Mobile Office Hours in Gaylord on WEDNESDAY

My office is holding mobile office hours at the Gaylord Public Library on Wednesday, February 26, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. No appointment necessary!

If you have questions or feedback for my office, now is your chance to talk with my congressional staff directly. They can help you with issues such as passport processing, veterans’ needs, tax refunds, Social Security benefits, and also connect them with federal agencies (FEMA, the FSA, and more).

If you aren't able to make this one, keep an eye out for future mobile offices hours across the Seventh District. For any questions, please call my office at 320-403-6100.

Seventh District Hospitals are Topping the Charts

Chartis Healthcare Consulting has announced their top hospitals and I am so proud to say that many of the Seventh District's facilities made the list!

Congratulations to the Avera Granite Falls Health Center, CentraCare Redwood Falls, Kittson Healthcare, Meeker County Memorial Hospital, Olivia Hospital and Clinic, and Pipestone County Medical Center & Family Clinic Avera for making the top 100 critical access hospitals.

And congratulations to Alomere Health in Alexandria, Essentia Health St. Mary's in Detroit Lakes, and Hutchinson Health Hospital for making the top 100 rural & community hospitals.

I am so proud of all of our critical access hospitals across western Minnesota and I am honored to represent them in Congress working for quality care for our rural communities.

Protecting America's Seniors Access to Care

Seniors across this country deserve the highest level of care, regardless of where they live. Unfortunately, nursing homes across greater Minnesota are facing closure because of overregulation and significant staffing issues. This is a serious problem and I am committed to protecting America’s seniors access to quality care by dialing back the Biden Administrations out of touch policies such at the federal nursing staff ratio mandate.

Despite a report commissioned by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that found that there is no single staffing level that guarantees quality care, the Administration moved forward with a rule that would force many facilities to turn away patients or close their doors altogether. This means that so many across western Minnesota would have to move miles away from the community they know. 

This mandate was for a one-size-fits-none plan that demonstrated a lack of understanding of rural Americas needs. I introduced the Protecting America's Seniors Access to Care Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing the last Administration's misguided staffing rule. I look forward to working with the Trump Administration and stakeholders on strong policies that focus on supporting nursing staff recruitment and retention to solve the workforce shortage in this country. 

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