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If you’ve been paying attention to the happenings around you, you’ve probably heard the frightening news of the earlier, more severe spike of influenza (flu), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other illnesses compared to previous years. COVID-19 continues its hold over the healthcare system, as well. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and RiverView Health […]
With winter in sight, RiverView Health Auxiliary is holding its 16th Annual Mitten Drive all through November, in the form of a Mitten Tree for elementary school students. The Mitten Tree is an artificial tree that the Auxiliary puts up in front of their Limited Addition Gift Shop on the east side of RiverView. The
RiverView Health will offer a first aid class on Thursday, November 3. The class is open to the public. It will cover first aid for acute injuries and sudden illnesses such as burns, bites, poisoning, and seizures. The four-hour class will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the RiverView Home Care building, 721 South Minnesota Street,
There’s no doubt COVID derailed a lot of annual checkups and screenings. However, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and time to get back to your yearly mammogram at RiverView Health. Early detection is the best defense against breast cancer. Successful treatment and survival rates for breast cancer patients are dramatically affected the earlier the
The Early Childhood Family Education’s Teddy Bear Clinic was back in person at RiverView Health! In collaboration, ECFE and RiverView Health invited children ages birth to 5 to bring their teddy bears and their parents to tour the new building and explore the therapy department, the ambulance, the radiology department, and an inpatient room. Children
RiverView Health is excited to welcome Vinita Parikh, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Parikh is an interventional pain management specialist as well as an anesthesiologist. Her RiverView practice will focus on pain management. “Interventional pain management is a great field because there is such a span of different patient populations to help,’’ she shared.
