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Essentia Health is proud to have been recently recognized among 40 Minnesota health systems for our efforts to find solutions to workforce challenges and improve quality and safety for our patients. We received acknowledgement from the Minnesota Hospital Association in these areas: ▪ The Pipelines & Partnerships award was presented to the Talent Acquisition team at Essentia Health-Duluth. ▪ The Hiring & Recruiting award was presented to our Workforce Development team. ▪ The MHA Committee Stewardship award was presented to Dan Collins, vice president of quality. More info: https://ow.ly/pGR650SwNuu

Kudos to our Essentia Health colleagues who recently participated in the Head of the Lakes United Way's Day of Caring in Duluth, Minnesota, on June 26th! Thank you for making a healthy difference in people's lives. #TogetherWeThrive ▪ A group of Essentia and Minnesota Power colleagues partnered to deep clean at Life House. ▪ Essentia colleagues planted gardens, put together playground equipment, and installed privacy slats in the fence around the playground at the YWCA of Duluth. ▪ Essentia colleagues also participated in the “City Beautification Train” activity with North Shore Scenic Railroad and cleaned up litter along the train tracks. Community Engagement: https://ow.ly/sznu50SwOj6

Essentia Health is proud to announce that our EMS teams serving Ada, Buhl, Detroit Lakes, Fosston, Moose Lake and Sandstone, Minnesota — as well as their surrounding communities — have each received the EMS Clinical Excellence Award for providing exceptional clinical care in 2023. "I couldn't be prouder of the exemplary care our Essentia Health EMS professionals deliver every day to the citizens and communities we are privileged to serve," says Joe Newton, emergency medical services senior director for Essentia. Full story: https://ow.ly/iHVl50Sv5VO

Please join us in congratulating Essentia Health's Physicians of the Year! Thank you for your commitment to making a healthy difference in people's lives. ▪ Dr. Rachel Marohl, OB and Gynecology, Mid Dakota Women’s Center-Bismarck ▪ Dr. Kalkidan Bishu, Cardiology, St. Mary’s Medical Center (Duluth, Building B) ▪ Dr. Francis Cormier, Orthopedic Surgery, St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes ▪ Dr. Stephen Smith, Family Practice, Virginia Clinic ▪ Dr. Shiela Klemmetsen, Family Practice, St. Joseph’s Medical Center (Brainerd) ▪ Dr. Michelle Wyatt, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Essentia Health-Fargo

Please help us welcome these newly hired professionals to the Essentia Health family. Marcoux: https://ow.ly/TYlc50Swzfj Nierengarten: https://ow.ly/tk0J50Swzfl Erickson: https://ow.ly/qvbU50Swzft Casper: https://ow.ly/EKQQ50Swzga

At Essentia Health, we take pride in the care we provide our patients and communities in our mission to make a healthy difference in people's lives. We also like to recognize the contributions of our caregivers. We encourage you to share your appreciation for the services our colleagues provide by casting a vote for Essentia and our teammates in the Brainerd Dispatch's “Best of the Brainerd Lakes area” contest— voting open through July 31!

Meet our colleague Sara Jacobs, LPN and clinical assistant in general surgery at the Essentia Health St. Joseph's-Brainerd Clinic, who loves helping her team as much as her patients. Sara says she feels called by God to deliver compassionate care, which includes rooming patients and assisting with procedures.

Congratulations to our 2024 Values Awards recipients from Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior and Ashland, Wisconsin! Thank you for joining us these past several weeks as we've celebrated Essentia Health colleagues who are honored for exemplifying one of our seven values — quality, hospitality, respect, joy, justice, stewardship, and teamwork. Respect: ▪ Jake Arola, nutrition services supervisor, St. Mary’s Medical Center (Duluth, Building B) ▪ Dr. Benjamin Turner, Family Practice, St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior Hospitality: ▪ Tanna Korkalo, registered nurse, Medical/Surgical, Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D) ▪ Moe Miller, patient access representative, St. Mary's-Superior Clinic Joy: ▪ La Sheenlaruba Tyacke, community care associate, Duluth Clinic 2nd Street (Building C) ▪ Steven Burns, chaplain, St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior Justice: ▪ Sharon Lund, patient education specialist, Support Services Building (Duluth) ▪ Dr. Kim Ogle, Internal Medicine division chair, Ashland Clinic Quality: ▪ Jessica Emerson, infection prevention specialist, Infection Prevention, St. Mary’s Medical Center (Duluth, Building B) ▪ Wesley Bickler, pharmacy hospital services director, Superior Belknap Pharmacy Stewardship: ▪ Anna Robbins, medical library supervisor, Library, Sixth Avenue Building (Duluth) ▪ Sharon Nelson, rehabilitation services aide, St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior Teamwork: ▪ Amy Calore, case management manager, St. Mary’s Medical Center (Duluth, Building B) ▪ Thaiane Hensch, pharmacy retail services director, Superior Belknap Pharmacy

We're happy to welcome these new providers on board. See if they're bringing care to your area. Cook: https://ow.ly/O5fr50Ss1HJ Clark: https://ow.ly/Lmo950Ssn3p Anderson: https://ow.ly/BPZ850Ssn3k Hansen: https://ow.ly/P7Ta50SscXo Barclay: https://ow.ly/Qb6q50Ssn3s