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Beacon Light: May 1986, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on Wellness programs
• Everett Schmitz publishes a book on the history of the Hospital's medical staff
• Article concerning traffic safety
• Overview of common spring insect pests
• Various news concerning the Saint Cloud Hospital
• Hospital Board of Trustees adopt a new values statement

Beacon Light: April 1986, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Junior volunteers begin working in Emergency Trauma Unit
• Profile on Same Day Surgery volunteers.
• Innovations to the laboratory
• John Frobenius commentary on potential challenges due to Medicare changes
• Overview of programs offered by the hospital to the community

Beacon Light: March 1986, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Pain Management Program profiled
• Article on the use of hydrotherapy to manage pain
• Profile on organ donation
• Saint Cloud Hospital and St. Gabriel's Hospital collaborate on chemical dependency
• Expansion of the Saint Benedict's Center announced
• Kitty Helget (LPN) profiled

Beacon Light: February 1986, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Article detailing the daily activities of patients at St. Benedicts center
• Reflections by S. Giovanni Bieniek for the 100th anniversary of the hospital
• The affect of the aging population on health care
• Profile of the "Adult Day Care" program
• The state of Alzheimer's research as of 1986
• Lifeline program detailed

Beacon Light: January 1986, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Article concerning eating disorders, and the opening of the eating disorders clinic
• The use of handwashing to prevent colds and the flue
• Common issues with sinuses
• Photo contest winners
• Commemoration of the hospitals 100th anniversary
• Profile on MEDLARS medical data software
• John Frobenius on the hospital's goals for 1986

Beacon Light: October 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on the treatment of emphysema
• The use of Respiratory Rehabilitation to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (C.O.P.D)
• The hospital begins offering respiratory homecare
• Brief article on Asthma
• Feature on the role Raspatory therapists
• Change in hospital employees' benefit plan
• Holly Ball profile
• Various news concerning the hospital community

Beacon Light: September 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Article on the Senior Helping Hands chemical dependency program
• Mary Hall (volunteer) sews stuffed animals for child patients
• Advice on proper etiquette when visiting the hospital
• The role of hormones in causing acne
• Hunting safety tips
• Commentary by John Frobenius on the state of the hospital and future goals
• Profile on the innerworkings of the Business Office

Beacon Light: June/July 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on S. Consilia Nesges and her rose garden
• Prolonged sun exposure and skin cancer
• Safe sun tanning tips
• Various healthy recipes
• Guide to purchasing proper sunglasses
• Feature on Wood Duck houses behind the hospital
• Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Treatment Center receives $30,000 federal grant
• Commentary from John Frobenius
• Various announcements

Beacon Light: May 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on Audiology and children
• Hearing loss in aging population
• The role of stimulants in producing ulcers
• Three Saint Cloud Hospital programs receive national recognition
• Patient poetry
• Article detailing the hospital's "Tel-Med" program

Beacon Light: April 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Story on Ardelle Mueller a gift shop volunteer and auxiliary charter member
• John Frobenius named new executive vice president
• Profile on 'Bone Banks' and the use of donated bones in procedures
• Lasers used to assist surgeons
• Multiple articles on volunteerism and the hospital
• Hospital acquires and implements a VAS recorder

Beacon Light: March 1985, St. Cloud Hosptial

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• S. Georgeanna Burr (Hospital Chaplin) profile
• How computers are used in the hospital
• Multiple stories on the use of computers in the hospital
• Profile on patients medical records
• Overview of the Emergency Trauma Unit
• S. Joan Schafer places fourth in the Quaker Oats Company recipe contest

Beacon Light: February 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on Endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatiogram (ERCP) procedures
• Interstitial implant as an alternative cancer treatment
• Radiology Department overview
• Hospital acquires new mammography equipment
• Implementation of a new procedure to remove kidney stones
• Thallium stress test shows blocked arteries
• Community engagement with the mental health unit
• Article on the changes in Medicare reimbursement

Beacon Light: January 1985, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Etymology of the Beacon Light
• Advantages of offering same day surgery
• Profile on blood transfusions and safety
• Winter safety tips
• Various employees take advantage of retirement benefits
• Overview of the discharge process
• Reaccreditation process for the hospital lab
• Hospice program receives Medicare certification
• Holly Ball raises $21,500 for Radiology Department

Beacon Light: Annual Report 1984-1985, St. Cloud Hospital

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• John Frobenius on Outpatient revenue increases
• Letter from S. Dolores Super, President of the board of trustees
• Dr. Philip VanderStoep on new technology and services offered by the hospital
• Feature on the services provided by Saint Benedicts center
• A series of stories featuring individual health care providers from different departments
• How to hospital responded to the change in Medicare reimbursement

Beacon Light: October 1984, St. Cloud Hospital

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Childbirth Classes at St. Cloud Hospital

St. Cloud Hospital Birthing Rooms provide informal, homey atmosphere

St. Cloud Hospital's School of X-ray Technology

CCU Trials 12-hour Shift Schedules

Beacon Light: September 1984, St. Cloud Hospital

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Role of Medical Nurse Clinician

