Section: News and Awards - posted in 2015
Posted on Dec 3, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke’s announced today that it has been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures ® for influenza immunizations by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. St. ...
Posted on Nov 10, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke’s Hospital announced it has implemented Kit Check to track medications and automate the restocking of pharmacy kits used throughout the hospital for critical care procedures. The solution that combines cloud software and ...
Posted on Sep 25, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke’s Birthing Center has a new option for pain control during labor. Nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, debuted in the St. Luke’s Birthing Center earlier this month. St. Luke’s Birthing Center is the only facility ...
Posted on Sep 1, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke’s has received LifeSource’s Workplace for Life Gold Award in support of organ, tissue and eye donation. Katelyn McKee, LifeSource organ and tissue hospital services manager, presented the award to John Strange, St. Luke’s ...
Posted on Aug 6, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
Click to take a virtual tour of the Surgical & Procedural Care expansion. St. Luke’s celebrated its $22.5 million new surgical expansion with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on August 5. Over one thousand people from throughout ...
Posted on Jun 23, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke’s has received the Mission: Lifeline ® Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart ...
Posted on May 14, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke’s has acquired an advanced nuclear cardiology imaging system that provides highly detailed pictures of the heart that enable physicians to assess the location, extent and severity of heart disease quickly and accurately. This is the ...
Posted on Apr 23, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke’s dedicated a Wall of Heroes memorial honoring organ, tissue and eye donors at a ceremony on April 23. This is the first Wall of Heroes memorial in northern Minnesota. Attending the ceremony were families and loved ones of donors, ...
Posted on Apr 15, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
The 20 th annual EMS Recognition Event was held at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) on Tuesday, April 14. The evening honored EMS professionals for their knowledgeable and selfless service to the community. The Washburn Ambulance, ...
Posted on Apr 8, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
Gateway Family Health Clinic in Hinckley welcomes St. Luke’s Urologist Dr. Elizabeth Johnson. Dr. Johnson will see patients the second Tuesday of every month beginning April 14. Dr. Johnson will offer initial and follow-up urologic ...
Posted on Mar 3, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke’s P.S. Rudie Medical Clinic was recognized by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Million Hearts® as a 2014 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge Champion for their success in helping patients control high ...
Posted on Feb 25, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
The following St. Luke’s clinics received official certification as a health care home on January 29. Bay Area Medical Clinic Chequamegon Clinic Denfeld Medical Clinic Lester River Medical Clinic Mariner Medical Clinic Miller Creek Medical ...
Posted on Feb 23, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
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St. Luke’s Mariner Medical Clinic received official certification as a health care home on January 29. As a health care home, Mariner Medical Clinic staff is focused on a team approach to managing an individual’s health care. A health ...
Posted on Feb 20, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
Gateway Family Health Clinic, Ltd with clinics in Hinckley, Moose Lake and Sandstone welcome St. Luke’s specialists to the community. The four specialists are: Dr. James MacNutt, St. Luke’s neurosurgeon Dr. Veronica Mesquida, St. ...
Posted on Feb 20, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke’s Chequamegon Clinic received official certification as a health care home on January 29. As a health care home, Chequamegon Clinic staff is focused on a team approach to managing an individual’s health care. A health care home ...
Posted on Feb 9, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
BELOW: The surgical expansion on Level 4 of Campus Building A is progressing with an expected completion date in summer 2015. The 36,000 square foot expansion will include 2 hybrid ORs, 4 universal ORs, 1 special procedures room and 4 endoscopy ...
Posted on Jan 23, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
The $22.5 million surgical expansion on Level 4 of Campus Building A is making progress. Dry wall, sheetrocking and painting are almost complete. The skywalk connecting the surgical expansion to fourth floor of the hospital is scheduled to begin ...
Posted on Jan 7, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke's is pleased to announce the creation of a neurology clinic, St. Luke's Neurology Associates, and welcomes Neurologist Dr. Douglas Kaplan. The new clinic is located in St. Luke's Campus Building A, Level 5, 1012 East Second ...
Posted on Jan 5, 2015
By St. Luke's, Duluth, MN
St. Luke's laboratory has been awarded accreditation from the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP's Accreditation Programs. St. Luke's ...