Every 12 minutes, someone takes their own life in America, that's 121 people a day, and over 40,000 a year. More than three different cancers, and heart attacks.
Giving students a hands-on learning experience and exposing them to careers in healthcare is the mission of St. Cloud State University's Scrubs Camp. Leah Meredith is the Experiential Learning and Outreach Director at St. Cloud State she says the program helps give students a realistic idea of what it's like to work in today's healthcare industry.
If you're looking to get into the healthcare industry now is the time to start. At St. Cloud Technical and Community College Thursday evening the school held a Health and Sciences open house.
With the new American Health Care Act working its way through Congress, healthcare is at the front of millions of minds. At a public meeting held Wednesday night, the group "This is Medicaid" spoke about the possible changes to Mediciad if the AHCA becomes law.
Mayo Clinic is facing some questions from the state of
Minnesota after its CEO told employees that if patient conditions are equal, its
hospitals should prioritize the privately insured patients over those under
government-subsidized programs like Medicaid.