By Heather Juen, RLMC physical therapist Dementia affects many people in the world. Most people have either experienced it with their friends, family, or know someone in the community that has had it. It is devastating to friends and families.…
The Rainy Lake Medical Center board of trustees and executive team are excited to announce a date has been set for the merger with City Drug. On December 11, City Drug will officially become Rainy Lake Pharmacy, a move that…
Daniel Courneya, MD – Diagnostic Radiologist Dr. Courneya graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine and completed his internship and post graduate work at Hennepin Medical Center. He completed his residency in radiology at Duke University Medical Center. …
Forgetting someone’s name is a very common occurrence. Vivid, accurate memory is a hard trick for the human brain to pull off. The brain consists of many neurons’ which do many different jobs besides just remembering. The brain does not…
Skipping a mammogram for one year didn’t seem like a big deal to Christa Liedke. The 59-year old was good at keeping up on her annual appointments, didn’t have any family history of breast issues, and mostly just wanted to…
For the second year in a row, Rainy Lake Medical Center’s employee engagement score places the local hospital/clinic in the top 10 percent of healthcare organizations in the country, according to preliminary results of a recent Press Ganey survey. While…
Growth continues at Rainy Lake Medical Center with the addition of a new provider to the organization’s exceptional team. Shailynn Shipley, MSN, APRN, CNP, will later this month begin working in the RLMC hospitalist program, as well as dedicating one…
Rainy Lake Medical Center officials announced the facility’s laboratory has met all the criteria for laboratory accreditation by COLA Inc., a leading national laboratory accreditor, whose program and standards enable clinical laboratories and staff to meet U.S. CLIA and other…
By: Krista Wagner, OTR/L Question: Why am I leaking urine when I cough or sneeze? Answer: Stress incontinence (often referred to as “activity-related” incontinence) is an involuntary loss of urine with physical exertion such as coughing or sneezing, laughing, lifting,…