Minnesota State Patrol reported a two-vehicle accident on the 17th at 11:39am on Highway 60 and County Road 17, Midway Township, in Cottonwood County. A 2020 Honda HR-V driven by a 64-year-old female from Hudson WI was eastbound on Highway 60 while a 2017 Ford Edge driven by an 81-year-old female from Butterfield was southbound on County Road 27. The two vehicles collided at that intersection. Roads were listed as dry. The driver of the Honda was not injured but her passenger an 80-year-old female from Butterfield was transferred to Windom Hospital with what was thought to be non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Ford was not injured. All were reported to be wearing seatbelts. Outside agencies assisting were Mountain Lake Police Department, Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office and Mountain Lake Fire and Ambulance.
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Today’s Meetings Include:
- Red Rock Central School District Board of Education will be meeting on Wednesday, February 19th at 5pm in Lamberton.
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Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday. The Commissioners started the meeting in closed 20-minute session for preliminary consideration of allegations or charges against an employee. Once reopened the commissioners approved Kayla Clark being promoted to Solid Waste Technician and Matt Dane hired as a full-time Heavy Equipment Operator. The Board approved Cottonwood County’s RCRCA member to sign an Amended Joint Powers Agreement for One Watershed One Plan Implementation as presented. The Board moved to advertise for 7 seasonal positions for the Public Works Department for the 2025 Summer Season and the Commissioners approved the Legal Services Agreement with Kristi Meyeraan for legal services for adult felony cases effective from February 1, 2025.
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Windom Area Health is the hub of construction and building towards a new tomorrow. After having the opportunity to tour the newest addition I thought it would be fun to take you all on a tour through what I saw. Heading back down the stairs to the 3rd Floor it is just a completely empty canvas. At this time the 3rd Floor will be sitting empty. Windom Area Health has no permanent plans in place at this time. When the decision is made as to what will be going in, it will be ready to form it into the perfect space. The second floor will house approximately 10 Specialty Clinics with care providers and services by Windom Area Health Providers. There are 67 rooms on this floor which are mainly clinic and exam rooms. Services and Providers that will be filling the 2nd Floor are:
Key for below (NP = Nurse Practitioner, PA = Physician Assistant, CRNA = Certified Nurse Anesthetist)
- OBGYN – Dr. Hinshaw
- General Surgery – Dr. Kamlitz & Dr. Fernandez
- Urology Clinic – Dr. Stormont and Lori Fett, NP
- Orthopedics – Jennifer Krieg, PA
- Mental Health – Tabitha Bosire, NP + currently seeking a Licensed Social Worker/Therapist
- Pain Clinic – Jesse Hyde, CRNA
- Integrative Health – Liz Coleman, NP
- Foot Care Clinic – RNs
- Occupational Medicine – Various providers
- Social Security Exams – Various providers
For the services mentioned, if procedures or surgeries are needed beyond clinic-type procedures, they will continue to occur in the Surgery Center. It should be noted that Outreach will still be offered in the same location at the Main Entrance using providers visiting from other systems. The Mental Health Wing was built with the option of expansion of services. At this time, it will be used for walk-in and scheduled appointments Monday through Friday. ER will still handle mental health crisis patients and holds. There will not be “beds available or holds” handled in this Wing. It will be an outpatient clinic. There is an open area along with bathrooms for clients in the reception area. According to Emily Masters, Chief Human Relations Officer, Windom Area Health has been extremely successful in the past 2 years in recruiting and onboarding their own providers, which has aided in the expansion of services. Masters’ went onto say they have been successful in hiring providers for Windom Area Health’s Hospitalist program and Emergency Department. The Second Floor is going to be a hub of community services that will help allow individuals and families stay close to home instead of having to travel long distance for quality and needed care. Tomorrow we will wrap the tour up with the First Floor and answer questions that have been presented throughout my tour!
Fact Site available for anyone that would like to access www.windomareahealth.org/new-medical-building-faq/
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