Tag Archives: obstetric care
Lacey Jurek receives DAISY Award for outstanding nursing care
The latest recipient of Riverwood Healthcare Center’s prestigious DAISY Award for nursing excellence is Lacey Jurek, a registered nurse in the OB & Med/Surg departments. Jurek has been with Riverwood for 11 years, providing compassionate care to countless patients throughout her 13-year nursing career. Riverwood participates in the DAISY Award program, which honors nurses who […]
Riverwood welcomes first 2024 baby
It’s another special delivery at Riverwood Healthcare Center with the first baby of 2024 for Aitkin County. On Jan. 10, the hospital staff warmly welcomed beautiful Millie Lou, the first child born to Chloe and Chase Ahonen of Jacobson, Minn. Delivered by Nurse Midwife Megan Workman and Dr. Angela Faulkner, Millie weighed 7 lb., 8 […]
McGregor family thankful for OB care at Riverwood
The Nistler family is featured in Riverwood Foundation’s annual year-end appeal letter that is inviting donations to support our Birthing Center. Make your gift at riverwoodhealthcare.org via the GIVE NOW link. Shirley and her husband Terry Nistler didn’t realize she would be starting a family tradition when she chose where to give birth to her […]
New education and support on breastfeeding
If you’re a new mother of a newborn or expecting a baby for the first time, you probably have questions about breastfeeding. RiverwoodHealthcareCenterhas nurses specially trained as certified lactation counselors who are available to offer education and support to women on breastfeeding. Beginning on April 2, Riverwood will offer ongoing weekly support sessions on Tuesdays […]
New supervisor, larger team of practitioners at Garrison clinic
RiverwoodHealthcareCenterwelcomes Nicole Kallberg, registered nurse and supervisor for its full-service family medicine clinic in Garrison. She brings 14 years of nursing experience to her new role managing the day-to-day operations of the clinic. Previously, Kallberg worked in labor and delivery unit at various hospitals, in orthopaedics at Central Lakes Clinic in Crosby, and spent 11 […]