The public is invited to tour Northfield Hospital & Clinics’ new Cancer Care & Infusion Center Monday, May 7, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Visitors will have an opportunity to see the new clinic space, meet the staff and enjoy refreshments. Northfield Hospital’s new Sleep Center, the Breast Care Center and the relocated Kaleidoscope gift shop will also be open for tour. Read more »
Northfield Hospital’s Breast Care Center is inviting women to combine an important Spring Screening with their seasonal Spring Cleaning.
Those who schedule mammograms on six select days in April and May will receive a colorful gerbera daisy and a delicious daisy-shaped cookie.
Early detection of breast cancer is known to save lives and increase treatment options. The American Cancer Society recommends annual mammogram screenings beginning at age 40 for women at average risk of breast cancer.
Sandy Mulford, Director of Diagnostic Imaging at Northfield Hospital, said the “Spring Screening” is an effort to encourage women to have their annual mammogram.
“It’s easy to remember the importance of annual mammography during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, but this important screening can be tended to year-round,” said Mulford..
All mammography exams are performed on a direct digital system, utilizing advanced Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) software and skilled radiologist interpretation. Patients benefit from a padded mammogram table that makes the screening as comfortable as possible, and from supportive, experienced technologists who have specialty certification specific to mammography.
Spring Screening appointments are available between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30, Tuesday, May 1, Tuesday, May 8, Wednesday, May 9, Wednesday, May 16 and Thursday, May 17. For an appointment, call 507-646-1143
The Northfield Hospital Auxiliary’s 51st annual Great Northfield, Minn. Book Raid begins Tuesday, April 24, and runs through Saturday, April 28, at the Northfield Ice Arena.
Sale hours are 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 25-April 27; and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. Friday all books are 50 percent off. Saturday morning is the bag sale, and all remaining books are free on Saturday afternoon.
The Northfield Hospital Auxiliary’s Book Fair has developed a time-tested formula for success — great books, great prices and a great deal of community pride. After half a century of book fairs, the event has burrowed its way into Northfield’s consciousness and become a seasonal marking point, one of Northfield’s signature events. It is an example of a community acting on its best instincts, promoting literacy, voluntarism, recycling and reuse, all in service to community health improvement.
Over the years the book fair has raised more than half a million dollars. It is used to support projects at Northfield Hospital & Clinics and other community health initiatives. These funds also support the Northfield Hospital Auxiliary’s health education scholarship program. This year the hospital auxiliary is dedicating funds raised from the book fair to the expanded Cancer Care & Infusion Center at Northfield Hospital.
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The Northfield Hospital Auxiliary is now receiving books at the Northfield Ice Arena for the 51st Annual Great Northfield, Minnesota Book Raid.
Book donations, including CDs, DVDs, and videotapes, are welcome at the arena Monday-Friday, April 2-6, 4 to 6 p.m.; Monday-Friday, April 9-13, 9 to 11 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.; Monday through Friday, April 16- 20, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, April 7 and 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday, April 21, the last day for donations, 9 a.m. to noon. .
Sale hours will be 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 25-April 27; and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 28.
The hospital auxiliary is dedicating funds raised this year to the expanded Cancer Care Infusion Center at Northfield Hospital and scholarships.
Want to sleep better or manage snoring? Gerard O’Halloran, MD, sleep specialist at FamilyHealth Medical Clinic, may be able to help. Join him at the following event:
Get to Sleep! Understanding Sleep Apnea and Its Effects
April 17
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Eagle View Elementary School, New Market
(part of New Prague Community Education)
Jeff Meland, M.D., has been named Vice President & Chief Medical Officer of Northfield Hospital & Clinics.
In his new leadership role, Dr. Meland will serve as an executive resource to the Medical Executive Committee and subcommittees. He will oversee the Quality Improvement and Clinical Informatics departments. Dr. Meland will continue to practice as an emergency physician at Northfield Hospital and serve as the Medical Director for the Emergency Department.
Mark Henke, President and CEO of Northfield Hospital & Clinics, said Dr. Meland’s clinical and leadership skills and his experience within the organization makes him an especially good fit for this role.
“Dr. Meland has made a significant contribution to our organization for many years,” Henke said. “This new position will allow him to have an even greater impact on our clinical programs and our organization’s future.”
Dr. Meland will assume his new responsibilities on March 25.
Northfield Hospital & Clinics will open a new primary care medical clinic next July in Elko New Market, Minnesota.
The practice will initially be located in leased space in the center of the commercial district. Long-range plans call for building a new clinic on four acres north of Elko Speedway off County Road 2.
This will be the fifth FamilyHealth Medical Clinic in the Northfield Hospital & Clinics network. The others are in Northfield, Lonsdale, Lakeville and Farmington.
Northfield Hospital’s Sleep Center is now open in new, expanded space, designed specifically for sleep studies.
The new center features two sleep suites that promise a hotel-like experience. Each is tastefully decorated and equipped with comfortable Sleep Number double beds. The suites have private baths and business workstations. They are climate controlled and soundproof with special lighting that can replicate patients’ sleeping conditions at home. All of the testing equipment is discreetly stored behind cabinets and walls. Read more »
Complex surgeries at Northfield Hospital … the latest in Alzheimer’s research … the impact of the new “My Plate” dietary guidelines … These topics and more are addressed in the latest issue of the quarterly FamilyHealth newsletter from Northfield Hospital & Clinics.
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