, state-of-the-art
addition in January. Technologically advanced while creating a
healing environment, the new addition enhances patient care,
privacy and safety.
Top: Mercy’s Emergency/Main entrance
is now located on County Road 61.
Middle: Barb Arnold, Receptionist, greets
patients and visitors.
Bottom: Waiting Room on second floor is
designed with family comfort in mind.
More photos on page 2
Patients are already feeling the
difference.
“We’ve already received
comments from people who’ve
been patients here before about how
much more restful our new facility
is,” said Mike Delfs, Mercy CEO.
“That healing atmosphere is part
of the patient-centered focus that
has driven this entire building and
renovation project.”
The new addition features 25
private patient rooms, including
new Birthing Center suites,
all located on the second floor,
away from public traffic. The
new emergency department also
features private treatment rooms
and two trauma suites, a vast
improvement over the old facility.
The new radiology department and
lab are now conveniently located
near the Emergency Department.
Comfortable waiting areas are
designed with families in mind.
With the completion of the
new addition, the second phase
of the project is now underway.
Renovation of the existing hospital
space, including remodeled spaces
for rehab, chemo, sleep studies and
cafeteria, will be completed late this
summer.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will
be held when the entire project is
completed.
new addition from page 1
Left: Spacious new lab features a dedicated waiting area
and new blood draw rooms.
Right: Porter James MacDonald, the first baby born in
Mercy’s new Birthing Center, is pictured with his parents,
Sarah and Darren MacDonald, and attending physician
Dr. Chris Thiessen, Gateway Family Health Clinic.
Far right: Bryan Hunter, CRNA, leads community members in a tour of
Mercy’s new pre-op surgical area during the Open House held in December.
Far right, below: Whitney Price, Radiologic Technologist, is pictured in the
new CT room in Diagnostic Imaging Department.
We’ve Moved
Our Entrance!
Our new addition is now
open and so is our new
location for our main entrance.
Access Mercy’s new
Emergency/Main Entrance
from County Road 61.
(Follow EMERGENCY signs.)
Access Mercy’s
Outpatient Entrance
from Kenwood Avenue.
Please call us at 218.485.4481
if you have any questions
about which entrance to use.
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Mercy is ‘stroke ready’ hospital
The Minnesota Department
of Health (MDH) has
designated Mercy Hospital
as an Acute Stroke Ready
Hospital for a three-year
period.
The stroke-ready designation
means that Mercy is equipped to
evaluate, stabilize and provide
emergency care to patients with
acute stroke symptoms. For
example, a stroke-ready hospital
always has a stroke team available,
has a CT scanner onsite and can
administer life-saving medications.
The stroke hospital designation
process is the principal component
of the Minnesota Stroke System.
Stroke is the fifth leading cause
of death in Minnesota, accounting
for about 2,000 deaths annually
according to the MDH. Minnesota
hospitals treat more that 11,000
strokes each year. Nearly one in
three Minnesota stroke victims
first receive care at a small,
rural hospital, highlighting the
importance of smaller hospitals
becoming designated stroke-ready.
“A stroke is a brain emergency,”
said Donita Korpela, RN, Mercy
Director of Patient Services. “Time
is crucial in stroke care and that’s
why it is so important that Mercy is
ready to deliver high-quality stroke
care close to home.”
It is also critical for community
members to know how to spot a
stroke fast and call 9-1-1. Recognize
the signs and symptoms of a stroke
by remembering F.A.S.T.
Stroke is an Emergency
Act FAST & CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY
Face
Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop?
Arms
Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
Speech
Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Is speech slurred/strange?
Time
If you observe any of these signs, call 911 immediately.
Mercy to offer Child Passenger
Safety Technician course
A Child Passenger Safety (CPS) course leading to certification as a CPS
technician will be offered at Mercy Hospital in May.
The course is open to anyone interested in becoming technically
competent to participate in or conduct child safety seat clinics.
The Technician Course will be held May 6, 7 & 8. Technicians are
eligible to perform Senior Checker duties at inspection events once certain
requirements are met.
