Mayo Clinic Health System Lake City, other Minnesota facilities among nation s top 50 for prudent care
Lown Institute Hospitals Index scored hospitals according to their avoidance of low-value care, including overuses of stenting, hysterectomy, spinal fusion and arthroscopic knee surgery. 3:01 pm, May 7, 2021 ×
Essentia Health-St. Mary s Medical Center in Duluth. Forum News Service file photo
ROCHESTER, Minn. A ranking of the nation s hospitals from best to worst according to an emerging benchmark for quality control has singled out a half-dozen Midwestern health centers among its top 50.
The list includes one hospital each of the Dakotas and four from Minnesota. With one exception, the hospitals in the spotlight aren t among the highest-profile names in those states.
Southwestern North Dakota medical center among nation s top 50 for prudent care
Lown Institute Hospitals Index scored hospitals according to their avoidance of low-value care, including overuses of stenting, hysterectomy, spinal fusion and arthroscopic knee surgery. 3:00 pm, May 7, 2021 ×
Essentia Health-St. Mary s Medical Center in Duluth. Forum News Service file photo
ROCHESTER, Minn. A ranking of the nation s hospitals from best to worst according to an emerging benchmark for quality control has singled out a half-dozen Midwestern health centers among its top 50.
The list includes one hospital each of the Dakotas and four from Minnesota. With one exception, the hospitals in the spotlight aren t among the highest-profile names in those states.
Border fire claims 20,000 acres in Adams and Perkins counties
A fire in Adams and Perkins counties claimed more than 20 miles of land as 20 area fire departments from North and South Dakota responded to help. The fire destroyed 19 farms and more than 20,000 acres of crops, with two firefighters injured in the blaze. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
A ranch, located in the valley of Lemmon Lake Road, stands barren by charcoaled-stained barbed-wire fence posts, still smoking with embers across the vast stretch of land. The ranch near Lemmon, S.D., experienced extensive damage due to the massive grassland fire that began Thursday evening. Jackie Jahfetson / Forum News Service
Border fire claims 20,000 acres in Adams and Perkins counties
A fire in Adams and Perkins counties claimed more than 20 miles of land as 20 area fire departments from North and South Dakota responded to help. The fire destroyed 19 farms and more than 20,000 acres of crops, with two firefighters injured in the blaze. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
A ranch, located in the valley of Lemmon Lake Road, stands barren by charcoaled-stained barbed-wire fence posts, still smoking with embers across the vast stretch of land. The ranch near Lemmon, S.D., experienced extensive damage due to the massive grassland fire that began Thursday evening. Jackie Jahfetson / Forum News Service