Mille Lacs Health System News

Visitor Restrictions

The Visitor Policy, for the Mille Lacs Health System Hospital (Acute Care) and Emergency Room, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, is still in effect: a.       One visitor will be allowed per patient in acute care setting during entire stay. b.       Patient may also have the option to have a chaplain…

MLHS to start giving boosters

Booster dose recommendations are in from the CDC. Patients who are eligible to receive the booster dose will be receiving communication from Mille Lacs Health System via a letter in the mail, or a Patient Portal message regarding this. The following groups should get a booster dose of Pfizer COVID…

Basics of Ingrown Toenails

According to the American Podiatric Medical Association, approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population has at least one foot problem annually. One of the more common foot ailments is an ingrown toenail. An ingrown toenail can be something you can manage at home on your own, or it can become…

Flu shot/COVID booster plans

Updated 9/20 Wondering about flu shots? Are you eligible for a COVID booster? Plans are being made now for combination flu/COVID booster clinics so you can get both at the same time. (As of 9/20 plans are still up in the air about who qualifies for a booster.) These community clinics will be held…

Ending with dignity - Wife recalls husband’s last four years at MLHS Memory Care Unit

“Life was good for us,” Carol Perrin, 79, of Mora, said about the relationship she had with her husband, Lynn. “We teased each other, and I had so much fun with my very good friend, my husband.” But when Lynn went into the hospital to have a tumor from melanoma removed, he had a great deal of…