Mankato Clinic News

MANKATO (Oct. 19, 2021) ─ UCare held its 13th annual “A Salute to Excellence!” event virtually on Sept.  30, to recognize 18 clinics and care systems with top results in 2020 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures – including preventive care, disease management, behavioral health, maternity care, care transitions and medication management. Mankato Clinic was … Continued

Monday, September 20, 2021 Mankato Clinic has notified 535 patients of a breach of unsecured protected health information after discovering the following event: On August 3rd an electronic spreadsheet containing patient information was mistakenly e-mailed to a colleague of a Mankato Clinic employee to an external e-mail account. The e-mail was not encrypted. Upon discovery … Continued

MANKATO (August 9, 2023) — To support health and wellness in our region, the Mankato Clinic Foundation has approved $60,000 in grants to community organizations during quarter three.     Grants approved in quarter three are:   Mankato Clinic physicians provide the majority of the foundation funding as a way to give back to the community … Continued

Scholarship honors Nancy Lee Pfeifer, RT (R) (M), longtime Mankato Clinic employee Thursday, August 26, 2021 MANKATO (August 26, 2021) — The Mankato Clinic Foundation awarded three $1,000 Nancy Pfeifer Scholarships to children of Mankato Clinic employees who are pursuing an education in the healthcare field. This year’s scholarship recipients are: Joseph Bennett of Vernon … Continued

Monday, June 28, 2021 June 28, 2021 (MANKATO) – Now that COVID-19 has largely receded in our region, Mankato Clinic is closing the COVID-19 Hotline and Respiratory Clinic at the Main Street location beginning July 1. The drive-thru testing location closed on June 25 at Madison East Center. “These closings are a positive development and … Continued

Monday, June 07, 2021 MANKATO (June 7, 2021) — The Mankato Clinic Foundation awarded Kathryn Swanson, Mankato West High School graduate, the $1,000 J. Scott Sanders, M.D., Memorial Scholarship. Swanson will be attending Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois.   The scholarship honors J. Scott Sanders, M.D., Mankato Clinic’s beloved physician, pulmonologist and critical care specialist, who … Continued

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021 (MANKATO) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents ages 12 to 15. The final decision on Emergency Use Approval is expected Wednesday by the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The Minnesota Chapter of the American … Continued

Thursday, April 29, 2021 MANKATO (April 29, 2021) — The 2021 Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact awards honor individuals and organizations whose accomplishments exemplify and celebrate the public purpose at the heart of higher education. As a member of the compact, Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter nominated and awarded the Presidents’ Community Partner Award … Continued