Riverwood welcomes RPAP medical student

Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to welcome Kyle Strate, a third-year medical student at the University of Minnesota Medical School, who is participating in the Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP). […]

Meet Dr. Horowitz: Adventurer, Outdoorsman, and Interventional Spine Physican

Dr. Joshua Horowitz, an Interventional Spine physician at Riverwood Healthcare Center, followed a unique journey into medicine. Before entering medical school in his 30s, he had already earned his pilot’s […]

From Injury to Triumph: A Grand Canyon R3 Adventure

When Jonas Kyllonen—a physical therapist at Riverwood—his wife Emily and their friends Hilary and Joel decided to take on the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim ultramarathon, they had no idea just how […]

Aitkin hospital nurse receives DAISY Award

The latest nurse to receive the DAISY Award, recognition for outstanding nursing, at Riverwood Healthcare Center is Lisa Streadwick, a registered nurse for the hospital inpatient unit. She has worked […]

Irregular heartbeat condition increases stroke risk

World Stroke Day is observed on Oct. 29 to underscore the serious nature and high rates of stroke, raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of the condition, and ensure […]

Women’s wellness series kicks off at Beanery

Riverwood Healthcare Center and the Beanery Café & Roastery in downtown Aitkin are partnering to present a series of monthly meetups on women’s health and wellness. The first meetup is […]

Riverwood Healthcare welcomes new board member

Riverwood Healthcare Center is proud to announce the appointment of Bryan Nistler to its Governing Board of Directors. “On behalf of our board, I am excited to welcome Bryan to […]

A Passion for Coaching, Shaping Lives Both On and Off the Court

For Wade Zubke, Riverwood Business Informatics Manager, coaching volleyball was never part of the plan. But life has a funny way of redirecting our paths. Since 2016, Wade has balanced […]

Aitkin hospital earns five-star rating for cleanliness

Recently, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare announced a list of hospitals across the country that have earned a five-star rating for cleanliness, including Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin, Minn. […]

Good communication, planning aid knee replacement recovery

Good communication with her health care team and planning for her recovery in advance helped Martha Morin have a better patient experience with her second knee replacement at Riverwood Healthcare […]