Profile on Men in Nursing

Connie Moline, RN Retires after 30 Years

Second Annual Apple Run and Clinic Planned

Beacon Light: August 1984, St. Cloud Hospital

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Feature on Adolescent Treatment Program in Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Unit

Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Alumni Association

Sister Dolores Super elected president of hospital board

Free to Care and Free to Be programs

St. Cloud Hospital provides Lifeline for emergency help

Beacon Light: June/July 1984, St. Cloud Hospital

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Hospital Departments Increasing Productivity

Summer Safety Tips

Beacon Light: May 1984, St. Cloud Hospital

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Feature on volunteers at St. Cloud Hospital

Retirement Portfolio being presented to St. Cloud Hospital employees

Employees recognized at Annual Employee Recognition Dinner

St. Cloud Hospital Makes Changes in Administrative Structure

Beacon Light: April 1984, St. Cloud Hospital

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Head Injury Patients helped through Rehabilitation Program

Crossroads Mall Displays for National Hospital Week

Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) begin at St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light: March 1984, St. Cloud Hospital

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Quality Circles implemented at St. Cloud Hospital

Profile on Plastic Surgery

Senator David Durenberger visits St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light: February 1984, St. Cloud Hospital

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Profile on Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic

Dr. Carl Thuringer shares heart surgery story

Dr. John Mahowald uses streptokinase to help heart attack victims

Task Force studies St. Cloud Hospital School of Nursing

Kathy Robinson hired as Anesthesia Services Director

Beacon Light: December 1983, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Messages from Saint Cloud Hospital's board chairman, executive vice president and medical staff chief.
• Three physicians discussed guidelines for routine physical exams
• The importance of recreation therapy in mental health is discussed
• Regular exercise is a key to weight loss as well as to better health in general
• Information on the hospital's "first annual" Apple Run
• Proper nutrition has a role in the prevention of disease
• The importance of keeping current with immunizations, including those for adults, is explained.
• Gifts and Memorials
• Comparing the cost of the St. Cloud hospital to others in Minnesota
• A report of the year's financial …

Beacon Light: October 1983, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Children learn about hospital
• Parents learn to cope with the death of a child
• Apnea monitor may help prevent SIDS
• Infant car seats rented at hospital
• New equipment evaluates nervous system functions
• Colorectal surgeon touts high-fiber, low-fat diet
• 75 year anniversary of the School of Nursing
• Hospital receives praise from the U of M

Beacon Light: September 1983, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on volunteering in the hospital
• Beginning of the use of cardiac catheterizations in the hospital
• Story on the hospital's pacemaker follow up program
• Feature on the advances in pacemaker technology
• 25 year anniversary of the hospital's auxiliary program
• Hospital receives accreditation from the Join Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH)

Beacon Light: Summer 1983, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Dr. Keith Larson on the various causes of back problems
• Different physical therapy methods to manage back pain
• The use of chymopapin injections to treat slipped discs
• Story on ways to manage chronic back pain
• Completion of the hospital's strategic plan
• Announcements concerning changes in the hospital leadership structure

Beacon Light: Spring 1983, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Discussion of cancer treatment with Dr. Bernard Rodgers. Pg. 2
• The role of Physicist Rich Geise in patient treatment. Pg. 5
• Explanation on how a CAT scanner works. Pg. 8
• Profile on the TEFRA act. Pg, 12
• Feature on Dr. Reg Watts. Pg. 16

Beacon Light: Annual Report 1983-1984, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Messages from Saint Cloud Hospital's board chairman, executive vice president and medical staff chief.
• Homecare feature
• Nutritious meals available to home -bound
• Education is key to preventing back injuries
• Overview of the hospital's hospice care program
• Employee nutrition wellness program
• Medical technologists visit area nursing homes to draw blood for testing
• Changes in Medicare
• Financial report

Beacon Light: Fall 1982, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on the various ways patients pay for care. Pg. 5
• Comparison on the costs of the St. Cloud Hospital vs other hospital's. Pg. 6
• Overview on the efforts of physicians to reduce the cost of care. Pg. 8
• Efforts by the hospital to assist individuals in paying for services. Pg. 9
• Critique of the use of competition to reduce healthcare costs. Pg. 10
• Article arguing that the hospital expansion plan would not lead to increase costs to patients. Pg. 12.
• Using outpatient services to lower expenses. Pg. 16.
• How group purchasing could lower costs. Pg. 18
• Examination of the …

Beacon Light: Fall 1981, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Volunteer organization celebrates 20 years of service to Saint Cloud Hospital. Pg. 6
• New equipment helps diabetics take better control over their lives. Pg. 8
• Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Center experiences change and growth during their first ten years
• "Involved" should be her middle name; Employment Director shares much with church and civic groups. Pg. 16
• Taking positive steps towards a healthier lifestyle. Pg. 20