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Beacon Light: Summer 1981, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Gene Bakke commentary on the election of the hospital's first lay president of the Board of Trustees.
• Appointment of Robert Wick, PH.D, as president of the hospital's Board of Trustees
• S. Miriam Ardolf named to the Advisory board to a branch of the Northwestern National Bank
• List of Medical Staff Officers for 1981-1982
• Dr. Severn Koop, M.D., named President of the Minnesota Medical Association
• Profile on careers in Nursing
• Article cautioning readers against prolonged sun exposure
• Overview of the infection control process in the hospital
• Feature on Earl Pederson the Rehabilitation Director
• List of donors to the hospital
• Pictures of …

Beacon Light: Spring 1981, St. Cloud Hosptial

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• Commentary by Gene Bakke on the progress of the hospital expansion project
• Profile on the importance of giving blood
• Feature on Occupational Therapy
• The volunteering experience of Mary Lou and Phyllis Tadych
• Story profiling the hospital's new Spectra-Physics argon laser
• Memoriam for Dr. W.T. Wenner

Beacon Light: Summer 1980, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Gene Bakke commentary on Future Shock
• Dr. Louis Les honored for 25 years of employment
• Arvind Salvekar named to Assistant Administrator position
• S. Jean Juenemann, O.S.B., and Harold Windschitl appointed to the Hospital Board of Trustees
• Medical Staff officers elected
• Religious staff celebrate 15000th anniversary
• Hospital develops Community Health Education System

Beacon Light: Winter 1980, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Hospital commemorates 1500th Anniversary Celebration of Saint Benedict
• Gene Bakke on cost containment programs
• Richard Statz appointed to hospital board
• Update on construction
• Addition of a hospice care program
• Article on structural support for bedside care
• List of nursing Alumni Association Officers
• Lou Ann Garner named Home Delivered Meals coordinator

Beacon Light: November/December 1979, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Tribute to Edward Stockinger
• Gene Bakke commentary on receiving a Certificate of Need from the Minnesota Department of Health
• Various announcements concerning the hospital
• Article on the Auxiliary Ball
• Profile on the Pulmonary Function Testing equipment
• Hospital expansion project breaks ground
• List of hospital donors

Beacon Light: May/June 1979, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Article on the hospitals HMO plan
• Commentary from Gene Bakke on the Concept of HMO's
• Feature on bicycle safety
• Overview on the practice and procedures concerning Isolation Wards
• Update on the hospital's master plan
• Various hospital physicians participated in the Minnesota Medical Association's annual meeting
• Profile on the Gopher State Nurses Association

Beacon Light: January/February 1979, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Refresher course offered for nursing students in February
• Commentary by Harry Knevel on a "Certificate of Need"
• Advice for avoiding common health problems
• Article on the "Mid-Winter Blues"
• Profile on the Mental Health Unit
• Update on the extension master plan
• Hospital opens a new ambulatory surgical center
• Alcohol and Chemical dependency Unit begins outpatient treatment

Beacon Light: March/April 1979, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Refresher course offered for RN
• Board approves proposed $24 million master plan
• Commentary by Gene Bakke on charitable trust
• Profile on the Housekeeping staff
• Sister Kara Hennes appointed Director of Nursing Service
• Continuing Education researches programs on hospice care
• Volunteer Services offers Breast-Self Exam (BSE) to junior volunteers and their mothers
• Message from Miriam Bohmer president of the Hospital Auxiliary volunteer organization
• Auxiliary participates in national community immunization program
• Various articles on physical wellbeing
• First anniversary of Saint Benedict's center

Beacon Light: November-December 1978, St. Cloud Hospital

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Knevel, Moline Accept New Administrative Positions

Employees Set United Way Record

C.T. Scanner Arrives at Hospital

Four New Physicians Join Medical Staff

The Fantasy Ball

Health Education Identified as Auxiliary Priority

The Volunteer Experience

Card Shop Added to Gift Shop

Remembrance Fund Has New Image

The Master Plan

50 Years of Nursing at St. Cloud Hospital

Beacon Light: September-October 1978, St. Cloud Hospital

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New Physicians Join St. Cloud Hospital Medical Staff

Reorganization Broadens Planning Scope

First Baby Returns to St. Cloud Hospital

Relicensure Reflects Changing Needs

Were They Really "Good Old Days"?

St. Cloud Hospital Graduates Well Prepared for Nursing Challenges

Preparations for Scanner Almost Complete

Beacon Light: May-June 1978, St. Cloud Hospital

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Sibling Visiting Encourages Family Involvement

Changes Made in Hospital Board

Cost Containment Efforts Pay Off

Internist Named Chief of Medical Staff

Do You Have Leisure Time?

St. Cloud School of Nursing Class of 1978

Graduation Honors 50th Anniversary Students

Home Delivered Meals Has New Coordinator

Beacon Light: April 1978, St. Cloud Hospital

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Hospital Receives $23,000 Donation

Dentistry Services at St. Cloud Hospital

What We're Doing to Keep Cost Increases Down

Hospital Lobbies Site for Display

National Hospital Week, May 7-13: Hypertension, Diabetes Screening Highlight Hospital's Activities

Beacon Light: March 1978, St. Cloud Hospital

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Open House Plans Set for Saint Benedict's Center

Anniversary Celebration Says Thanks for 20 Years of Service

Executive Committee Profiles

Beacon Light: February 1978, St. Cloud Hospital

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Happy Anniversary, St. Cloud Hospital!

