On Your Mark, Get Set, Go – GRHS 5K Scrub Run on August 24 You don’t have to go fast, you just have to go. This has been the theme of the Glacial Ridge Health System’s 5K Scrub Run, now in its fifth year. Taking place on Saturday, August 24 at City Park in Glenwood,...
Employees from Glacial Ridge Health System (GRHS) presented a check for $14,647 to the local United Way toward their annual LIVE UNITED fundraising drive. This year’s donations far surpassed the goals set by GRHS’ United Way Committee. Their 2019 goal was to raise $9,500 with a stretch goal of $10,000. In celebration of achieving their...
Glacial Ridge Health System in Glenwood has been named one of the Star Tribune’s 2019 Top 150 Workplaces. Glacial Ridge Health System (GRHS) was second among 50 midsize companies on the list! Top Workplaces recognizes the most progressive Minnesota companies based on employee responses measuring engagement, organizational health, and satisfaction. The analysis included feedback from...
Originally Published in the Pope County Tribune, May 20, 2019 A medical family practitioner who has served the Glenwood community for more than 37 years, Dr. Jeffrey Schlueter, was honored last week with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce meeting and awards luncheon. Lifetime Achievement Award As he accepted...
Daughter Jenna Myrom spoke on behalf of her and sister, Heidi Polzin, before Dr. Jeffrey Schuleter accepted the Chamber’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. “Our dad has always been the rock upon which our family stood, with his steady grace, generosity, encouragement, and loving kindness woven deeply into the fabric of who we are today. He...
Originally Published in the Pope County Tribune, March 11, 2019 Remember last fall when private health insurers were dangling extra benefits in front of roughly 1 million Minnesotans on Medicare who were thrust into having to choose between a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare with Medigap plan? Those on Medicare who chose a Medicare...
What a wonderful partnership we’ve enjoyed with the team from the PAD Prairie Initiative! Thanks for helping us launch the successful Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) rehab and screening program at Glacial Ridge. #PeripheralArteryDisease #ListenToYourLegs
Thank you to Minnewaska Area Schools students for visiting GRHS on Career Day! Our staff enjoyed sharing the work we do! We love to encourage students to explore the field of healthcare and all of its rewards. In this picture, Cindy, one of our Laboratory Technicians, is talking with high school students about the work lab...
Staff at Glacial Ridge Health System accepted the generous stuffed animal donation from Dancin’ Off Broadway. Dancers in the winter show donated stuffed animals for the local hospitals. Pediatric patients at Glacial Ridge Hospital, ER, and OR can receive a stuffed animal to help them feel a little extra touch of comfort. From left Tara Giese,...
By Celeste Rapp, originally published in the Pope County Tribune Pope County is following Otter Tail County’s lead and is raising the legal purchase age of tobacco [all nicotine products] to 21. Over 20 Minnewaska Area High School students and staff as well as Pope County community members attended the public hearing that was held on...
