Mankato Clinic News

The Mankato Clinic Foundation has approved $14,162 in grants for community organizations in quarter three, supporting health and wellness in the region. Recipients include the Friends of Learning, the Minnesota State University Foundation, Helping Paws of Minnesota, the City of Saint Peter, and Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Elementary School. The Mankato Clinic physicians provide the majority of the foundation funding to support organizations that aim to improve the health and wellness of the communities they serve, having provided over $1.8 million in scholarships and grants in the last ten years.

The Mankato Clinic has been recognized as one of the Top 200 Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune, ranking 12th in the large company category. The list recognizes the most progressive companies in Minnesota based on employee opinions measuring engagement, organizational health, and satisfaction, with rankings based on survey information collected by Energage, an independent company specializing in employee engagement and retention.

The Mankato Clinic Foundation has awarded the J. Scott Sanders, M.D. Memorial Scholarships to Parker Beavens, a Mankato East High School graduate, and MacKenzie Pettis, a Saint Peter High School graduate, with each student receiving a $2,000 scholarship. The scholarship, named in honor of the late J. Scott Sanders, M.D., Mankato Clinic’s physician, pulmonologist, and critical care specialist, recognizes the role of character in young adults’ lives. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be high school seniors and live within the Mankato Clinic service area, which includes Mankato, North Mankato, St. Peter, Lake Crystal, Mapleton, and nearby communities.

The Mankato Clinic Foundation has approved $47,500 in grants for community organizations during quarter two, supporting health and wellness in the region. Recipients include Bridges Community School, Camp Sweet Life Adventures, Lutheran Social Services Foster Care, MN Brain Injury Force, New Foundations St. Peter, and WellShare International. The Mankato Clinic physicians provide the majority of the foundation funding to support organizations that aim to improve the health and wellness of the communities they serve, having provided over $1.8 million in scholarships and grants in the last ten years.

March 31, 2022 (MANKATO) — Mankato Clinic is the top-performing medical group among 10 high-performing medical groups in the Minnesota Health Care Quality Report: Results for Care Delivered in 2020. Medical group performance is based on care measures that include preventive care and care for chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease and depression. For care delivered in … