January 13, 2022
MMA member Kim Tjaden, MD, and other representatives from CentraCare met with several central Minnesota mayors and policymakers last week to urge them to enforce a six-week mask mandate to slow the spread of COVID-19.
“Masking and avoiding public gatherings is the only thing that’s going to help with this particular surge,” Tjaden was quoted as saying by the St. Cloud Times.
Officials representing St. Cloud, Sartell, Sauk Rapids and Waite Park did not approve of a local mask mandate like the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul did on Jan. 6. Instead, they decided to send a message to residents encouraging them to wear masks indoors, get vaccinated, wash their hands and stay home if they’re sick.
Edina also recently decided against passing mask mandates; Duluth, Golden Valley and Hopkins approved mask mandates this week.
October 8, 2026
On September 29, a Hennepin County jury issued an $84 million malpractice verdict against Fairview Health Services, in a case involving a patient who died of complications following an exercise-induced heart attack.
October 8, 2026
A group of fifth-grade students from Lincoln Elementary School in St. Cloud got a firsthand look at the world of medicine on October 5, during a special Mini Medical School Day hosted by the University of Minnesota Medical School CentraCare Regional Campus St. Cloud.
October 8, 2026
On October 7, the MMA released an updated version of its “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Resource Guide for Physicians.”