Beginning April 10, patients calling Riverwood Healthcare Center’s clinics will have a new option for getting a quicker response to questions typically directed to their healthcare practitioners. Some of these requests include getting updated information on immunizations, routine lab orders, or reporting back on the effectiveness of new medications. The Riverwood appointment line message will […]

The Aitkin Women of Today have generously pledged $500 to Riverwood Foundation for the Better Together capital campaign. Pictured from left to right are Better Together campaign volunteer Bernie Roscoe, Aitkin Chapter Women of Today President Suzanne LaLond, and Interim Foundation Director Jodie Johnson.

On March 14, 11 Aitkin High School (AHS) students met at Riverwood Healthcare Center for an orientation to the Health Career Exploration curriculum, a joint partnership between Riverwood Healthcare Center and Aitkin High School. AHS juniors and seniors who participate in the program learn firsthand what career opportunities await them in the healthcare field. Students […]

Riverwood Healthcare Center’s 2011 Riverwood Annual Report gives an update on initiatives to enhance quality of care, including several patient testimonials, and an overview of financials and donor support through Riverwood Foundation. The report’s theme–“Together we will”—represents all the individuals and organizations that come together to bring the best in healthcare to the Northern Minnesota communities […]

Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to welcome Craig Ward as Lab Manager. In this role, he oversees service to patients as well as the medical staff. Ward oversees a staff of 13 and three labs in Aitkin, Garrison and McGregor. “Craig has a wealth of experience in both running labs and in management within healthcare,” […]

Riverwood Foundation has elected a new slate of officers for 2012-2013 that includes Jodie Johnson, chair; Matthew Hill, vice chair; Terry Butenhoff, secretary, and Mike Steffen, treasurer. Melissa Magnuson, Riverwood diabetes educator, has also joined the Foundation board.  Also, Garrison community member Loren Larson joined the board in 2011 and has been appointed to the […]

When it comes to breast cancer screening, don’t skip a year. If you’re a woman 40 years or older, get a clinical breast exam and mammogram annually. This message was delivered by Carol Bergen, clinical manager of the Piper Breast Center® of the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute®, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, at a January 26 women’s […]

When you play BINGO, you play to win, right? How about playing to win at wellness! That’s exactly what Riverwood Healthcare Center is inviting you to do. Play a wellness version of BINGO and move forward on the path toward a healthier you.  All year long in 2012, Riverwood will invite its patients and local […]

Jim Hawley Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Hawley and Jared Lundgren to Riverwood’s Governing Board of Directors.  Jim Hawley founded a business called Bridge Road Business Advisors, Inc. in the McGregor area.  He has spent his entire career in the business arena, initially with a career in accounting and […]

Adult and Pediatric Urology (APU) in partnership with Cuyuna Regional Medical Center and Riverwood Healthcare Center will host an Us TOO Prostate Cancer Support Group meeting on January 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Center at Heartwood Senior Living Community, 500 Heartwood Drive, Crosby. The Aitkin-Crosby Us TOO Prostate Cancer Support Group is part […]

A 3-5 week series of prenatal classes will be offered through 2012 by Riverwood Healthcare Center.  The classes, designed for pregnant women in their third trimester and a labor coach, teach breathing and relaxation techniques to use during labor and delivery. The class meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays in meeting room B at the […]

Riverwood Foundation has much to be thankful for this holiday season. Over the past month, the Aitkin Lions Club, McGregor Lions Clubs and Tamarack Sno-Flyers have all made generous gifts to Riverwood Foundation for the Better Together Capital Campaign totaling $5,000. In addition, these contributions have been matched dollar for dollar by the Otto Bremer […]

Several months ago, digital mammography became available at Riverwood Healthcare Center’s hospital in Aitkin and clinics in Garrison and McGregor. This fall, the American College of Radiology (ACR) gave its gold seal of approval, awarding Riverwood accreditation for all three of its mammography sites. This means that the healthcare facility meets national standards for imaging […]

Bradley McCusker, DPM Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to announce that it now offers podiatry and urology care at its McGregor clinic.  Earlier this fall, Riverwood introduced podiatry services to its wide range of specialty care services with the addition of Dr. Bradley McCusker, podiatrist, to its medical staff. In addition to seeing patients in […]

Heart attack patients who are transferred from rural hospitals do as well as patients who go directly to Abbott Northwestern Hospital for treatment, according to a study published in the November issue of European Heart Journal. The study’s objective was to see how well blood clot-busting drug therapy worked for patients who could not receive […]