For course fee information and/or to register online, go to http://cert.
safekids.org.
Mercy to offer free Child Passenger
Safety Clinic on May 8
Come to Mercy Hospital’s free Child Passenger Safety Clinic to find out
how to properly secure your children in the correct safety restraint.
The free safety clinic will be offered:
• Friday, May 8, 3 to 5 p.m., Moose Lake Firehall.
• Call 218.485.5605 for appointment time.
Staff specially trained and certified in Child Passenger Safety (CPS)
will conduct the free Safety Clinic, making sure that the proper car seat or
booster is being used based on the age, height and weight of the child and
that the seat or booster is properly installed.
In addition, there will be prize drawings, tours of an ambulance and fire
truck, and refreshments.
Everyone is welcome. For more information about Mercy’s Child
Passenger Safety Clinic, please call 218-485-5605.
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THE MERCY FOUNDATION
M
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
Marie Danelski: The Habit of Giving
arie Danelski made her
first gift to The Mercy
Foundation along with
her two sisters in 2007, when they
made a $1,500 gift in memory
of their mother. In the years
since, Marie has kept track of
The Foundation’s other projects,
contributing when the project
inspired her and her finances
allowed. You could say she sort of
got into the habit.
Last December, Marie found
she was able to make a generous
gift to The Mercy Foundation.
She sent a check for $1,000 to
be used for The Foundation’s
commitment to buy new patient
lift equipment. “When I saw they
were raising money for new lifts,
I wanted to help. They should
have had those things a hundred
years ago!” laughed the energetic
retired nurse. Marie speaks from
experience—her long nursing
career started at Mercy in 1968
and continued until 1973 when
she moved to a new position.
Foundation Executive Director
Cindy Carlson called Marie and
asked if she’d consider allocating her gift for the Well Within
Reach building fund instead. “Our Autumn gala was a
huge success,” explained Carlson. “We covered our $16,000
commitment for that project through our event. What we
really need the help with was—and is--our building fund
campaign.” Marie was open to the switch.
“I told Cindy to use the money where it’s needed most,”
Marie said. “Once I knew those lifts were paid for, I was
glad to know the money would be used for another true
need. We’re lucky to have this new facility right here.”
EAT, PLAY, RUN
Watch for these spring Mercy Foundation Events!
APRIL: EAT
The Mercy Foundation will again host a Kettle River
Pizza sale beginning April 6. Visit www.mercymooselake.
org for details! Proceeds allocated to The Well Within
Reach building fund.
MAY: RUN
The Mercy Foundation Moose Run is slated for
Saturday, May 2. The Mercy Foundation is the major
sponsor of this family-friendly event. Visit www.
Marie received further
information from The Mercy
Foundation about its on-going
Well Within Reach building fund
campaign to raise $1-$1.5 million
for Mercy’s new hospital wing and
major renovation of its existing
facility. Nearly $800,000 has been
raised since the campaign kicked
off in January 2013, but gifts have
slowed in recent months. Marie
learned that her year-end gift could
be considered the initial gift of
a five-year, $5,000 pledge to the
building fund. In early March,
she decided the arrangement will
work well for her while providing
The Mercy Foundation with crucial
support for the building fund.
“Our family history is all
wrapped up in Mercy’s” Marie
explained. “I worked there as a
nurse for years, all four of our
children were born there, my
husband and I received care there,
all four of our parents did, too. My
son, Donn and two of my daughtersin-law have worked there. And this
is just our immediate family!”
Marie’s gift will be acknowledged
with the naming of one of Mercy’s new Pre/Post Surgical
rooms in the new wing. “My husband and I worked hard
and saved our whole lives. It’s nice, now, to know that I
can take care of my needs and still share some of that right
here where I live, so that it helps our family, friends and
neighbors.”
If you’d like to get into the habit of giving, please call
Cindy Timmons Carlson at the Foundation office on
218.485.5586 or ccarlson@mercymooselake.org.
northlandrunner.com for a printable registration form.
