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Beacon Light: April 1992, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on the "Way-Off Broadway Revue" fundraiser
• Survey results
• Family Birthing Center Classes Set Stage For Parenting Success
• Expansion of helmet project
• ETC Nurses Dare To Care
• Hospital's Service Shows In Social Accountability Report
• Snore, Silence, Snort: The Apnea Cycle
• Profile on volunteers
• Nutrition clinic featured

Beacon Light: Annual Report 1992, St. Cloud Hospital

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• John Frobenus on the HealthRight law
• Letter from Senator Joe Bertram arguing against HealthRight
• Article detailing the hospital's rural outreach program
• Hospital begins expansion to the South End
• Update on the Saint Cloud and Staples hospitals affiliation
• Saint Benedict's Center grows
• Profile on the Saint Cloud Hospital's affiliation with the smaller hospitals in Central Minnesota
• List of Year end statistics

Beacon Light: Summer 1991, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Article on the surgical process at the Saint Cloud Hospital
• George Grudich on the positives of working in surgery
• The surgical orientation process for employees
• The division of labor in surgery
• Overview of the Clusters organization system for surgery
• Profile on Dianne Schendzielos, the neurosurgery resource nurse
• Paul W. Schultz, M.D., on why he became a surgeon
• Various stories on the nuances of surgical tools
• Updates on the hospital's development process
• List of classes and outreach programs for the public

Beacon Light: Spring 1991, St. Cloud Hospital

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This issue is devoted to the history of the St. Cloud hospital, and its contribution to the local community

Beacon Light: Winter 1991, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Providing quality care in a complex world
• The qualities and benefits of a regional hospital
• Expansion of the Saint Benedict's Center
• Community services report
• Financial statistics

Beacon Light: Fall 1990, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Cultural exchange with therapist from the Soviet Union
• Feature on the implementation of primary nursing
• Profile on the lifeline system
• Opening of the Mid-Minnesota Clinic
• Out of state patient receives surgery
• Candidates for governor discuss health care

Beacon Light: Summer 1990, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Sue Omann named as a finalized in the 'Minnesota Nurses Make a Difference' contest
• New technology improves cataract surgery, eases recovery
• Hospital participation in the First Call For Help initiative
• Feature on the cell saver machine
• Chapel resumes services after renovation
• John Richard Hann named director of Mid-Minnesota health clinic
• Video recordings of endoscopy exams

Beacon Light: Winter 1990/1991, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Feature on Alison LaFrence and the loss of her husband Bert
• The importance of Living Wills
• Greif counseling offered at the hospital
• How Spiritual Care comforts grieving relatives
• Organ donor program facing national shortage
• Profile on the Hospital's "Resolve Through Sharing" program
• Article on the challenges Physicians face in dealing with the death of patients
• Hospice helps families stay together during final months
• Various announcements

Beacon Light: Spring 1990, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Article on the increased specialization of nursing
• Feature on the certification process for physicians
• Profile of the Housekeeping staff
• Accepting and receiving feedback from patients
• Implementation of new medical technology
• Commendation of the quality assurance staff
• Cow auction donation for hospice program

Beacon Light: Spring 1989, St. Cloud Hospital

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Group Helps Women Establish Identity, Enhance Self-Esteem

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Expanding Services

Procedure Helps in Diagnoses of Pancreas, Gallbladder Problems

Oxygen Therapy Speeds Healing Process on Open Sores

Beacon Light: Winter 1989, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Feature on the Revascularization of a patients fingers
• Outstanding surgery exceeds new manager's expectations
• Hospital received accreditation from Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
• Talk given by Lynda Juall Carpenito on improving nursing care
• Profile on Recombinant Human Erythropoetin Therapy

Beacon Light: Fall 1988, St. Cloud Hospital

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New Family Birthing Center Opens

Hospital Auxiliary Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Intensive Care Nursery Plans Set

New Back Procedure Now Available at St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light: Summer 1988, St. Cloud Hospital

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One Year Later: Nurse Educator Back at Work After Dialysis Treatments and Kidney Transplant

New Form of Kidney Stone Treatment

Rehabilitation Treatments Include Expertise of Physiatrists

Hospital Expands into Home Medical Equipment Business

Nursing's Clinical Laddering Program to Begin in September

Beacon Light: Spring 1988, St. Cloud Hospital

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Senior Vice President Sister Paul Revier Leaves Hospital; Carries on Benedictine Philosophy in New Role

New Clinic's Close Proximity Enhances Continuity of Care; Benefits Physicians and Patients

Listening, Laughing, Loving All Part of Hospice Volunteering

Team Approach Used by Radiation Therapists Benefits Cancer Patients and Their Families

Expanding Outpatient Needs Causes Hospital Administration to Consider Space Allocation Changes

Beacon Light: Winter 1988, St. Cloud Hospital

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Cardiac Surgery Begins at St. Cloud Hospital

Angioplasty Uses Balloons to Open Coronary Arteries

Cardiac Surgery Involves Team Effort

Balloon Pump Aids Heart Patients

Surgery, Anesthesia, Critical Care Staffs Receive Training

Mental Health Unit Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Beacon Light: October 1987, St. Cloud Hospital

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Competency-Based Nursing Orientation Gives Credit for Skills, Experience

Cardiologists, Surgeon Gear Up for Implementation of Program

St. Cloud Hospital's Adolescent Program Reprieve for Troubled Teens

St. Cloud Hospital Expands Services as Regional Medical Center

Construction of New Maternity Unit Underway

Beacon Light: September 1987, St. Cloud Hospital

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Cardiac Team Prepares to Implement Cardiovascular Surgery

