We're growing to give you more. The partnership between Hutchinson Health, HealthPartners and Park Nicollet gives you access to more of the best care. And it's all right here in Hutchinson In the last year, we've made major changes here in town. We opened Hutchinson Health Cancer Center and expanded Hutchinson Health Urgent Care. We want families to have convenient access to essential care and services. More changes are coming in 2019 This year we're adding new specialty services, including plastic surgery, pulmonology, rheumatology and more. We're also adding a new wing with more patient rooms for medical and surgical inpatient care. Learn more or schedule an appointment today. Call 320-234-3290. ... Continue Reading
Staying Safe from COVID-19
May 15, 2020 By
What your care team is doing and how you can help. Keeping safety first. We plan ahead and take steps every day to keep our clinics, hospitals and other buildings safe. Many of those steps are below. Here is what guides us: All of our sites have policies to prevent the spread of infections. We have strengthened these policies and taken further action to protect you. We follow all guidelines from our state and national public health agencies. Our experts in infectious disease prevention guide us on the best ways to keep you, your care team and the community safe. Clinic We know that this can be an unsettling time. It can be common to be worried about COVID-19 when you are visiting your clinic, especially if you are there to get care for a reason other than the virus. Please be aware that keeping you safe and healthy ... Continue Reading
State Farm Appreciates Hutchinson Health
May 12, 2020 By
This week, Thursday and Friday, May 14th and 15th, we are excited to honor employees of all Hutchinson Health Clinics and Hutchinson Health Hospital! We’re teaming up with Qdoba-Hutchinson to provide you a free entree...just show your Hutch Health work ID. ... Continue Reading
New Patient Masking Guidelines
May 1, 2020 By
Starting Thursday, April 9, to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, we are encouraging you to bring and wear an alternative mask if you are coming into one of our clinics for an in-person appointment. We can provide a mask if you don't have one. Masks can be purchased from local retailers, online retailers, or you can make your own mask from fabric. The CDC has guidelines for making cloth face coverings here. Masks should be worn over your mouth and nose for the duration of your appointment. Members of your care team will also wear masks to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. We are providing masks for patients that need one at their appointments. We appreciate your efforts to help protect yourself, our care teams, and our entire community. ... Continue Reading
Drive-up COVID-19 Testing
May 1, 2020 By
We’re here to support our community with safe, convenient COVID-19 testing. If you’re experiencing symptoms go to healthpartners.com/test or you can call the clinic at 320-234-3290 to determine if you qualify for a COVID-19 test at our drive-up testing site. When is Testing available? Phone screening and drive-up testing will begin starting Monday, May 4. Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. How to Get Tested Testing will be done by appointment only. Call the clinic at 320-234-3290 or you can visit us at healthpartners.com/test, and you will be asked screening questions. Your answers are very important to help us make the process go smoothly, so please be patient with our team as they go through these questions. If it’s determined you qualify for a test, you will then be given an appointment time for ... Continue Reading
Thank you for the Treats HAWT
May 1, 2020 By
So appreciate the local Hutchinson Women Area of Today (HAWT) for delivering treats and snacks for our front line staff. Pictured are just a couple of the items they delivered. It brightened the evening! ... Continue Reading
COVID FAQ #2
May 1, 2020 By
COVID -19 FAQ #2 What do I do if I want to get tested? Testing will be by appointment only and collected through the drive up process. Appointments are required to ensure we have everything we need before you arrive. This will provide a safe, efficient process for you and our team. Our scheduling team is available M-F from 8am-4:30pm starting Monday May 4th to help you make your appointment for testing. You will be asked a few short screening questions when you call to schedule. Your answers are very important to help us make the process go smoothly, so please be patient with our team as they go through these questions. If you arrive at the testing site without an appointment, the team will not be prepared to collect your sample. You will be asked to exit the drive up line and to call our scheduling line. A minimum of two hours is ... Continue Reading
Drive up COVID testing FAQ #1
April 30, 2020 By
As we finalize our drive up COVID-19 testing which starts Monday, May 4th, we will share some common FAQ's to keep you informed. Here is FAQ #1. What kind of testing are you doing and who can be tested? Hutchinson Health will be collecting a nasopharyngeal swab (a deep nasal swab) for PCR testing. This will test for CURRENT infection. Blood tests, also known as antibody testing, are what show a history of infection. The blood test is NOT available at this time. Any patient who CURRENTLY has symptoms consistent with COVID19 (Fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath or new loss of taste or smell) can be tested. Check our website for the latest details on our drive up testing as they are posted. ... Continue Reading
Video Visit Fun
April 29, 2020 By
Creative ways our Speech-Language Pathologists use during their video visits keep Mr. Potato Head busy. For this visit Carlene Johnson, SL-P, was telling the child what parts to put where, so working on direction following, Then in another video visit later , she and the patient had the same set so they copied each other’s. Making learning fun. “This epidemic is going to change how we do lots of things in this world. With Video visits being used on wifi, we are able to go anywhere and still get therapy, even in the camper!” ~ mom of patient. ... Continue Reading
