Riverwood Healthcare Center is starting to receive larger supplies of COVID-19 vaccine. The organization is able to administer the vaccine to any area residents age 65 and older, starting the week of March 8-12, as the supply permits. Appointments are required and will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis. Call Riverwood at 844-428-1323, 8 […]

The Aitkin Community Hospital, Inc., dba Riverwood Healthcare Center, will host its annual meeting on Wed., March 31 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom with participants signing in remotely via phone or computer. Riverwood will present an overview of the finances for the organization and its operations along with updates on COVID-19 and the Foundation. These […]

Last week, Riverwood Healthcare Center made a few changes to further relax Covid-19 restrictions. The screening stations for symptom checking and temperature monitoring at the Riverwood Aitkin main entrance and Therapy Services entrances have been discontinued. The registration staff will continue screening for Covid-19 symptoms during the patient check-in procedure. All visitors to the Aitkin […]

Getting tested for COVID-19 is recommended if you are having symptoms outlined below or have been exposed to someone who has recently tested positive. Symptoms may include fever or chills, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, cough, sore throat, headache, congestion or runny nose, muscle or body aches, fatigue, new loss of taste or smell, […]

Given the steady decline of COVID-19 cases in Aitkin County, Riverwood Healthcare Center has made some updates to its visitor restrictions policy effective Feb. 11. For those hospitalized patients, including the ICU, one adult visitor may be allowed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Labor and Delivery patients may have one visitor age 18 or […]

Riverwood continues to offer virtual forums with COVID-19 updates from Dr. David Taylor, chief medical officer, several times monthly. The next forum will be offered via Zoom on Thurs., Feb. 18, 2:30-3:00 p.m. Dr. Taylor will address what’s happening locally with incidence of COVID-19 and distribution of the vaccine. The short presentation will be followed […]