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Welia Health treats students for chlorine exposure
December 2, 2021On Thursday, December 2, Ogilvie Public Schools sent an alert to parents at 1:41 p.m. informing them that students in a ninth-grade swimming class had been exposed to excessive chlorine fumes. First responders from Welia Health Emergency Medical Services, Ogilvie First Responders and Fire Department, North Memorial Ambulance Service and the Mora Area Fire Department…
Continue Reading »Dr. R. Gaalswyk, Family Medicine physician at Welia Health Dr. Ryan Gaalswyk, a family medicine physician from our Mora Clinic, has announced he will be leaving his clinical practice at Welia Health as of Monday, December 27, 2021. Dr. Gaalswyk and his family will relocate to Seattle where he completed his medical training. His wife…
Continue Reading »Toys for Tots
November 22, 2021Happy Holidays! This holiday season, all three of our campuses are once again drop sites for Toys for Tots! Toys for Tots donations will stay within Kanabec and Pine Counties. Did you know? Toys for Tots began in 1947 when Major Bill Hendricks, USMCR, and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and…
Continue Reading »CDC recommends pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for 5-11-year-old children
November 15, 2021As of November 2, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends an age-appropriate dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 and older. Welia Health is working in conjunction with Kanabec County Community Health and local schools to provide opportunities for children to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Mora Public Schools November…
Continue Reading »Notice from Dr. Ronald Halvorson, Oncologist at Welia Health
November 15, 2021Dr. Ronald Halvorson, Welia Health’s oncologist, has announced he will semi-retire at the end of the year. Dr. Halvorson will transition to one day per week seeing new consultations and patients in the hospital. Dr. Ronald Halvorson, Oncologist at Welia Health Dr. Halvorson decided against fully retiring in December due to the nationwide shortage of…
Continue Reading »Beware of potential phone scam
November 3, 2021Welia Health has recently been notified that our primary clinic number, 320.679.1313, has been used in a potential Medicare phone scam. This number was ‘spoofed’ and some patients have been asked for their Medicare number or been pressured to purchase medical equipment that you or your doctor have not authorized. Disguising an unknown phone number…
Continue Reading »Literacy, never too early or too late
November 3, 2021Literacy, by its simplest definition, is the ability to read and write. But we know that the power of literacy is its ability to help us connect to, engage with, and relate to the world around us through the written word. Literacy is the cornerstone of education. It enables us to seek out information, explore…
Continue Reading »Mentoring rural physicians
November 3, 2021Welia Health continues its long tradition of training medical students in the practice of rural medicine Morgan Russek, a third-year medical student from the University of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth Welia Health welcomes Morgan Russek, a third-year medical student from the University of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth, who is taking part in the Rural Physician Associate Program…
Continue Reading »November Wellbeats Calendar at Welia Center
October 29, 2021Try one of our free, virtual fitness classes at Welia Center! Download the calendar below and join us in November! November Wellbeats CalendarDownload November Wellbeats Class DescriptionsDownload
Continue Reading »CDC expands eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots
October 26, 2021COVID-19 booster shot recommendations As of October 21, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines in certain populations. Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna The following groups are eligible for a booster shot at least 6 months after completion of the two-dose series: Anyone 65+ yearsAnyone 18+ years who…
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