Event proceeds are distributed to local non-profits by the
Moose Run Committee.
JUNE: PLAY
The Mercy Foundation’s annual Golf Tournament is
set for Friday, June 26. The 18-hole scramble style golf
tournament sells out early. Registration begins mid-May.
Proceeds allocated to The Well Within Reach building
fund.
Call 218.485.5586 or e-mail at ccarlson@
mercymooselake.org with questions or to volunteer.
Memorials & Tributes
The Mercy Foundation receives gifts
from those who wish to honor the
memory of their friends and family as
well as those who wish to pay tribute to
others or to celebrate happy occasions,
great or small. Following is a list of
tributes and memorials received by The
Mercy Foundation between December
1, 2014, and February 28, 2015.
TRIBUTES
In honor of Jennifer Schatz, RN
Extraordinaire
Mr. Mel Nefstead
MEMORIALS
In memory of Cindy Agurkis
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Coughlin
In memory of
Dale Gregory Anderson
Mr. Carl Anderson
In memory of Marlen Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Coughlin
Mrs. Ann Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Skelton
In memory of Phebe Benson
Ms. Carol Agurkis
In memory of Frenchie Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. William Ackerson
Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Carlson
Mr. Mike Delfs
Ms. Terri Vos Ellison
Ms. Angela R. Gran
Mr. & Mrs. Lance Korpela
Ms. Trina J. Lower
Ms. Vickey Langhorst-Milczark
Ms. Judith Molis
Ms. Nancy C. Oquist
In memory of Betty Charboneau
Ms. Carol Agurkis
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Coughlin
Mrs. Susan Karkela
In memory of Julie Evenson
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Skelton
In memory of Marion Folsted
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Coughlin
In memory of Shirley Peterson
Mrs. Phyllis M. Tan
In memory of Art Forse
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Coughlin
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jamros
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Skelton
In memory of Grace Schjeldahl
Mrs. Susan Karkela
Ms. Ida Mohn
The Northern Pine Riders
Snowmobile Club
In memory of Curt Frohrip
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jamros
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Peterson
In memory of Brianne Grimm
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Coughlin
In memory of Lee Hattenberger
Mr. Darrell Ruhland
In memory of Grace & Ralph
Schjeldahl
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Peterson
For the Well Within
Reach Building Fund
In memory of Susan M. Arnold
Ms. Shelly Arnold
In memory of Peter Jusczak
Education Minnesota-Moose Lake
Mrs. Nancy Forse
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Jusczak
In memory of Betty Charboneau
Mr. Darrell Ruhland
In memory of Kathi Criley
Kathi, Donald & Marilyn Criley
In memory of Dianne Keller
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Skelton
In memory of Ken Rice
Mrs. Ann Rice
In memory of Helen Kirch
Mr. & Mrs. Denny Arnold
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. James Lehet
Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Muller
In memory of Rolph Lattu
Mrs. Joyce Lattu
In memory of Emma Silampa
Mr. Richard Silampa
NAME______________________________________________ PHONE __________________
DELIVERY ADDRESS:____________________________________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________________
I WISH TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING:
n GIFT
n PLEDGE
n I’D LIKE TO DISCUSS PAYMENT
OPTIONS, please call me.
I’D LIKE MY GIFT TO BE LISTED AS
n ANNUAL CAMPAIGN___________________
n
WELL WITHIN REACH BUILDING FUND
______________________________________
n
MEMORIAL ___________________________
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TRIBUTE______________________________
THE MERCY FOUNDATION
710 South Kenwood Avenue • Moose Lake, MN 55767 • 218.485.5586 • FAX 218.485.5855
Mercy
Health Care Center
Oakview joins Augustana Care
Oakview Assisted Living and
Memory Care in Moose Lake
is now part of the Augustana
Care family. Oakview was
founded ten years ago by
local physicians Dan and
Sue Benzie. Since then it
has grown to include three
homes caring for up to 34
elders who need supportive
living services.
