August is National Immunization Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. Immunizations are important as they help prevent serious, sometimes deadly, diseases. Vaccines protect us from diseases like chickenpox, flu, hepatitis, measles, mumps,…
Mille Lacs Health System Laboratory Department has changed its appointment hours to 9:00-4:30, Monday through Friday, and no outpatient tests will be done on Saturday. This will be effective as of August 10th. These are lab tests that require a doctor’s order, with the patient scheduling the lab…
Mille Lacs Health System wants to thank individuals and groups who are supporting the Next Chapter: Building Our Healthy Future building expansion project through naming opportunities of new rooms or other facility areas. How does it work? Various rooms, such as triage, fireside lounge, or the…
In response to Governor Walz’s Emergency Executive Order July 24 - requiring that all Minnesotans must wear masks indoors and in indoor public settings - Mille Lacs Health System is reminding patients that the mandate includes hospitals and clinics. Patients entering the health system at any of its…
New Physician Assistant Josh Kruize joins the Mille Lacs Health System medical provider roster in August. Kruize’s Grandfather was born in the Hillman area, married, and moved his family to a hobby farm outside of Aitkin. As a child, Josh spent a lot of time hunting in the area in the fall, and…
