The first official week of the 2014 influenza season has arrived in full force and hospitals across Minnesota and Wisconsin are beginning to restrict visitors. Half of the hospitalizations reported to the Minnesota Department of Health have been in the Twin Cities area, but the Northeast and Aitkin areas are starting to see an increase […]

It’s a boy! The first baby of the year, Aiden Kenneth Burns, was born to parents Ashley Torgerson and Alex Burns of Malmo on Jan. 7 at 12:55 a.m. at Riverwood Healthcare Center. Weighing 7 lbs., 7 oz., and 21 inches long, he was delivered by Dr. Michael Cady with Dr. Don Hughes as the […]

RiverwoodHealthcareCenter’s clinics in Aitkin, Garrison and McGregor will be closed for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, and will close early at noon on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Urgent Care is typically open at the hospital in Aitkin from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, […]

In November 2013, Riverwood Healthcare Center offered free skin cancer screenings at its specialty clinic in Aitkin, working in partnership with Dermatology Professionals. View our Public Outcome Report_Cancer 2013 on the skin cancer screenings and prevention tips on skin cancer, which is also posted on our website, under Services, Cancer /Oncology.  

March of Dimes has recognized Riverwood Healthcare Center for reducing the number of elective inductions and Cesarean deliveries performed before 39 completed weeks of pregnancy.  Full-term pregnancies give more babies a healthy start in life. Babies delivered before full term are at increased risk of serious health problems and death in their first year of […]

Riverwood Healthcare Center has compiled a new community health needs assessment report on “The Health of Aitkin County” in partnership with other local health and wellness organizations. The report, available for viewing and downloading at www.riverwoodhealthcare.org/about, outlines community health needs for Aitkin County based on primary and secondary data sources. This report is intended to […]

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation with silver level commendation to the cancer programs at Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Crosby. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated […]

Are you grieving the loss of a loved one?  You can find information and help at a grief support group being held in McGregor this winter. The 4-week grief group series will be held Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29 at the Riverwood McGregor Clinic. Group facilitator Mary Ann […]

Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to welcome Aaron Jordan, M.D., a family physician who will begin seeing patients the first week in December. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Jordan to our medical staff,” Dr. Mark Heggem, chief medical officer at Riverwood. “With clinical experience at the Moose Lake health system and growing up just […]

An enthusiastic crew of Riverwood Healthcare Center food service workers, led by a committee of Carmen Johnson, Nicole Eklund and Tara Dandrea, found a way to brighten the Thanksgiving holiday for those in need. They solicited donations of cash and food from  Riverwood’s staff to put together 24 bags with a turkey and all the […]

On Nov. 14, Riverwood Healthcare Center honored 48 employees and retirees who have celebrated milestone anniversaries or retirement in 2013 at a special dinner at Ruttger’s. Their collective years of service totals 763! The program focused on celebrating the honored employees individually and included sharing of valued contributions the respective employees have made to Riverwood […]

Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to announce that the organization is being recognized for Excellence in Patient Satisfaction, reflecting a top 25% performance in this category among all 4,400 acute care hospitals in the country. Using the iVantage Hospital Strength Index™, Riverwood has been selected as a top performing rural hospital for the third year […]

Thomas Zasmeta, nursing assistant at Riverwood Healthcare Center, is this year’s recipient of Riverwood Foundation’s Michael Zilverberg Healthcare Education Scholarship. He has received an award of $1,000 to support his pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in nursing at St. John’s University in St. Cloud. “This scholarship means so much to me because it brings me […]

If you don’t live with diabetes yourself, then it’s likely you have a family member or friend who does. Diabetes is a challenging disease that affects the entire family in many ways. “ If you are living with diabetes or have a loved one with the disease, family support is very important when it comes […]

If you don’t have health insurance, MNsure is a new way to find, compare and buy health coverage that fits your budget and meets your needs.  All plans offered through MNsure must cover the care you need, including doctor visits, hospital stays, emergency services, preventive care, prescriptions, and more. The MNsure information is all available […]