Oakview offers a range of services
provided in three separate homes
located together in one neighborhood.
Each home offers ten private or semi
private rooms surrounded by a central
living and dining room. Services at
Oakview include health and personal
care ranging from basic supportive
services to complex medical care.
Memory care is another special
Pictured left to right: Oakview Assisted
Living founders Drs. Dan and Sue Benzie
hand the keys to Steve Mork and Jay
Pizinger of Augustana Care.
service provided at Oakview. One of
the three homes is dedicated to caring
for those with memory loss conditions
like Alzheimer’s disease. All staff in
this special home have had training to
help them better understand and care
for those with memory loss.
Drs. Dan and Sue Benzie stated that
they feel a transition to Augustana
is a good fit for the community,
“Augustana is committed to quality
About Augustana Care
Augustana Care fosters fullness of life for older
generations and others in need, while helping those
we serve to live the life that most inspires them. The
principles that guide our work include the following:
to value older generations’ talents and experience; to
provide the care residents need, when and where they
need it; connect residents to the people and things
that mean the most to them; and to support residents
and families with spiritual care that speaks to who
they are. Learn more about Augustana Care at www.
augustanacare.org.
In January of 2015, Augustana Mercy Health Care
Center in Moose Lake received the highest possible
overall rating of five stars from the Center for Medicare
Services. The rating was awarded because the health
care center’s National Nursing Home Composite Quality
Measure is in the top 10 percent of the state. An overall
five-star rating for each care community is based on star
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care, good employee relations and will
continue the service and mission of
Oakview into the future.”
Steve Mork, Administrator in
Moose Lake for Augustana Care
says that “Oakview has a quality
reputation for assisted living services,
compassionate caring staff and being
an excellent community partner
which are all consistent with our own
operating values and philosophy.”
Founded more than a century ago,
the non-profit Augustana Care fosters
fullness of life for older adults by
providing housing, health care and
community-based services—and helps
people live the lives that most inspire
them. Augustana Care also operates
the Augustana Mercy Rehab and Care
Center as well as Kenwood Assisted
Living in Moose Lake. To schedule
a visit or learn more about Oakview,
please call Brenda Danielson at
218-485-8779.
ratings for three separate categories, with one being the
lowest and five being the highest:
Health inspections—covering food preparation
safety, infection control, medication management,
residents’ rights and quality of life and more
Nurse staffing—covering the amount of time residents
receive from nursing staff daily, the average number
of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, licensed
vocational nurses, and certified nurse aides and assistants
and hours worked
Quality measures—including issues related to pain
and mobility, showing how well rehabilitation and skilled
nursing providers care for residents’ physical and clinical
needs
More detailed information about the CMS
rating system can be found at http://www.cms.gov/
Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and Certification/
CertificationandComplianc/FSQRS.html.
Lights of Love
The Mercy Hospital & Augustana
Mercy Auxiliary thanks everyone who
contributed to Lights of Love.
In Honor:
Karl Schatz, Colleen Schatz
DeAnn Schatz, Nathan &
Alissa Leier
Caroline Schatz
Moises Langhorst, Matthew
Milczark, Anthony McElveen
Judy Langhorst
William Bottila, Helen Bottila
Kathy Nelson
Great Grandma Shirley Tschida
Adam, Julie, Rayna & Riata
Klejeski
Gurt Fredrickson
Katherine Fredrickson
Dear Tegland, Rita Tegland
Steve & Diane Olson
Bernard Katchmark, Tim
Katchmark, Alan Dobosenski
Jeanette Katcmark
Oakley Johnson
Mary Nelson
Nancy Hanson, Shirley
Peterson, David Olson
Maryls Scmidt
Grace Schjeldahl
Terry & Dianne Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Gurka
Mr. & Mrs. G. Turner
Mr. & Mrs. S. Burress
Donald Petersen
Maxine Kiminski
Mary Allen
Ron & Patsy Parachar
Sydney Timonen, Noah
Timonen, Colton Timonen
Sari Anderson
Jill Shorosh, Julie Mahn,
John Mahn
Jane Morgan
Sigfred Dahlberg, Grete
Dahlberg
Ray & Donna Arnold
Harvey Olson, Thelma Olson
Steve & Diane Olson
Tauman & Leta Tegland
Joseph & Barbara Shock
Dean & Rita Tegland
Victor Nelson
Mary Nelson
The Earl Johnson Family
The Joe Kiminski Family
Ray & Naomi Kiminski
Runo Larson, Julia Larson
Arnold & Loretta Larson
Yvonne Young
Kim Vestal
G. Drewett Ross, Ella Ross
Jim & Sharon Bocklund
Donald Maltby
Helen Maltby
Florian Gresczyk, Tony &
Lillian Cegla, Martha Cegla
Arlene Gresczyk
Earl Jernigan
Marian Jernigan
John Young, Sr., Harold Utech
Helen Utech
Shanon Young
Mr. & Mrs. Turner, Mr. & Mrs.
