CDC recommends additional boosters for certain individuals

Data continue to show the importance of vaccination and booster doses to protect individuals both from infection and severe outcomes of COVID-19. For adults and adolescents eligible for a first booster dose, these shots are safe and provide substantial benefit.…

The importance of screening

At first, Mike Hanson wasn’t comfortable talking about his 2019 cancer diagnosis. Growing up in a conservative family, the 72-year-old Birchdale native didn’t want to broadcast he was undergoing treatments for rectal cancer. As a former Koochiching County Commissioner, Mike…

Lifesaving efforts: One year later

Efforts by a team of Rainy Lake Medical Center staff one year ago today saved a local man’s life. Wayne Darvell was working to build a crib dock and cut ice near his Rainy Lake home March 14, 2021. He…

Lifelong lessons

As a self-proclaimed klutz, Juanita Sheasby admits she had accepted her fate as a person who fell a lot. But when an August 2020 fall left her with a cracked elbow and scraped knee, Juanita’s family suggested she seek medical…

Rheumatologist to join Rainy Lake Clinic specialty team

Rainy Lake Clinic officials this week announced a new provider will join its specialty team. Dr. Syed Husain, a board certified rheumatologist, will see patients at Rainy Lake Clinic beginning in April. “We know how important it is to offer…

Kids Deserve A Shot!

On January 11, Governor Tim Walz launched the next phase of the ‘Kids Deserve a Shot!’ vaccine incentives program, now encouraging Minnesota families to get their children 5-11 years old fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Getting as many eligible Minnesotans vaccinated…

43-year career

After more than four decades, a longtime Rainy Lake Medical Center employee is ready for the next chapter in her life. Sue DeBenedet retired Jan. 28, after more than 43 years working for a facility that has naturally become her…

RLMC offers free Sharps Disposal Program

If sharps are not disposed of safely, they can inure people and spread infections. To prevent this, Rainy Lake Medical Center proudly offers a free sharps disposal program to International Falls and the surrounding communities. How does it work? Patients…

RLMC temporarily suspends urgent care services

Urgent care services at Rainy Lake Medical Center are temporarily suspended until further notice, effective immediately. RLMC is among growing list of strained healthcare systems pausing some services due to limited hospital space across the region and nation. RLMC’s decision…

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