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30th annual Hospice Charity Event is July 14

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Golf Scramble & Outdoor Barbeque at Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge

The 30th Annual Hospice Charity Event will be held on July 14 at Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge in Deerwood, Minn.  This year’s event will feature an outdoor barbeque to commemorate the 30th anniversary milestone. 

“I’m very excited to help organize this year’s Hospice Charity Event,” says Kim Jones, local community member who has been hired to coordinate the event this year. “The funds raised support a cause that touches so many of our lives at one time or another. The success of this fun and exciting event depends on generous sponsorships and tremendous volunteer efforts from the Aitkin and Crosby communities.”

Last year, the event brought in over $23,000 for local hospice and palliative care.

Tom Kuppich, Hospice Charity Event committee member, says: “This year’s Hospice Charity Event will be a day to remember. To celebrate 30 years of raising funds for hospice care, we’re mixing it up a little bit, including holding an outdoor barbeque for dinner. Whether you are a golfer, sponsor, diner or volunteer, you don’t want to miss this event. We’re looking forward to a relaxing day on a course, all for a good cause.”

Early event sponsors include Aitkin Motor Company, Bremer Bank, Grand Casino-Mille Lacs, Lundberg Plumbing and Heating, Paulbeck’sCountyMarketand Sorenson-Root-Thompson Funeral Homes.

Riverwood Foundation is currently recruiting sponsorships and donations for its live and silent auctions. For more information, or to register for the golf scramble or dinner, contact Kim Jones at (218) 380-3636 or kjones@riverwoodhealthcare.org

New urologist sees patients in Aitkin, Crosby

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Christopher Boelter, MD

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center (CRMC) and Riverwood Healthcare Center are pleased to welcome a new urologist, Dr. Christopher Boelter, of Adult & Pediatric Urology. He joins Dr. Shawn McGee and Cindy Hauser, nurse practitioner, in seeing urology patients in Aitkin and Crosby.

“The demand for urology services continues to grow in our communities and Dr. Boelter makes a tremendous addition to the urology team,” says Mike Hagen, Riverwood chief executive officer.  “He will help us continue to deliver the compassionate level of service our patients have come to expect.”

Theresa Sullivan, CRMC chief operating officer adds: “At CRMC and Riverwood, our goal is to make exceptional quality health services like comprehensive urologic care available close to home.  Adult & Pediatric Urology has been an invaluable partner in bringing top quality urologic care to our area, and we are excited to welcome Dr. Boelter to our communities.”

Boelter has a special interest in urological cancers, women’s health, as well as laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery.  

Growing up inMinnesota, Boelter earned his bachelor’s degree atSt.OlafCollegeand his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He went on to complete a residency at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Urological Association and the Minnesota Urological Society.

“I enjoy the long-term relationships I share with my patients and the important role urologic care has on their quality of life,” Boelter explains. “I have family here in the north country so getting to work here as well is an added bonus. Dr. McGee and I have known each other before I started working in the region. We work as a team to provide seamless care to our patients.”

Boelter lives with his wife, Jen Boelter, a family physician who practices in Sartell nearSt. Cloud. They have three children—Ben and Josie, 11, and Ellen, 9.  He enjoys boating, cross-country skiing and music.

Prostate Cancer Support Group to meet

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

Adult and Pediatric Urology (APU) in partnership with Cuyuna Regional Medical Center and Riverwood Healthcare Center will host an Us TOO Prostate Cancer Support Group meeting on January 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Center at Heartwood Senior Living Community, 500 Heartwood Drive, Crosby.

The Aitkin-Crosby Us TOO Prostate Cancer Support Group is part of the international Us TOO organization that helps men and their families with free information, materials and peer-to-peer support so they can make informed choices on detection, treatment options and coping with ongoing survivorship. Cindy Hauser, local APU Nurse Practitioner who cares for urology patients in Aitkin and Crosby, is facilitating the support group. An educational presentation will be led by Dr. Shawn McGee, APU urologist who also cares for patients in Aitkin and Crosby.

In addition to the presentation, there will be time for voluntary individual introductions, sharing and a question-and-answer period. Spouses and partners of prostate cancer patients are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

Registration is not required to attend this support group meeting. For more information, contact Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Education department at (218) 546-2342 or education@cuyunamed.org