On-call labor and delivery ending at Owatonna hospital

Patients who go into labor in Owatonna could soon face a longer trip to the hospital MPR News reports Mayo Clinic Strength System is ending on-call labor and delivery services at Owatonna s hospital next month Nov That could mean an additional -minute trip for new parents A spokesperson reported MPR News that the healthcare care giant is unable to continue the utility due to contemporary staffing challenges and an ongoing nationwide shortage of OB-GYN physicians Allina Healthcare will take over the hospital s labor and delivery responsibilities A mobile dental clinic is making its next stop in Rochester this week KTTC writes it s a partnership between the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and U-Care The mobile clinic rotates across sites throughout Minnesota with faculty and students working together to deliver high-quality dental care to underserved communities Hennepin Avenue construction in Uptown is expected to be finished by next month KARE says once complete the popular thoroughfare in South Minneapolis will have a new bus shelter improved biking and walking paths and replaced sewer lines It s not even Halloween yet but a Christmas pastry pop-up has landed in Minneapolis WCCO TV reports crowds were out the door Wednesday night at the opening of the Merry Marc Heu Christmas Pop-Up The pop-up stays up through Dec and is open seven days a week from a m to p m The post On-call labor and delivery ending at Owatonna hospital appeared first on MinnPost