Stoj, Jack Turner
Mary Stoj
Tom Peterson, Alan Peterson
Charles Denger
Grayce Peterson
Robert Adamczak, Rose &
Chas Adamczak, Joseph &
Kathryn Kosloski, Steve & Jill
Adamczak
Albena Adamczak
Milton Kiminski, Leanord
Katchmark, Bill Vinje
Maxine Kiminski
Kaleb Anderson
Guy & LeeAnn Anderson
Lillie Laine, Ferfie Landhorst
Hunter Langhorst, Mary
Bothwell
Jennifer Schatz
Henry Flasch, Elizabeth Drang,
Flasch Family, Smith Family
Bertha & Gerald Smith
Dennis Genereau, Sr.
Annabelle Genereau
Michael Stone, Aaron Skafte
Barb Stone
Dorothy L. Kalm, Walter A.
Kalm
Karen & Ed Johnson, Kurt & Amy
Kalm
Shirley Tschida
Renee Tschida
John Karkela, Jenna Karkela,
Holly Karkela, LouAnn
Christensen, Mary Jo Fenstad
Sue Karkela
Donald Piette, Joseph Vincent
Mary Piette
Tracey Bordine, Doug Skelton
Ron Peterson
Chuck Chase Eleanor Chase
Marian Jernigan
Ardella Pingeon
Gil & Candy Gamst
Eino Lundin, Elna Lundin
Dee & Greg Koivisto
Darrell & Marcia Maltby
Joy & Brian Fragodt
Helen Maltby
Jack & Charlie Davies
Jimmie Dale Hopkins
Harold & Marcia Bergstedt
Joseph Kepler, Jr., Inga Kepler
Beatrice Oachs, Thorul Oachs
Johnny Zinter
Bonnie Kepler
Keith A. Carlson
Andi Carlson
Pat Schug
Rita Menke
Marion Folsted
Kathryn Heavirland
Ralph Schjeldahl, Jennie
Michalson, Albert Anderson,
Julia Anderson
Grace Schjeldahl
LeAnn & Jesse Fredrick &
Family
Shirley Thieling
Val Hattenberger
Cindy & Bob Filipiak
Peter, Billie Jo, Emma, Ben &
Joseph Steen
Eleanor Steen
In Memory:
Reis Families, Schatz Families
Lil Evensen
Karl & Caroline Schatz
Nancy Wyzgoski
Trish Rodysill
Bernice Gresczyk, Walter
Drang
Rosemaire Roszak
Adrienne Prisk
Mary Bush
Joe Wojtysiak, Frances
Erickson, Joe Wojtysiak, Jr.,
Bob Wojtysiak, Barb Misiewicz,
Pat Chmielewski, Linda Olson,
Bernice Gresczyk, Bette Drang,
Helmi Maki
Mary Sturgeleski
Helen Simpson, Lowell &
Connie Carlson, Harry Solheim
Roger & Joan Thompson
