CentraCare Health

Patients at St. Cloud Medical Group may start seeing some subtle changes in the coming months as CentraCare Health has announced they are merging with St. Cloud Medical Group.

Grab the family and enjoy some fun events around Central Minnesota this weekend. Take your bike out at the Sneakers and Wheels event at CentraCare, The Living Waters Lutheran Church Fall Festival, toast at Beaver Island Brewery with Oktoberfest, an outdoor music concert in Sartell and enjoy some artwork at the Millstream Arts Festival! Read more in The Weekender!

A new health service will available at the press of button for Paynesville residents. CentraCare Health is expanding their Medical Alert Service to their Paynesville location beginning today (Friday).

CentraCare will once again offer a weekly farmers market beginning tomorrow (Thursday). Each week will showcase a new fruit or vegetable, with some information about it and suggest some recipes you can prepare with it.

CentraCare Health in Long Prairie had a small fire in a back-up generator for the nursing home on Monday. It was contained by the Long Prairie Fire Department in about 15 minutes.

60 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze made for great running conditions this (Saturday) morning. The Earth Day Run weekend continued today (Saturday) with the Scheels Half Marathon. Nearly 1,400 people came out to run in the marathon.

St. Cloud Hospital is expanding their meal delivery program.

Childhood obesity numbers have risen nationally, but a local initiative is working to keep that from happening in central Minnesota.

A nasal spray that fights the flu is in short supply at hospitals all over Minnesota, including in St. Cloud.

This week in our "Behind the Scenes" series on WJON, we prepare for a stay at the Gorecki Guest House. Since 2009 the Gorecki Guest House at CentraCare Health has been providing over 12,000 guests a warm place to stay during difficult family times.