An upcoming hearing between Fosston and Essentia Health regarding the future of arbitration, initially scheduled for Feb. 5, ...

St. Joseph’s Medical Center welcomed its first baby of 2026 Sterling Seieroe was born at 4:59 p.m. to parents Brian and Ashton of Brainerd. Sterling weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Respiratory illnesses are increasing across our region. Essentia Health offers many same-day and virtual care options to help you get the care you need, when and where it’s ...

Fairview Health Services told its employees in a Wednesday letter that it does not agree to a proposed merger with the University of Minnesota and Essentia Health as part of a new health care ...

BRAINERD, Minn. — The Minnesota Nurses Association is calling for increased staffing after four nurses were assaulted the past two weeks at Essentia hospitals — including two recently at St. Joseph’s ...

At the recommendation of the state’s appointed mediator, Duluth-based Essentia Health has withdrawn from the facilitation process to assess the formation of a nonprofit “All-Minnesota Health System ...

An attempt to create a new statewide nonprofit health system with the University of Minnesota and two other health systems has ended, casting more uncertainty around the future of the state’s primary ...

DULUTH, Minn. — More than 700 nurses and advanced practice providers are returning to work Wednesday in Northeast Minnesota and Wisconsin after a 13-day strike at Essentia Health facilities. Nurses ...

Essentia Health nurses and other healthcare workers ended their two-week strike Tuesday. They are set to return to work on Wednesday while negotiations continue. “We’re not giving up, but we are ...

Essentia Health and the hundreds of striking nurse practitioners and physician assistants in northern Minnesota are stuck in a stalemate: They don’t agree whether they should even be negotiating, much ...

FARGO, N.D. (Flag Family Media) - UPDATE: As of 12:00 P.M. the lockdown has been lifted and all services and patient care have resumed normal operations. Original story: The Essentia Health hospital ...

DULUTH — Twin Ports hospital nurses voted to ratify a new three-year contract with Essentia Health on Thursday as East Market advanced practice providers joined the picket line alongside workers in ...