﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Essentia Daily Dose</title><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/feed</link><description>Get the latest articles from the Daily Dose Newsletter</description><copyright>(c) 2012 Essentia</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Leading rural research</title><description><![CDATA[Cyberknife research may transform care for rural breast cancer patients
In theory, rural women with early stage breast cancer have the same treatment options as their urban counterparts.
In reality, a higher portion of rural women to choose a mastectomy, even though they could choose less invasive&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Essentia/20120222/Leadingruralresearch</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nominations sought for educator, researcher of the year</title><description><![CDATA[
Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Duluth Clinic Foundation awards -- Educator of the Year and Researcher of the Year. The awards recognize distinctive work that contributes to healthcare excellence in our region and exemplifies quality medical research and education.
“Scientific m&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/East/20120222/Nominationssoughtforeducatorresearcheroftheyear</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>East Region: Watch "Medical Insight" tonight </title><description><![CDATA[Watch tonight’s "Medical Insight," which features Dr. Mudassar Ahmed, an interventional cardiologist at Essentia Health’s Heart & Vascular Center in Duluth. Dr. Ahmed discusses a procedure called a “transradial intervention.” Instead of doing an angiogram or heart catheterization procedure through t&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Media/20120222/EastRegionWatchMedicalInsighttonight</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brainerd: Watch Dr. Daniel Ryan's video profile</title><description><![CDATA[We’re highlighting video profiles, which are featured in the Essentia Health website. Today’s profile features Daniel Ryan, DPM, a podiatrist at Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center and the Brainerd Clinic. Click here, then click on “View Physician Video.”
For more profiles, go to www.Essent&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/StaffNews/20120222/BrainerdWatchDrDanielRyansvideoprofile</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Baxter Clinic community open house is Saturday</title><description><![CDATA[BAXTER, Minn. -- Essentia Health St. Joseph’s-Baxter Clinic will celebrate its grand opening with a community health fair and soup luncheon on Saturday, Feb. 25. Brainerd Lakes area residents are invited to tour the new 44,000-square-foot clinic and meet physicians and staff who work there.



&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Central/20120222/BaxterCliniccommunityopenhouseisSaturday</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Moving closer to God</title><description><![CDATA[Spiritual reading offered during Lent
Lectio Divina, also known as sacred reading, is a slow perusal of sacred scripture as an aid to connect with God. This practice is founded on the belief that sacred reading can create a union with God that can be sustained by further reading.
There is no speci&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Mission_Values/20120222/MovingclosertoGod</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Here with our patients</title><description><![CDATA[New patient rights & responsibilities handbook now available






Front cover of the new patient rights and responsibilities brochure. Read the brochure by clicking the link at the bottom of the story.



At Essentia Health, living our value of respect starts with recognition of each pat&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Essentia/20120221/Herewithourpatients</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Don't miss disability insurance enrollment deadline</title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- Open enrollment for voluntary short-term disabililty insurance in the East Region is under way through Friday, Feb. 24. This enrollment doesn't apply to physicians.
If you’re a benefit-eligible employee, you'll be able to apply for new coverage or increase coverage during this enro&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/East/20120221/Dontmissdisabilityinsuranceenrollmentdeadline</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cancer Center gets state-of-the-art CT scanner </title><description><![CDATA[FARGO, N.D. -- When you're diagnosed with cancer, you want to know your physicians have access to the best and safest diagnostic tools possible. So it's great news for patients that Essentia Health's Cancer Center in Fargo now has one of the world's most advanced CT scanners.
The scanner, the newes&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/West/20120221/CancerCentergetsstateoftheartCTscanner</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Learn about library resources</title><description><![CDATA[Library resource training available in Duluth
Essentia Health has a wealth of library services available to healthcare professionals across the health system. If you are interested in learning more about these services, Essentia Health Electronic Services Librarian Anna Robbins is here to help.
Ro&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/EIRH/20120221/Learnaboutlibraryresources</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fargo: Valley News Live spotlights CT scanner </title><description><![CDATA[Valley News Live, KVLY/KXJG Channels 4 and 11, featured coverage today of the new state-of-the-art CT scanner being used at Essentia Health's Cancer Center in Fargo. The scanner is the first of its kind in North Dakota. Click here to see the the TV story.]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Media/20120221/FargoValleyNewsLivespotlightsCTscanner</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fargo: 3 NPs join staff at 32nd Avenue campus, West Acres Clinic</title><description><![CDATA[FARGO, N.D. – Essentia Health welcomes three new staff members to its healthcare teams at Essentia Health-Fargo and the West Acres Clinic.



