Minnesota’s rural hospitals are hanging on — for now

As small-town medicine faces pressure nationwide, Minnesota hospitals struggle to adapt and survive. By Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune MADELIA, MINN. – The prognosis for Madelia Community Hospital has been grim for some years now. Births are no longer scheduled here....

Minnesota Offers Farmers and Families Free Helpline

The Minnesota Farm & Rural Helpline is a free, confidential helpline available 24/7 for farmers and farm families dealing with stress. Users can call the number or access the website for resources related to crisis intervention, daily living assistance, and...

5 Things We Must Do To Improve the US Health Care System

Mental and behavioral health are part of our general health and should be treated as such. Not a day goes by where I don’t talk about mental health with my patients. Society’s stigma around mental health is a problem, but I think we’re progressing toward greater...