Minnesota Somali refugee fashioning protective masks amid new CDC order
The CDC has recommended all Americans wear some type of mask while out in public, so several women in Minnesota’s Somali community are stepping up to find materials and make them.
Minnesota hospitals say they're losing $31 million a day amid coronavirus
Minnesota hospitals say they're hemorrhaging money even before the coronavirus pandemic peaks, and accuse state health officials of working too slowly to deliver needed funding.
White House considering direct payments to hospitals to cover COVID-19 treatment for uninsured
The news came the same day that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 1 million for the first time.
Doctors: Common treatments for injuries like broken bones could lag during COVID-19 response
As the weather warms up, doctors are asking people to be extra careful when out on bikes, scooters, ATVs or anything outdoors, because a trip to the hospital strains the healthcare system more and could lead to lesser treatment for patients.
COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 26% of 1,550 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, 24 total deaths
The state of Wisconsin reported 1,550 cases of COVID-19 Monday and 24 deaths related to the virus, up from 16 deaths Tuesday.
New model predicts Minnesota's infection peak will arrive earlier, be less severe
A new model of the coronavirus spread in the U.S. predicts the peak in Minnesota won’t be as severe as officials feared, but it will hit earlier than they had hoped.
Minnesota nurse heads to New York City to answer call for help
Health professionals from across the country are now heading to New York City to join the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them is a nurse from Minnesota.
Medtronic makes ventilator design specifications public to help increase manufacturing worldwide
Medtronic has made the design specifications for its ventilator public in an effort to increase ventilator manufacturing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minnesota officials assessing makeshift medical care sites across the state
With places like U.S. Bank Stadium sitting empty, the building is a potential place to set up hospital and clinic overflow as our health care system prepares for a surge of COVID-19 cases.
3M looks to double N95 respirator global production to 2 billion a year
3M is looking to double its current production of N95 respirators again to output 2 billion masks globally within the next 12 months, according to an update from 3M Chairman and CEO Mike Roman.
Minnesota hopes to have 5,000 hospital beds for COVID-19 peak
Minnesota officials are trying to manage a complicated supply-chain to support hospitals as they anticipate the peak of the pandemic, when resources like masks, respirators, and ventilators will be in short supply.
St. Joseph's Hospital staff write encouraging messages on windows
It's a trying time for health care workers, but staff at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul are sharing messages of positivity amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Minneapolis neighbors cheer health care workers from North Loop balconies
People in the North Loop are raising their voices in support of health care workers who don't have the option of staying home.
1 in 5 COVID-19 cases in Minnesota are health care workers, MDH says
Of the state’s 503 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 133 are health care workers, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Minnesota State Trooper pulls over health care worker, ends up giving her N95 masks
A Minnesota State Trooper took an opportunity to thank the health care workers who are at the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Love Your Melon donates 50,000 masks to children's hospitals amid COVID-19 pandemic
Love Your Melon, a Minnesota-based company that creates hats for children battling cancer, is now making fabric face masks to help patients and their families stay protected from COVID-19.
Minnesota nurses call on hospitals to unify safety measures as coronavirus pandemic worsens
The men and women on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak not only have the health and safety of their patients to worry about, but also themselves and their families.
Nurses vote they have 'no confidence' in M Health Fairview leadership's pandemic response
M Health Fairview nurses belonging to the Minnesota Nurses Association held a vote to show they have "no confidence" in hospital management's response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Now a COVID-19 specialty facility, new patients begin moving in to transformed Bethesda Hospital
In just days, 50 patients were moved out of St. Paul’s Bethesda Hospital and the building was transformed into a COVID-19 specific treatment facility.
Mayo Clinic warns of risk of sudden cardiac death in use of off-label COVID-19 treatments
The Mayo Clinic is warning health care providers that some patients may be at risk of sudden cardiac death from the use of off-label COVID-19 treatments.