Health care unions fight stagnant pay and rising burnout — and other labor news
By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer
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Convert St. Mary's Medical Center into senior housing
Why isn't the former St. Mary's Medical Center being easily and affordably converted into affordable senior
Essentia Health ushers in new era of patient care with grand opening of replacement St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s is a five-star hospital as rated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It features the area’s only Level I Trauma Center. Patient care will move from the legacy hospital to the replacement St. Mary’s on Sunday, July 30.
Essentia nurses to picket new St. Mary’s Medical Center on Friday amid ongoing staffing concerns
Hospital executives at Essentia Health, St. Luke’s and M Health Fairview are pursuing mergers while CEO compensation skyrockets. In 2020, Essentia CEO David Herman took a $1 million raise, and now takes home $2.7 million in compensation each year.
Quote Me, Howie: Ryan Kern on the Duluth Airshow
"We could not have done this without the support of our amazing sponsors and partners who allow us the ability to put on a world-class event in Duluth that pumps in more than $20 million dollars into our region’s economy!" -- Ryan Kern
