I was encouraged earlier this month when I read this Northfield News article, Task force to recommend review of hospital ownership. A council-appointed study group on Tuesday will recommend a…
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Teen smoking is declining, according to a recent Monitoring the Future press release: The 2011 national survey results from the Monitoring the Future study show decreases in teen smoking in…
Last week saw many stories in the media like this one from USA Today, Just one cigarette can harm DNA, Surgeon General says: Even brief exposure to tobacco smoke causes…
Nfld News: Mayo announces $10 million facility in Northfield.
St. Olaf President David Anderson sent out this email earlier today
Dear Oles and Colleagues:
I am writing to inform you of a pending development that involves a parcel of land owned by the College on the far northern edge of campus.
Mayo Clinic is proposing the development of a radiation oncology treatment center in Northfield. The facility will be located near Northfield Hospital. The center’s patients will have access to services provided by the hospital.
Mayo is considering an approximately 3 1/2 acre tract along the south side of North Avenue, with the College leasing that land for construction of the new center. Once completed, the 13,000 square foot facility will allow Northfield area patients to receive oncology services close to home, where before many had to travel more than an hour away for their daily radiation treatments.
In December, former Northfield City Councilor David DeLong asked Northfield Hospital for the names of the finalists in its search for a new CEO/president. It turned into a bit of…
While digging through my photo archives, I stumbled upon photos from two public meetings in late fall of 2003: the Hospital Reuse Open House in November and a presentation by Hospital Reuse committee members Alex Beeby and Meg Hargreaves to the City Council in December, with photos of citizens (primarily 
Way Park advocates) speaking at open mic. (Those links go to my blog posts at Northfield.org.) I’ve combined the photos from both meetings into one album.
There are some familiar faces in this album. My favorite: downtown mail carrier Tom Kotula, showing his ability to handle more than the mail.
See the album of 38 photos, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow:
Ken Bank was toasted by the gang of 6 am regulars at GBM this morning, as he’s now officially a former Northfield Hospital president and CEO. I’m pretty sure it…
A parent stopped by my office at the GBM this morning to tell me that he took one of his children to the Northfield Hospital emergency room over the weekend…
Today’s Nfld News: Hospital Board meetings likely broke law. "Hospital officials likely broke open meeting laws by routinely closing meetings to the public to discuss executive departures from the city-owned enterprise…" In mid-August, Northfield Hospital‘s Bobbi Jenkins contacted me about posting a news release (see below) from the search committee "seeking input from the community regarding the most important qualities for candidates for the President/CEO position." (continued)