 


Camille Brown




Nurse Practitioner Camille Brown, DNP, has joined the surgical team at Essentia Health-Fargo. Brown received her Doctor of N&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/StaffNews/20120221/Fargo3NPsjoinstaffat32ndAvenuecampusWestAcresClinic</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A time for reflection</title><description><![CDATA[Lent celebrated at Essentia Health’s Catholic institutions
The Christian season of Lent begins this week, with the observation of Ash Wednesday on Feb. 22.
Lent is a season of soul-searching, when Christians are encouraged to renew, reflection, return, review and restore their faith. It is a time &hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Mission_Values/20120221/Atimeforreflection</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essentially You arrives in East Region mailboxes</title><description><![CDATA[As she turned 60, Diane Thomas was transforming her life.
After her husband retired, they sold their Wayzata home and moved to their cabin near Beaver Bay. Next Diane decided to focus on her health and turned to bariatric surgery through Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic’s Weight Management Services. T&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Essentia/20120220/EssentiallyYouarrivesinEastRegionmailboxes</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Consider joining the blood team</title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. – Have you ever considered becoming a member of Essentia Health’s East Region blood team? Membership means agreeing to donate four times a year during blood drives.
If you sign up now, there’s an extra incentive. You’ll be eligible for a drawing to win Minnesota Timberwolves tickets. &hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/East/20120220/Considerjoiningthebloodteam</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fargo: Valley News highlights Cancer Center's new CT scanner </title><description><![CDATA[Valley News Live, KVLY/KXJB Channels 4 and 11, will highlight the new CT scanner at Essentia Health's Cancer Center on the South University campus in Fargo. The story will air during the early-morning segment, beginning at 5:25 a.m. Our new CT scanner will be featured in four segments that air durin&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Media/20120220/FargoValleyNewshighlightsCancerCentersnewCTscanner</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Virginia: Dr. Riess becomes ACS fellow</title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Riess, MD, a general surgeon at Essentia Health-Virginia Clinic, recently was named a fellow in the American College of Surgeons.






Kevin Riess, MD



Dr. Riess was one of the 1,591 physicians worldwide recognized during a recent ceremony. Becoming a fellow means the surgeon's e&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/MedicalGroup/20120220/VirginiaDrRiessbecomesACSfellow</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Virginia: Dr. Riess becomes ACS fellow </title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Riess, MD, a general surgeon at Essentia Health-Virginia Clinic, recently was named a fellow in the American College of Surgeons.






Kevin Riess, MD



Dr. Riess was one of the 1,591 physicians worldwide recognized during a recent ceremony. Becoming a fellow means the surgeon's e&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/StaffNews/20120220/VirginiaDrRiessbecomesACSfellow</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Respiratory therapist sought in Detroit Lakes </title><description><![CDATA[DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – We’re looking for a registered or certified respiratory therapist at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s. You’ll be evaluating patients and planning their care, playing a key role in our care team.
You must be a registered respiratory care practitioner in Minnesota. The job requires a&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/HR_HotJobs/20120220/RespiratorytherapistsoughtinDetroitLakes</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heart &amp; Vascular Center partners on Go Red for Women event</title><description><![CDATA[BRAINERD, Minn. -- It might be a sister with a heart defect, a father with a pacemaker or a grandmother lost to a heart attack. Most of us know someone affected by heart disease – the number one killer of Minnesotans. Fortunately, the American Heart Association is fighting the battle against these d&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Central/20120220/HeartampVascularCenterpartnersonGoRedforWomenevent</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A special visit</title><description><![CDATA[Bishop Michael Hoeppner celebrates Mass at Oak Crossing
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- Friday’s Mass at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Oak Crossing was a special one, as the Bishop of the Diocese of Crookston officiated for residents.