Edward Olsen
Margarette Olsen
Helen Olsen Murray
Joan Olsen Riffle
Florien Mikrot, Tony Mikrot
Ray Mikrot
Pat Mikrot
Richard Tschida, Alfred
Sullivan, Merlyn & Silas
Severcid, Ella & Robert Miller,
Michael & Mary Tschida, Olivia
& Stanly Lainewski, Enard
& Maynie Paulson, Ralph &
Goldie Hammitt, Helen Sanda
Shirley Tschida
Danny Radzak
Joy & Paul Radzak
Harry & Eva Eckman, Clayton &
Helen Harvey, Gary Mapes,
Ethel Henderson
Jim & Donna Eckman
Lyle Koecher
Evy Staberg
Ray Jacobson, Ann Jacobson,
Roy Carlson, Alvena Carlson,
Robert Jacobson, Ramona
O’Connell
Shirley & Gordy Jacobson
Tena Allison,Bob Allison, Lillian
Helfman, Edward Helfman,
Beulal Endress, Patricia
Helfman, Beverly Loveless,
Vincene Gardner, Any Taipale,
Sheila Ward, Robert Pecina
Tom & Mary Helfman
Ed & Ellen Takkunen, Virgil
Kuhlman, Gertie Maniak, Marie
Milczark
Bob & Linda Kuhlman
Catherine Leach, George
Leach, Eleanor Nagorski, Frank
Nagorski
George & Doris Leach
Clarence Anderson, Wink
Anderson
Shari Anderson
Bill Wesley
Mary Wesley
Donald Gates, Mike Francisco
Paula Francisco
Terry & Laurie Francisco
Bob Postal, Mike Zipoy,
Dorothy Rosemore, Emil Zipoy,
Eileen Zipoy
Kathy Postal
Jeff Prachar, Hank & Lil
Prachar, Tony & Anna
Ketchmark, Rich Allen, Mary
Lou Ketchmark, Gordie & Fran
Abrahamson
Ron & Patsy Prachar
Walfred Gerda Forse, Wally
Olson, Vernon Olson, Kenneth
Olson
Dawn & Ken Schatz
Robert Storck, Albert Dietz,
Vera Dietz, Joseph Mazzoni
Bill & Romayne Storck
Don Gamst
Gil & Candy Gamst
Warner W. Wagner
Mary Wagner
Susan Thompson
Dean & Peggy Rosera
Faye Nowak, John Nowak,
Ruth Nowak
Robert A. Nowak Sr.
Dakota Thompson
Roxanne Thompson
Larry Thompson, Linda Wright
LaVonne Thompson
Steven Ronning, Jennifer
Blezen, Mary & Roy Timonen,
Rachal & Henry Gish, Ellen &
Jolly Leppioja, Billy Thompson
Ruth & Tracy Sylvester
Harold B. Utech, Helen P.
Utech, John M. Young, Sr.
