Quality Care for All
A Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (SMC) staff member has tested positive for Covid-19. The facility has worked closely with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to conduct case investigation and contact tracing. The results of this investigation show that any interactions with patients or other SMC staff are considered “low-risk exposures”. This means those who have […]
SMC patients can have prescriptions delivered either via USPS mail or weekday courier delivery from Essentia Health Pharmacy Services. Sawtooth Mountain Clinic announced today it has reached an agreement with Essentia Health Pharmacy Services to have prescriptions filled and delivered to patients in Cook County. Deliveries will come one of two ways – either via […]
Work is well under way to identify affordable alternative Pharmacy services with announcements expected soon. Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (SMC) announced today that it has begun exploring alternatives for pharmacy services in Cook County responding to the announcement that the Grand Marais Pharmacy will be closing on August 31. It is expected that alternatives will […]
While preparing for challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, SMC continues to expand with an array of health care services. At its Annual Meeting on June 22, 2020, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (SMC) updated the community on many new initiatives to continue to expand on its mission of providing high quality comprehensive health care to all users […]
SMC thanks Cook County and Grand Portage communities for responding to the COVID-19 emergency and reminds everyone to make personal health their top priority. While it has made many sweeping changes to its operations and procedures to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (SMC) physicians and caregivers stand ready and able to address […]
New procedures in virtually all aspects of clinic operations in place to prepare for COVID-19. During the current State of Emergency, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (SMC) wants community members to know it has made significant preparations in the event COVID-19 arrives in Cook County. SMC has established enhanced services in accordance with recommended guidelines for those […]
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic announced plans yesterday to build and operate a full service pharmacy at the Clinic in Grand Marais, MN. While plans are still in progress, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic anticipates the pharmacy will be available to patients in January 2021. “The new pharmacy is an important addition to the full array of medical and […]
On August 26th Kate Surbaugh officially stepped into her new role of CEO after 2 months of working beside former CEO, Rita Plourde, to ensure the transition of leadership went smoothly. Kate took the time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions on her life in and out of Sawtooth Mountain Clinic. What […]
Rita Plourde, CEO of Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, receives ‘Hero Award’ at the Minnesota Rural Health conference from the Minnesota Department of Health Sawtooth Mountain Clinic has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Rita Plourde, has received the “Hero Award’ at the Minnesota Rural Health annual conference from the Minnesota Department of Health. The Minnesota Rural […]