Bishop Hoeppner officiates Mass for World Day of the Sick in D&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Mission_Values/20120220/Aspecialvisit</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Catching the VIBE</title><description><![CDATA[Living our values every day







Yesterday, we introduced you to a new Essentia Health culture initiative called VIBE – Values I Bring Every day – designed to stimulate conversations about how we can live our values each day at work.
While we were working on that story, we got an e-mail f&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Essentia/20120217/CatchingtheVIBE</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Philanthropy fit for a princess </title><description><![CDATA[





Essentia Health physician Dr. Sharnell Valentine and this little princess took part in last year's Fairy Princess Ball.



DULUTH, Minn. – Sometimes, you’ve just got to put on the fancy dress, dust off the glass slippers and party like a princess.
This year’s Fairy Princess Ball, wh&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/East/20120217/Philanthropyfitforaprincess</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New concept in caring for the elderly</title><description><![CDATA[FOSSTON, Minn. – One in seven Americans age 65 and older will spend time in one of the nation's 16,000 nursing homes this year. Nursing homes offer round-the-clock care when tending to an aging family member becomes too much. In Fosston, Essentia Health’s First Care Living Center provides skilled nu&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/West/20120217/Newconceptincaringfortheelderly</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fargo: Jan Albrecht receives volunteer award </title><description><![CDATA[FARGO, N.D. -- Essentia Health-Fargo Volunteer Coordinator Jan Albrecht was recently awarded the Volunteer Coordinator Award at the annual Directors of Volunteer Services (DOVS) awards banquet at Edgewood Vista in Fargo






Jan Albrecht



Nominations were accepted throughout the commun&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/StaffNews/20120217/FargoJanAlbrechtreceivesvolunteeraward</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Catch the VIBE</title><description><![CDATA[Essentia Health Culture Initiative is under way
When we launched the public face of Essentia Health 18 months ago, we got busy making needed structural changes. We put up new signs, connected our regions with electronic health records and formed system-wide departments for services like Information&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Essentia/20120216/CatchtheVIBE</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Art Market fundraiser needs your creations</title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. -- Calling all artists! The Essentia Health Employee Giving Committee wants your artwork for a good cause.




Seeking artwork for fundraiser
Who: Any Essentia employee or physician (in any region) who creates artWhat: Donate your artworkWhen: Submit your artwork by April 1. The &hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/East/20120216/ArtMarketfundraiserneedsyourcreations</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>East Region: "Doctors On Call" airs tonight</title><description><![CDATA[“Doctors On Call,” a production of WDSE/WRPT-Channel 8, offers medical advice to public television viewers. This season’s programs feature physicians from Essentia Health. It airs at 7 p.m. Thursdays and viewers can call in questions at (218) 788-2844 or (877) 307-8762. Tonight's program focuses on &hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Media/20120216/EastRegionquotDoctorsOnCallquotairstonight</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fosston: 2 longtime nurses retire</title><description><![CDATA[Two longtime Registered Nurses -- Darlene Skoglund and Gloria Osmonson -- are retiring from Essentia Health-Fosston after more than 70 years of combined experience. Colleagues honored them with a party last week.






