The Riverwood Healthcare Community Auxiliary is partnering with Schwan’s for a new fundraising campaign that will run from Nov. 1 through Dec. 16, 2013. During this period, the Auxiliary will receive 20 percent of all sales made with the designated fundraising codes of 7126 and 3543. Community members can buy Schwan’s products to support the […]

Recognized for her 35-plus years of helping her community, March of Dimes honored Katherine Galliger as the 2013 Rural Health Nurse of the Year at the annual Nurse of the Year awards on Oct. 26. Kathy was honored for her leadership and guidance to young nurses. “Kathy is respected by the physicians and nursing staff […]

Do you have high blood sugar? Are you at risk for developing diabetes? Riverwood Healthcare is offering a prevention program called I CAN Prevent Diabetes. This community-based, lifestyle change program offers diabetes prevention education and support for people with pre-diabetes or who are at risk for pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes occurs when blood sugar levels are higher than […]

Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to welcome Ryan Clark, a third-year medical student at the University of Minnesota Medical School – Duluth who is participating in the Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP). Through the RPAP program, a third-year medical student lives in a rural community for nine months and participates in rotations of hospital and […]

The Nov. 5 skin cancer screenings are FULL. No further appointments are being scheduled. Current estimates are that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. As part of a national campaign to encourage early detection and teach prevention of skin cancer, Dermatology Professionals is partnering with Riverwood Healthcare to hold a […]

A large section of shrubs was pulled out to make the garden easier to maintain, new  flower beds were planted, and the walkway with its memorial bricks was redone to provider a firmer base and smoother surface smoother for walking. The garden’s gazebo was also given a facelift, which was paid for by the Riverwood […]

Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to welcome two new family nurse practitioners to its medical staff. They include Jan Hegman and Lisa Heikkila. “Jan and Lisa all have many years of hospital nursing experience at Riverwood,” Dr. Mark Heggem, chief medical officer at Riverwood. “So they will be familiar faces to many of our patients […]

Riverwood Healthcare Center will offer vaccinations for the seasonal flu at its clinics in Aitkin, Garrison and McGregor in mid- to late October. The flu clinics, which are open to the public by appointment, will be held at these locations and times: Aitkin Clinic:  Oct. 10, 23, 29 and 31, 8:30-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m. […]

Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to introduce new midwifery services with Megan Workman, a certified nurse midwife who cares for women across their lifespan—before, during and well beyond the child-bearing years. Workman is a doctor of nursing practice (nurse practitioner) and completed the midwifery program at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. As a student nurse […]

Riverwood Foundation recently received a gift of $45,000 from the Katharine Lord Trust in appreciation for the care Katharine Dumont Lord received at Riverwood Healthcare Center. To formally recognize this gift, Riverwood CEO Chad Cooper did a presentation to Lord’s Riverwood care team in August to thank them and recognize all that they do to […]

The Office Shop, owned by Jodie and Scott Johnson of Aitkin, recently donated $10,000 to the Zachary Johnson Kids with Cancer Fund at Riverwood Foundation. Named after Zachary Johnson, Jodie and Scott Johnson’s son who was diagnosed with leukemia at age 10 months, this fund offers grants to families with a dependent child age 18 […]

Shopko associates presented Riverwood Healthcare Center with a check for $250 for Hospice programming. Katie Nelson from Riverwood Healthcare Center and Foundation received the donation. Participating in the presentation were Russ Christensen and Kristi Hills of Shopko, Nelson, and Mike Eisenbraun and Deb Woody from Shopko.

Some conditions as well as some lifestyle factors can put individuals at a higher risk for developing heart disease. You can take steps to lower your risk of heart disease and heart attack by addressing these risk factors. To learn more, attend a seminar called “The Road Map to Heart Health” on Thurs., Sept. 19, […]

Influenza or flu is a contagious disease, which is spread by coughing, sneezing or nasal secretions. The best protection is a seasonal flu shot. You can get the flu at any time but influenza outbreaks most often occur from November through May. Beginning in early September, Riverwood Healthcare Center will offer vaccinations for the seasonal […]

At this time of year, our thoughts often turn to enjoying the fruits of a bountiful harvest in our gardens, orchards or fields. Like a good harvest, good health requires many, many hours of care and nurturing too. That’s why “Together we will harvest healthy communities” is an apt theme for this year’s ninth annual […]