Cassie Heide advocated for a bill aiming to increase transparency when hospitals discontinue services after Essentia Health stopped labor and delivery services in Fosston, Minnesota.
Of the dozens of people who testified Thursday for and against the bill, only six said they are terminally ill or are close to being terminally ill. All of them supported the passage of the act.
We are very fortunate to have three AmeriCorps members serving in our Rochester schools helping families who are experiencing housing instability (“600 students, no home. Rise in homeless families spurs action in Olmsted County,” Post Bulletin, April 15, 2023).