Robert & Linda Utech
Gene Pince, Gregory Pince,
Florence & William Mecl, Helen
& Art Pince
Doris Pince
Clayton Hartman, Florine
Hartman
Kim Hartman
Colleen Ruhland, Sue Arnold,
Curt Frohrip
Dianne Mandernach
Leonard Schmidt
Maryls Schmidt
Vern Coil, Terry Coil, Tom Coil,
Cecelia Keyport
Cecelia Coil
Enard Paulson, Margie
Paulson, Louis Thieling
Renee Tschida
Mavis Juntunen, Ailie
Sunnarborg
Danae Lambert
John DeRungs, Jerry DeRungs
Margle Quick
Jean DeRungs
Louis Dahlmeier, David
Waechter, Melissa Roeser
Annette Dahlmeier
Archie Eskuri, Ester Hovi Berg
Eleanor Eskuri
Harry Maniak, Gertie Maniak
Dale & Cathy Herzog
Francis & Alice Zweber,
George & Florence Peterson,
Llyod Watschke, Ralph
Schjedahl
Terry & Dianne Peterson
Mary Troskey
Willow River Community Club
Milly Peterson, Kim Peterson,
Gene Peterson
Ron Peterson
John Young, Sr. Mavis Heyn
Phillip Dahlmeier, Curtis
Dahlmeier
Karen Dahlmeier, Lauri Dahlmeier
Sam Regan, Roy & Alvena
Ed & Sue Berdice, Carl &
Eiffel Ohlin
Nancy Forse
Kermir & Irene Carlson, Cari
Taipace, Diane Gilbey, Taylor
Carlson
Colleen Fetters
Carlson, Eleanor & Alfred
Herzog
Pat & Leon Herzog
Bill Jungers, Ellen Jungers, Art
& Ada Johnson
Joanne Jungers
Rose Hermanson, Gene
Hermanson
Cindy & Bob Filipiak
Linda Wright
Tammie Carlson
Ronald Mohelski, Leonard
Mohelski
Delores Mohelski
Warren Steen
Eleanor Steen
Dorothy Thieling, Fred
Thieling, Verna Thieling, Robin
Langhorst
Shirley Thieling
Grace Kenyon
Willow River Commerical Club
Fredrick Lewis, George
Pingeon
Ardella Pingeon
Joe Michalski, Martin Michalski
Beverly Michalski
Norma Kirk, Bud Kirk, Irene
Nyrud, Bernice Ehmke, Lyle
Ehmke, Norene Wasenius
Rebecca & Byron Kuster
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Mills, Mr.
& Mrs. Charles Nash, Robyn
Spiess
Kathryn Heavirland
Mike Halberg, Curt Kari, Dick
Olson, Bob Kroska
Pat Halberg
Alvin Horton, Roberta Horton
LeeRay & Renee Horton
Barbara Jurek Misiewicz,
Lillian Ament
Josephine & Henry Jurek
Ralph Ohlgren, Jeanette
Heesch
Paul & Marlene Heesch
William Bottila, Helen Bottila
Ken Bottila
Roy H. Carlson
Andi Carlson
Lee & Dorothy Anderson, Ed &
Mae Bergstedt, Barb Villera
Harold & Marcia Bergstedt
Harvey Hennen, Vernal and
Barb Peterson, William and
Abby Hennen, Verna Watson,
Dorothy Hilly
Janice Hennen
Winnie Poole
Judy Blomquist
Christine Nelson
The Nelson Family
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Monday-Friday: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Call 218.485.5836 to enroll.
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Diabetes Wellness Group
Meets the second Monday of every month; 2:30 p.m.;
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Grief Support
Pre-registration is required: Call 218.485.5508.
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of every month; 10-11:30 a.m. or 7-8:30 p.m.
w Child Loss Grief Support Group: Meets the
first Thursday of each month; 7-8:30 p.m.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Community First Aid/CPR
w May 21; 6 to 10 p.m.
w September 17; 6 to 10 p.m.
Call 218.485.5572 to register. Cost: $50.
CPR for Health Care Providers
w March 19; 6 to 10 p.m.
Call 218.485.5572 to register. Cost: $60.
Cancer Support Group
For those with any type of cancer and their caregivers; meets
the second Tuesday of every month; 6:30 p.m.; Community
Room 1. Call 218.485.5599.
Cardiac Rehabilitation - Phase II
This monitored outpatient program for heart patients is
offered on a continuous basis. Call 218.485.5696.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
An eight-week program of exercise, education, breathing
retraining and nutritional counseling. Call 218.485.5677.
LUNGS R US - A Better Breathers Club
Meets third Wednesday of month; 2 p.m. Call 218.485.5677.
Exercise Classes at the Mercy Wellness Center
Check our website for class descriptions and schedules. To
register for an exercise class, call 218.485.5557.
Evening Digital Mammography Screenings
Call 218.485.5578 to schedule an appointment.
Alzheimer’s Group for Family Caregivers
Meets third Thursday of month; 10 a.m.; Hope Lutheran Church.
Sponsored by Carlton County Public Health.
Call 218.485.4481 for more information
www.mercymooselake.org