Community Connections
What is it?This annual health fair provides free and low-cost screenings, including skin lesion checks, prostate exams, foot checks and bone density screenings. Area physicians provide health services and information, and various other community organizations offer activities ranging from free…
What is it?The goal of this program is to reduce the problems and illnesses associated with excess weight by teaching at-risk children and their families how to improve nutrition and physical activity and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Program components include a medical exam, physical activity,…
What is it?MOMS partners an experienced obstetrical nurse with pregnant women and their families to provide free personalized guidance throughout the maternity experience. Assistance is provided with preadmission registration and enrollment for the eight free prenatal classes offered by MOMS. The…
What is it?Winner of the 2011 Minnesota Hospital Association Community Benefit Award among large hospitals, the Fairview Pond Center Clinic is a partnership between the health system and the Bloomington Public Schools. Low-cost medical services are provided to area children by Fairview physicians…
What is it?Since 1995, the Healthy Generations Program has provided a medical home, using the “teen-tot” model of care. Adolescent parents and their children are seen by the same provider in the same office visit, while also meeting with social work and counseling staff. In addition, parenting…
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The hospital partnered with the Wyoming Department of Health to work to eliminate health disparities in underserved patients with cancer through early detection, screening and cancer education. Along with the American Cancer Society, the hospital offers free wigs, hats and scarves for…
What is it?The Hope Clinic and Pharmacy is a collaborative that provides free medical services to eligible individuals with a pre-determined chronic condition. The medical center provides administrative oversight, outpatient pharmaceutical support, and volunteers. Collaborative partners include the…
What is it?The program provides 500 free mammograms to screen women in need, funded by philanthropy at a hospital benefit event. Who is it for?Washington County women age 40 and older, who are uninsured or unable to bear the cost of a mammogram and not currently enrolled in a federal- or state-…
What is it?This new educational fair focuses on childbirth and newborn child care information and is presented by medical specialists. The educational event takes place while also offering new mothers an enjoyable shopping experience with vendors who sell a wide variety of products. Hors d’oeuvres…
What is it?A “100%” school is one in which all students are given the opportunity to have health insurance. Introduced in 2006, the program connects children with low-cost or free health care coverage through the state Children’s Health Insurance Programs. The medical center’s family resource…