Tag Archives: northern Minnesota
Urology community health seminar
Do you have uncontrollable urges to go to the bathroom? Do you need to get up to go multiple times during the night? Are you having difficulty emptying your urinary bladder or having frequent accidents? Learn more at a “Urology: Are you going to the bathroom too often?” program on Tues., July 23, 5:30 to […]
Golf charity event to raise funds for cancer care
Riverwood Healthcare Center and Foundation invite the public to the annual Golf Charity Event. Gather with family or friends for the 18-hole tournament golf charity event on Friday, July 12, at the beautiful Minnesota National Golf Course in McGregor. Proceeds from this year’s event will support Riverwood cancer care programs. These funds provide some relief […]
Riverwood introduces new orthopaedic provider
Riverwood Healthcare Center is pleased to welcome a new member to its orthopaedic team in Aitkin, Nurse Practitioner Jeff Temple. With a wide array of clinical and surgical experience, Temple has worked in the orthopaedics field for more than 35 years, beginning his career as a surgical technologist in 1987. He has advanced training and […]
Be aware of prostate cancer risks, screening
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer diagnosed in men, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men, after lung cancer. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is about the […]
Riverwood patient receives exceptional respiratory care
Nola, age 13, is grateful for respiratory therapy treatment that keeps her safe and close to home in McGregor, according to her mother, Kari Horbacz. Each month for the past year and a half, Nola has been getting a Pentamidine treatment from a respiratory therapist at Riverwood Healthcare Center. This medication is administered via a […]
Orthopaedic surgeon joins MCO practice
Fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon Jeffrey Klassen, M.D., who specializes in shoulder, elbow and knee injuries and conditions of all age groups, has joined the Minnesota Center for Orthopaedics and will begin treating patients at Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby in January. “We are excited to add one of the […]