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Polk County Public Health, RiverView Health, and Altru Clinic are working together for the well-being of our patients and communities in Minnesota to provide the latest COVID-19 update. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has announced that due to a national shortage of COVID-19 laboratory testing materials, the state is adjusting its testing criteria recommendations […]
Carrie Michalski, President/CEO of RiverView Health, issued the following statement regarding RiverView’s current status on doing elective procedures – “RiverView Health is focused on the health and safety of our communities and patients with the awareness that defeating COVID 19 is a national issue. As a health care community nationally, we are working as a
Governor Walz signed Executive Order 20-03, Executive Order 20-06, and Executive Order 20-07 to further strengthen Minnesota’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Walz signed Executive Order 20-06 to exempt vehicles and drivers providing direct assistance for emergency relief efforts in response to COVID-19 from certain regulations including provisions on weight and hours of service. After encouraging Minnesota companies
On March 16, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order to ensure workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have full access to unemployment benefits. The executive order makes applicants eligible for unemployment benefits if: A healthcare professional or health authority recommended or ordered them to avoid contact with others. The worker has been
The Crookston School Board approved a five-day preschool program and a reconfiguration of the administration at the high school with a 4-2 vote at a special meeting on Tuesday. The proposal eliminates the academic counseling position at the high school. It increases the Dean of Students from a .67 FTE to a 1.0 FTE Assistant
Polk County Public Health Director Sarah Reese updated the Polk County Commissioners and department heads on information about COVID-19, the coronavirus on Tuesday. According to Reese, as of noon on Tuesday, March 17, none of the 60 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota were located within in Polk County. “At noon, as we’re having this
