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Redwood Area Hospital
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Shelly Pauling,
Education & Communications Manager
RE: Medi-Sota Hosts Commissioner of Health
DATE: January 19, 2007
Redwood Falls, MN. The Minnesota Commissioner of Health, Dianne Mandernach, and
Assistant Commissioner, Scott Leitz, were guests at the January
3rd meeting of the Medi-Sota Board of Directors, held at the
Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital in Montevideo, MN. Other
guest speakers included Tim Held and Chris Ballard, Trauma
System Coordinator and Designation Coordinator, from the
Minnesota Department of Health.
Hospital Administrators and Nursing Administrators from
healthcare facilities in the Medi-Sota healthcare consortium
were presented information related to the new State Trauma
System and the registry for this system, as well as other
resources available to hospitals in our state. Other topics
discussed with Commissioner Mandernach and Mr. Leitz included
Uncompensated Care and Community Benefit, Reporting of Adverse
Events, and Management of Infection Control.
Medi-Sota’s membership includes 31 rural healthcare facilities
in Minnesota, and 1 healthcare provider in South Dakota. This
nonprofit organization is an alliance of rural healthcare
organizations working together to strengthen the delivery of
healthcare in the Medi-Sota service area. Redwood Area Hospital
is a member of this healthcare alliance.
Jim Schulte, hospital administrator, said the group was honored
to have the Commissioner of Health meet with them. He pointed
out that the discussion will be very beneficial in the efforts
of Redwood Area Hospital to incorporate local services with the
State Trauma System and to expand on local Uncompensated Care
and Community Benefits.
For more information regarding Medi-Sota or to obtain a complete
member list you may visit
www.medi-sota.org.
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