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Ham Cards

Due to the new Mora Rewards Card system at Coborns, ham points will be collected a little differently this year. As you may remember from last year, for every $1 spent on qualifying items, points can be accumulated to earn a Four Brothers Signature Bone in Half Ham. From now until April 16th if you’d like to donate your points to the Mora Food Shelf, please tell the Coborn’s cashier to use the hospital phone number 320-679-1212 to transfer the points.

Pharmacy and grocery purchases count.

This program benefits the Mora food shelf.

A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls

Gray Matters: Depression in Older Adults

In Focus: The What and Why of Cardiovascular Testing

New Year Holiday Hours

In observance of the New Year Holiday, please see our holiday hours below:

Saturday, December 31st (New Year’s Eve)

Mora Location:

Clinic OPEN from 7:30a.m.-1:00 p.m. (appointment required)
Same Day Clinic Closed
Eye Clinic Closed
Emergency Department OPEN 24H

Pine City Location:

Clinic Closed
Urgency Services OPEN from 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Pharmacy OPEN from 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Hinckley Location:

Clinic Closed

Sunday, January 1^st (New Year’s Day)

Mora Location:

Clinic closed
Eye Clinic closed
Same Day closed
Emergency Department OPEN 24H

Pine City Location:

Clinic closed
Urgency Services OPEN from 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Pharmacy Closed

Hinckley Location:

Clinic Closed

Monday, January 2nd (Observed Holiday)

Mora Location:

Clinic Closed
Eye Clinic Closed
Same Day Closed
Emergency Department OPEN 24H

Pine City Location:

Clinic closed
Urgency Services OPEN from 11:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Pharmacy closed

Hinckley Location:

Clinic Closed

Firstlight recognized for excellence in patient safety

FirstLight Health System has been recognized by the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) for superior performance in patient safety as part of its Hospital Engagement Network 2.0. The MHA Hospital Engagement Network 2.0 is working to reduce hospital-acquired conditions by 40 percent and readmissions by 20 percent.

FirstLight has committed resources to improve on 10 of the 10 focus areas, including adverse drug events; catheter-associated urinary tract infections; central-line-associated blood stream infections; injuries from falls and immobility; obstetrical adverse events, including early elective deliveries; pressure ulcers; preventable readmissions; surgical site infections; venous thromboembolism; and ventilator-associated pneumonia. It was among 16 hospitals recognized by MHA for demonstrating high performance on six or more hospital acquired conditions.

“FirstLight is helping to further strengthen patient safety in Minnesota and contributing to the state’s well-deserved reputation for high-quality health care,” said Lawrence Massa, MHA president and CEO.

Several interventions were implemented by FirstLight’s staff to promote patient safety including nurse-driven protocols for removing urinary catheters, an establishment of a patient partnership program (PFAC) for the sharing of ideas and obtaining suggestions in respects to safety from a patient’s perspective, and implementation of best practices aimed at fall prevention and skin breakdown complications.

“We are continually educating our staff and actively pursuing new ideas that will improve our processes and procedures. The commitment to patient safety and practicing within a safe environment is instilled in our culture, from EVS to Administration. Our participation in the Minnesota Hospital Association’s Hospital Engagement Network helps us achieve our goal of providing the best patient care possible,” comments Chief Quality Officer, Ellen Ryan, RN, MSN.

For more information about Minnesota hospitals’ patient safety initiatives, go to www.mnhospitals.org/patient-safety