Local hospital leaders ask for help to stop health care cuts

Lack of staff and care places leads to poorer care. This is the consequence of cuts in healthcare in Dalarna, say nurses at Falu Hospital. – We should primarily care for patients – but more and more time is spent on managing where there is a shortage of resources today, says Elin Åslund, nurse at the medical clinic.

Local hospital leaders ask for help to stop health care cuts

Leaders from four local hospitals – Astera Health, CHI St. Joseph’s Health, Lakewood Health System and Perham Health – are speaking out. They are asking people in our communities to talk to lawmakers about big budget cuts that could hurt rural health care. These cuts to federal and state programs could have serious effects on hospitals in small towns like Park Rapids, Perham, Staples, and Wadena. Hospital CEOs Joel Beiswenger (Astera Health), Be…