By Anthony Matt SUPERIOR — Essentia Health is opening a new pharmacy in Superior on July 12 to better serve our patients in the area. “The Essentia Health Superior Belknap Pharmacy will be a convenient location for patients to receive pharmacy services, including all their retail needs, specialty medication pick-up and immunizations,†said Kenzie Hohman,...
April 19, 2026
Category: Family Health
Essentia Health relaxes visitor restrictions
As the prevalence of COVID-19 declines across our region, Essentia Health is returning to pre-pandemic patient visitation at its hospitals and clinics. Like many health systems, Essentia responded to the public health crisis in spring 2020 by limiting visitors to its facilities. This was done to protect the patients, staff and the communities it serves....
Essentia Health offers several care options conducive to holiday weekend
By Tony Matt With a long holiday weekend ahead, Essentia Health is reminding patients they can receive high-quality care through a variety of ways while minimizing wait times. Patients have several convenient care options year-round, including walk-in care, urgent care and the emergency room. However, there are many virtual options as well, which may provide...
Patient surveys highlight ‘excellent’ Essentia Health providers, facilities
Each year, Essentia Health contracts with Professional Research Consultants (PRC) to randomly survey patients about their experiences in hospitals and clinics. PRC uses results from these surveys to rank Essentia physicians, staff and facilities within its national database of approximately 400 health care organizations. The 2021 awards are based on patient surveys conducted throughout 2020....
COVID-19 vaccine clinic coming to Mount Royal Library
DULUTH — St. Louis County Public Health will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations at the Mount Royal Library on Wednesday, from 3-6 p.m. The vaccines are free of charge. Pre-registration is encouraged, but walk-ins will be served based on vaccine availability. To register for this or any COVID-19 vaccine clinic offered by St. Louis County Public...
Essentia Health, Community Action Duluth bringing back Hillside Farmers Market
In partnership with Community Action Duluth’s Seeds of Success Program, Essentia Health is pleased to announce the return of the Hillside Farmers Market on our downtown Duluth Campus. The market launched in May 2018 to place healthy options along a bus route and within walking distance of many Central Hillside neighbors. This year, it will...
Essentia Health moving COVID-19 vaccination operations to clinical setting
After more than five months of being operational Essentia has administered more than 35,000 vaccinations at its Miller Hill Mall location. In total, mass vaccination efforts which started in the St. Mary’s Medical Center auditorium before moving to the mall have resulted in more than 47,000 vaccinations being given dating back to December 17, 2020....
Northlander credits Essentia Health’s award-winning stroke care team for his recovery
Every year, about 795,000 people suffer a stroke. It’s an alarming trend that’s seeing 1 in every 6 deaths from cardiovascular disease attributed to a stroke. It’s the No. 5 cause of death for Americans. It’s something 72-year-old Leonard (Len) Beck said he couldn’t believe happened to him. The life-long Northlander was going about his...