50 Years Ago Today

Surgery: The Past 50 Years

St. Cloud Linked in Cancer Treatment Information Plan

"Reach to Recovery" Training Workshop at St. Cloud Hospital

Intraocular Lens Placement at St. Cloud Hospital

Ophthalmologist Joins Medical Staff

Development Activities Begin at St. Cloud Hospital

Development Council Chairman, Executive Committee Announced

Beacon Light: January 1978, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Tentative open house for the Saint Benedict's Center set for April of 1978
• New classes offered for newborn care
• Hospital's Security department profiled

Beacon Light: December 1977, St. Cloud Hosptial

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• Hospital orders C.T. Scanner
• Social workers profiled in the hospital
• 50th Anniversary events planned
• Hospital Ball reflections

Beacon Light: November 1977, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on the increased workers compensation claims
• Gene Bakke commentary on rising healthcare costs
• Article on the importance of continuing education
• Planning for the future needs of the hospital
• Visitation guidelines
• Features on volunteering

Beacon Light: October 1977, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Theme announced for the Hospital Benefit Ball
• Profile on the hospital's pharmacy
• Overview of the various employee committees
• Article on a community dietician program

Beacon Light: September 1977, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Gene Bakke's commentary on the cost of care
• Update on Saint Benedict's Center
• Jean Laudenbach named program director for the Mental Health Unit
• Steven Vincent named director of the Psychology Services
• Profile on Development and Community Relations
• Paul Kurtz receives accommodation as Alcohol and Chemical Addiction Director
• Story on dormitory preparations

Beacon Light June 1977, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Fr. Robert Harren succeeds Sister Henrita Osendorf OSB as President of the Board of Trustees
• Roger Rovelstad named Chief of Staff
• Dr. Joseph Gaida received St. John's University President's Citation
• Hospital's budget set to $22.6 million
• Staffing secretary position profiled
• Sister Rita Budig named administrator of Saint Benedict's Center
• Story on a Dutch exchange student volunteer
  

Beacon Light: May 1977, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Article on the hospital's School of nursing
• Sister Berno Flint honored for 40 years employment as a nurse
• Hospital's school of nursing graduates 2000th student

Beacon Light: April 1977, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on infant care classes offered by the hospital
• Dr. Everett Schmitz on the early warning signs of cancer
• Hospital begins offering Diabetes and Hypertension screenings at Crossroads Mall
• Hospital's Chemical Addiction treatment program recognized in U.S. News & World Report
• Volunteer department profiled
• Story on Ruth Muller's position (Secretary in Continuing Education)
• Hospital acquires a new pacemaker monitor

Beacon Light: March 1977, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Hospital offers a community education course on household poisons
• Profile on the energy saving features of Saint Benedict's Center
• Updates on employee benefits and workplace policies
• Article on the role of the laboratory in the hospital
• Chemotherapy explained
• Laboratory Technician position overview

Beacon Light: February 1977, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Story on Radiotherapy and the treatment of cancer
• Hospital adds Ultrasound in the Department of radiology
• Commentary by Gene Bakke on Healthcare regulation
• Profile on the hospital's Maintenance Unit
• Grace Weiss Halenbeck Scholarships awarded

Beacon Light: January 1977, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on the construction of Saint Benedict's Center
• Mental health center expansion
• Commentary by Gene Bakke on hospital regulation
• Multiple stories on Nutrition in the hospital
• Continuing Medical Education program undergoes accreditation review
• Cecilia Diedrich donates a pair of gold vases
• Auxiliaries donate $8,000 to the hospital

Beacon Light: December 1976, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Profile on the late night shift
• Marilyn Anfenson named 1976 Minnesota Nurses Association March of Dimes Nurse of the Year
• Area legislators meet with hospital staff members

Beacon Light: November 1976, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Hospital begins a direct deposit program for employees
• Profile on Diabetes and community education
• Overview of the Spiritual Care Department
• Cardiac Patients' fears removed through education
• Article on the Float Transcriber position
• Americana ball

Beacon Light: October 1976, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Swine Flu immunization clinics established
• Commentary an alcoholism study by the Rand Corporation
• Article on the Centralized Purchasing and Materials Management
• Current events in the hospital

Beacon Light: September 1976, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Hospital awards contracts for expansion plan
• Explanation for the closing of the School of Anesthesia
• Classes offered to the community on the Heimlich Maneuver and Body Mechanics
• Profile on the Alcohol and Chemical Addiction Center
• School of Nursing begins 68th year

Beacon Light: June 1976, St. Cloud Hospital

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• Expansion of the hospital's budget
• Severin Koop named Chief of Staff
• Hospital physicians serve on State and National level
• Gene Bakke's commentary on the hospital's budget increase
• Hospital's budget broken down
• Bernard Gruenes and Dwight Jaeger join the board