RNs Gloria Osmonson (left) and Darlene Skoglund retired from Essentia Heal&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/StaffNews/20120216/Fosston2longtimenursesretire</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Detroit Lakes: St. Mary's seeks lab manager </title><description><![CDATA[DETROIT LAKES, Minn. –  We need a manager to oversee operations in the clinical laboratory at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s. It’s a vital role and you’ll need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong attention to detail.
As lab manager, you’ll develop a budget, plan staffing level&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/HR_HotJobs/20120216/DetroitLakesStMarysseekslabmanager</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>St. Joseph's Foundation awards community health grants </title><description><![CDATA[BRAINERD, Minn. -- Essentia Health St. Joseph’s Foundation recently awarded two Community Health Initiative Grants:

Crow Wing County Victim Services received $5,000 to help victims of crime in Crow Wing County cope with physical injury, financial loss and emotional stress.
Brainerd Nordic Ski Cl&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Central/20120216/StJosephsFoundationawardscommunityhealthgrants</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Our values at work</title><description><![CDATA[Hospital medications standardized for quality and stewardship
Healthcare reform efforts clearly call for hospitals and clinics to deliver better care at lower costs.
As an integrated health system, Essentia Health has the power to do just that –  and and we are taking a great step in that directio&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Essentia/20120215/Ourvaluesatwork</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Make time to visit today's Employee Health Fair </title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. – The Auditorium at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center will be a hive of activity during today’s Human Resources’ Employee Health Fair from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. You’ll find guidance on financial fitness as well as advice on diet, exercise, stress management and quitting smoking.

&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/East/20120215/MaketimetovisittodaysEmployeeHealthFair</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. News &amp; World Report recognizes MVHC</title><description><![CDATA[LE SUEUR, Minn. -- Minnesota Valley Health Center, which is part of Essentia Health, recently received a five-star rating by U.S. News & World Report in its annual listing of the nation’s best nursing homes.
“Only 82 nursing homes in Minnesota earned a five-star ranking from the federal government'&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Critical/20120215/USNewsampWorldReportrecognizesMVHC</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>East Region: "Medical Insight" airs tonight </title><description><![CDATA[The latest installment in our "Medical Insight" series airs tonight. Essentia Health Obstetrician and Gynecologist Dr. Michael Kassing discusses menopause, and some of the help that’s available to women who are dealing with the symptoms of this transition. The two-minute segment airs during the 10 p&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Media/20120215/EastRegionquotMedicalInsightquotairstonight</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PE team's goal: Many hospitals with one drug list</title><description><![CDATA[Do you know that Essentia Health’s hospitals carry at least 5,000 different drugs that cost the health system about $35 million a year? Our integrated system has multiple formularies, or lists of all drugs stocked in individual hospital pharmacies.







Essentia Health Acute Care Formulary&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/MedicalGroup/20120215/PEteamsgoalManyhospitalswithonedruglist</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Duluth: Buyer David Warren retires after 26 years </title><description><![CDATA[Essentia Health buyer David Warren retires this week after 26 years of service to the health system. Warren works in the Supply Chain Department in the West Annex building.



 


David Warren



Colleagues will celebrate his career with a party from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in the sec&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/StaffNews/20120215/DuluthBuyerDavidWarrenretiresafter26years</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Need technical support?</title><description><![CDATA[The IS Help Desk should be your first call
Our Information Services colleagues gathered recently to brainstorm ways to improve customer service.
The question they get asked most often is “What’s the best way to get help?”
IS Service Desk Supervisor Corey Skandel says your first step should always&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Essentia/20120214/Needtechnicalsupport</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>High-tech glasses put everything in focus</title><description><![CDATA[


 



The new EmPower glasses are placed in a docking station to recharge, much like a cell phone. 




DULUTH, Minn. -- You know how handy your smart phone is. Now imagine wearing smart eyeglasses. EmPower glasses have built-in electronics that allow you to turn the lens’ reading powe&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/East/20120214/Hightechglassesputeverythinginfocus</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Speedy treatment is critical when suffering a stroke</title><description><![CDATA[FOSSTON, Minn. – Doing housework may seem like drudgery to most folks, but Eileen Votava considers it quite an accomplishment. The rural Polk County resident suffered a stroke in 2009, but treatment and physical therapy at Essentia Health-Fosston have helped her return to a normal life.



