Spotlight: Jessica Downs, Clinical Operations
Meet Jessica Downs, super nurse and happy, high-heeled hugger. This bright and bubbly blonde gives HealthStar healing energy and a “no worries” attitude!
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Spotlight: Julie Swedberg, Cass Lake
It’s easy to mistake HealthStar as just a Metro-Area agency, with Corporate, Twin Cities Skilled, and Inver Grove Heights all being around the metro. But we have more offices outside the metropolis than in it! Looking north, you’ll find some of HealthStar’s craftiest and thriftiest… Read More »Spotlight: Julie Swedberg, Cass Lake
Spotlight: Nilda Garcia, Sagrado Corazón
Nilda Garcia and Sagrado Corazón: HealthStar’s Spanish-Speaking Support Service Spanish-speaking Clients of HealthStar are very familiar with Nilda Garcia. She is the warm and caring voice of the Sagrado Corazón (Sacred Heart) program for Latino Clients of HealthStar. For 10 years, Nilda has been putting… Read More »Spotlight: Nilda Garcia, Sagrado Corazón
Keeping Traditions Alive and Celebrating Different Cultures Through the Holidays
The holidays are upon us and with this time of year comes opportunity to spend time with family and friends, giving to those in need, and traditions rich with fond memories and cultural celebrations. Minnesota is home to a diverse cultural population and HealthStar Home… Read More »Keeping Traditions Alive and Celebrating Different Cultures Through the Holidays
First Nations Home Health
HealthStar Home Health is proud to announce the launch of a new website and an initiative with First Nations Home Health – Minnesota’s premier provider of home health services for Native American communities. First Nations Home Health emerged as a response to community need to… Read More »First Nations Home Health
Diabetes and the Native American Population
The numbers are alarming. 40% of Native Americans in Minnesota have diabetes according to Lori Watso, a former public health nurse and Shakopee tribe member as quoted in a Star Tribune article. This epidemic will continue to expand as Native Americans are nearly twice as likely as whites to become obese, more… Read More »Diabetes and the Native American Population