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Every year Lakes Regional Healthcare and Dickinson County Public Health (DCPH) encourage people to get the annual influenza vaccination, or “flu shot,” and this year it’s even more …

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It can cost you money not to review your Medicare Part D drug coverage annually. In one hour a Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) counselor can complete …

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Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of unintentional death in children. Also, 60 percent of car crashes involving children occur 10 minutes or less from home. …

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 and places a significant focus on community-based prevention, requiring nonprofit hospitals such as Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) …

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Whitney Nelson, D.O., a family medicine physician joining Lakes Regional Family Medicine, will begin seeing patients on September 7, 2021. Dr. Nelson recently moved to the lakes region …

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently recommended that people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised receive an additional dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. According …

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Will you be eligible for Medicare in the near future? Have you been on Medicare for a while and want to better understand what it offers? Do you …

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A new fundraising event hosted by Lakes Regional Healthcare Foundation is planned for Friday, August 13. The Foundation’s Grape Escape Uncorked event will raise funds toward the Scholarship …

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An additional way to get a COVID-19 test will be available beginning Friday, July 16. Dickinson County Public Health (DCPH) will provide free COVID-19 test kits for people …

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published “COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS).” As a result, hospitals across the country, including Lakes Regional Healthcare, are taking …

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