 

&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/West/20120214/Speedytreatmentiscriticalwhensufferingastroke</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Superior: Mariner Mall Health Expo</title><description><![CDATA[






Staff from Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior and St. Mary’s-Superior Clinic participated in the 30th annual Mariner Mall Community Health Expo earlier this month. Social Services Manager Rita Martichuski (left) and Manager of Surgical Services Dawn Bright worked the Essentia&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/StaffNews/20120214/SuperiorMarinerMallHealthExpo</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Miss Manners, Part II</title><description><![CDATA[Readers share more suggestions for office etiquette
Last week’s reader-suggested article on phone conference etiquette hit a high note with our readers, including several who asked us to share some friendly workplace etiquette reminders of their own.
The suggestions below fall under the “I just wa&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Essentia/20120213/MissMannersPartII</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Health fair will highlight employee wellness </title><description><![CDATA[DULUTH, Minn. – The Auditorium at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center will be a hive of activity Wednesday during the Human Resources’ Employee Health Fair. You’ll find guidance on financial fitness as well as advice on diet, exercise, stress management and quitting smoking.
The health fair r&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/East/20120213/Healthfairwillhighlightemployeewellness</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Focusing on heart health</title><description><![CDATA[FARGO, N.D. – Essentia Health-Fargo is lighting its atrium red on the 32nd Avenue campus this month in support of heart-health awareness. A special event tomorrow focuses attention on heart health, too.



 



Tuesday, Feb. 14, is Valentine’s Day, but it's also Giving Hearts Day -- a 24-hou&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/West/20120213/Focusingonhearthealth</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Baxter and Brainerd: Watch Dr. Harvey Anderson's video profile</title><description><![CDATA[We’re highlighting video profiles, which are featured in the new Essentia Health website. Today’s profile features Dr. Harvey Anderson, a Family Medicine and Sports Medicine physician at our Central Region’s Baxter and Brainerd clinics. Click here, then click on “View Physician Video.”
For more pro&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/StaffNews/20120213/BaxterandBrainerdWatchDrHarveyAndersonsvideoprofile</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Honoring the Benedictine tradition</title><description><![CDATA[Essentia's Catholic institutions observe Feast of St. Scholastica







Today is the Feast of St. Scholastica, a day of celebration for the 26 Benedictine-sponsored facilities across Essentia Health. It is also a time to reflect on the influence the Benedictine tradition has had on our enti&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Essentia/20120210/HonoringtheBenedictinetradition</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Get an inside look at Essentia's new data center </title><description><![CDATA[






Essentia Health Data Center Supervisor Jake Swantz (left) and Involta Chief of Security Jeff Thorsteinson test the iris scanner at the new $3 million data center in the former Daughtery Hardware building on Essentia's downtown Duluth campus Thursday. The iris scanner is used in conjunc&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/East/20120210/GetaninsidelookatEssentiasnewdatacenter</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Staffing for the future</title><description><![CDATA[Essentia Health reaches out to high school students at career fair






The annual Fargo Career Expo featured interactive activities for high school students. Essentia Health was a sponsor of the event. 






With demand for healthcare workers on the rise, it’s never too early to get&hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/West/20120210/Staffingforthefuture</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>East Region: Watch Dr. Amber Erickson's video profile</title><description><![CDATA[We’re highlighting video profiles, which are featured in the new Essentia Health website. Today’s profile features Dr. Amber Erickson, an Essentia Health neurologist. Click here, then click on “View Physician Video.”
For more profiles, go to www.EssentiaHealth.org. You can search for physicians by &hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/StaffNews/20120210/EastRegionWatchDrAmberEricksonsvideoprofile</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essentia partners in diabetes prevention program</title><description><![CDATA[In the U.S., someone is diagnosed with diabetes every 17 seconds and 79 million people have "pre-diabetes." The disease is the sixth leading cause of death in Minnesota, so the Minnesota Department of Health is making diabetes prevention a priority. Beginning this month, the department will partner &hellip;]]></description><link>http://dailydose.essentiahealth.org/Article/Central/20120210/Essentiapartnersindiabetespreventionprogram</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
