Metro Mobility begins door-to-door services for healthcare workers

Metro Mobility has started 24/7 door-to-door commute services for any person who works at a healthcare facility, the Metropolitan Council announced Monday.

Sick people avoid ERs, due to fears of COVID-19

People who need urgent medical care are not going to emergency rooms because they are afraid they will contract COVID-19, resulting in worsening conditions

"It's our armor": MN Nurses Association President on frustrations surrounding amount of PPE protections
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As more people begin to wear masks in public, Minnesota healthcare workers are dealing with more competition for PPE supplies. Minnesota Nurses Association President Mary Turner joined the FOX 9 News to talk about the current state of protections for nurses and other healthcare workers.

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.

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.

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.

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.