News Release April 17, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on April 30 at 6 p.m. on Mahnomen Health Center’s transition to a Rural Emergency Hospital. Rural Emergency Hospitals do not have inpatient …
News Release April 5, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), in collaboration with the Healthy Minnesota Partnership, has published the Minnesota Statewide Health Assessment that provides a snapshot of health in Minnesota. The …
News Release April 3, 2024 Contact information New data released by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today showed mixed results regarding health insurance coverage in the state during 2023. Minnesotans who went without care due to costs and those …
News Release March 25, 2024 Contact information Diabetes Alert Day, March 26, is a one-day “wake-up call” that focuses on the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of understanding your risk. The Minnesota Department of Health is encouraging …
News Release March 22, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health has new and updated guidance on fish consumption for the Mississippi River from St. Paul to Wabasha, due to a mixture of pollutants — including per- and polyfluoroalkyl …
News Release March 12, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on March 26 at 6 p.m. on the relocation of Mercy Hospital Unity Campus (Fridley) intensive care services to the Mercy Campus (Coon Rapids), …
News Release March 11, 2024 Contact information In conjunction with National Groundwater Awareness Week, now in its 25th year, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is reminding Minnesotans who rely on a private household well for their drinking water …
News Release March 7, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is requesting proposals from community-based organizations seeking to serve survivors of historical trauma, as part of the Emmett Louis Till Victims Recovery Program. …
News Release Feb. 29, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has found that moving forward with a new, freestanding rehabilitation hospital in Roseville is not in the public interest based on a required review by the agency’s …
News Release Feb. 26, 2024 Contact information Minnesota’s Newborn Screening Program began universal screening today for Krabbe disease. As technology and treatments have improved in recent decades, Minnesota has expanded its newborn screening panel to …
News Release Feb. 12, 2024 Contact information Both epidemiologic and laboratory data point to areas of the municipal water system as the source of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the northeastern Minnesota city of Grand Rapids, according to the …
News Release Feb. 8, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. on Lake Region Healthcare’s closure of its voluntary admission inpatient mental health unit in Fergus Falls. With the …
News Release Feb. 5, 2024 Contact information Today, the Governor's Task Force on Academic Health at the University of Minnesota issued its final report and forwarded 20 recommendations on how to strengthen the University of Minnesota’s academic health …
News Release Jan. 26, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will add Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to the list of conditions for which Minnesota newborns are routinely screened. Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke …
News Release Jan. 25, 2024 Contact information Twenty-nine cases of congenital syphilis (including three stillbirths) were reported to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in 2023, according to preliminary data. This represents the highest case number …
News Release Jan. 25, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. on Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague ending labor and delivery services. Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague will …
News Release Jan. 18, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. on Essentia Heath-Fosston’s closure of its labor and delivery services unit. According to the submission filed by …
News Release Jan. 11, 2024 Contact information Quit Partner, the free smoking cessation program from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), is highlighting Jan. 12 as “Minnesota Quitter’s Day,” an observance day to urge Minnesotans who have decided to …
News Release Jan. 8, 2024 Contact information More than 40% of Minnesota homes have dangerously high radon levels. That concerns health officials, because radon — an odorless, colorless radioactive gas — is the leading cause of lung cancer in people who …
News Release Jan. 4, 2024 Contact information The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. on Sanford Bemidji Medical Center’s planned closure of its inpatient rehabilitation unit. According to the submission …