Outpatient Diabetes Education Program Begins in October

New A and C program Helps Patients Learn Job Search Skills

Addition of Tumor Registry Broadens Cancer Program

Hospital Incorporates Changes in CPR Standards

St. Cloud Hospital Approaching Smoke-Free Target Date

President Welcomes Physician Groups to Hospital Campus

Beacon Light: August 1987, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Saint Cloud Hospital offers patients escort, shuttle services
• Explanation for the Hospital's logo change
• Hospital staff takes part in various summer activities
• Sponsorship of schools deemed important at the Hospital
• Interns have become valuable addition to the Hospital

Beacon Light: June/July 1987, St. Cloud Hospital

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Tradition Ends with Closing of Nursing School

Employee Assistance Program Benefits Management, Employees

Same Day Surgery Expands, Remodels

Rehabilitation of Children Calls for Teamwork

All Enjoy National Hospital Week Events

New Incinerator Makes Waste Disposal Safe, Cost-Effective

St. Cloud Hospital Plans Innovative Ways to Meet Nursing Shortage

Beacon Light: May 1987, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Pictures of various nursing positions in the hospital
• Hospital begins to offer Chronic kidney dialysis services
• Profile on the Saint Cloud Hospital Exercise Trail and Fun Course
• The use of Biofeedback to treat chronic pain
• Expansion of the hospital's cardiac capabilities
• Overview of the role of nurses in the Hospital
• John Frobenius on patient satisfaction

Beacon Light: April 1987, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Overview of the Lifeline system
• Profile of the Hospital's Occupational therapists
• Feature on the Hospital's art exhibits
• Community supports hospital's smoke-free initiative

Beacon Light: March 1987, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Corporate Health Systems mallwalking program explained
• Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) diminished but still occurred
• Profile on the Saint Cloud AIDS task force
• Changes to the Hospital's maternity unit
• New option offered to families of caesarean-born babies
• Article about a family overcoming fertility issues
• Overview of the Personnel Advisory and Activities Committee (PAAC)
• Improvements in the laboratory's Coulter S-PLUS 4 hematology
• StayWell wellness program explained
• Hospital's marketing restructured

Beacon Light: February 1987, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Overview of the Saint Cloud Hospital's Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
• Two Article on infertility and menopause
• Recommendations to prevent osteoporosis
• Motherhood: from planning the conception to the balancing act of family life and a career
• Strategic plan, additional services to be implemented
• Completion of the Saint Benedict Center's assisted living apartments

Beacon Light: January 1987, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile of the Optifast weight loss program
• Recommendation that the Hospital become smoke-free by November 20 1987
• Women's Treatment program of the Chemical Dependency Program featured
• Nursing Quality Circle develops snowstorm transportation plan
• Winners of the Hospital's photography contest
• John Frobenius on the Hospital's goals for 1987
• Holly Ball raises $26,500 for Hospice program

Beacon Light: January 1984, St. Cloud Hospital

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Memories of Sister Cunegund Kuefler

Five-year Construction Project completed in Outpatient Services

Profile on Protestant Chaplain Rev. Richard Tetzloff

Health Information service called Tel-Med begins

Marketing director Jim Peterson hired

Beacon Light: Annual Report 1985-1986, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Commentary by John Frobenius on the reduction of inpatient use
• Sister Dolores Super, O.S.B. on the Hospital's centennial
• Article on the expansion of specialty care
• Timeline of the Hospital's history (1886-1986)
• Profile of the Occupational Therapy Department
• Hospital begins to offer electrophysiologic testing
• Linear accelerator acquired
• Home Care helps baby recover at home
• Start of the acute dialysis program
• Construction of independent living apartments at Saint Benedict's Center
• Explanation of the benefits from an association with the Voluntary Hospitals of America (VHA)
• Fiscal overview
• Continuation of the Hospital's timeline

Beacon Light: October 1986, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Introduction of the Volunteer Patient Representative program
• Discussion of the Hospital's Benedictine values regarding patient care
• North Central Cancer Treatment Group receives international acclaim
• Profile on Sue Omann (Oncology Clinician)
• Patient satisfaction and Guest Relations
• Information on Patient questioners

Beacon Light: September 1986, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Hospital acquires a patient controlled analgesia infuser
• Acute kidney dialysis added to hospital services
• Physician's weight loss story
• Challenges of controlling communicable diseases
• Sr. Dolores testifies before Senate subcommittee
• Acute kidney dialysis added to hospital services weight reduction plan which began in
• Article on the importance of early detection in treating cancer
• Overview of the hospital accreditation process
• Rosemary Krauel, on the changes to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Beacon Light: August 1986, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Second grade students tour the hospital
• Article on Pre-school examinations/immunizations
• Methodology for choosing room names in the hospital
• Hospital hosts a career day for high school students
• Profile on Alice Rueter teacher-coordinator for youth in the Chemical Dependency Unit
• Shapedown program for overweight adolescences

Beacon Light: June/July 1986, St. Cloud Hospital

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• 25 year anniversary of the Hospital volunteer program
• Brief history of surgery at the Saint Cloud Hospital
• Clinician helps patients learn to live with diabetes
• Carol Mossey (qualified rehabilitation consultant) reflection on her time as a junior volunteer
• Article on managing Diabetes
• Various employees honored for their years of employment