The Minnesota Department of Health has identified the first case of COVID-19 in Mille Lacs County today, Ap 16. However, we at MLHS have had no positive test cases so far. Vicki Engmark from Infection Prevention reminds us that the case is listed where the person resides, and that is the "home" of…
Mille Lacs Health System wants patients to know that caring for patients is still one of their primary services. It may look different in some cases, but care is still here when people want it. That commitment is not changing. If patients want to be seen in person or speak with a provider, that is…
So far, we have been relying on data, science, and experts to flatten the curve,” Dr. Tom Bracken, Infection Prevention Medical Director for Mille Lacs Health System, said. “They continue to review what they have been doing, and they have adapted when they needed to change. That’s what we are doing…
Mille Lacs Health System, as of April 1, 2020, is now fully implementing an Electronic Prescription for Controlled Substances (EPCS) program will all medical providers. In 2010, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) legalized the use of Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (…
“We have to be deliberate in all our actions,” Mille Lacs Health System Infection Prevention Medical Director Dr. Tom Bracken said at a recent Incident Command meeting at MLHS. “It means really putting thought into everything we all do. That includes keeping a safe 6-foot distance from one another…
