Mille Lacs Health System News

Dr. Cathy Donovan will be greatly missed

November 14, 2023

Dr. Cathy Donovan, a long- time Family Medicine Practice physician for Mille Lacs Health System, was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident at approximately 4:45pm on Highway 169 outside of Onamia, MN on Monday, November 13. The Kathio Township incident is being investigated by the Mille Lacs…

Vaccine Season

October 20, 2023

It’s that time of year again to start thinking about your vaccines going into the winter season. According to the CDC, peak “flu” season in the United States is from December – February, but it begins as early as October, and can extend as late as May. Now is a great time to get that annual flu…

New Family Medicine Provider

September 22, 2023

Mille Lacs Health System is pleased to introduce Dr. Rebecca Muwanse who recently joined us as a family medicine provider. Dr. Muwanse is from East Africa. She’s Ugandan, but grew up in Kenya. Living in Kenya she witnessed many struggles in the community due to the lack of preventative medicine…

Be careful with concussions

September 15, 2023

It’s important to encourage a healthy lifestyle with our youth through physical activity either in team sports or activities at home. However, with being more active, accidents can happen, and one of the more common “sports” related injuries is concussion.   A concussion is a mild form of…

Speech Therapy is more than just words

September 13, 2023

Mille Lacs Health System is happy to announce Sara Schewe, MS, CCC-SLP has recently joined our team as a Speech & Language Pathologist. Sara has a background as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Through that role, she discovered her interest in Speech Therapy, particularly for the older…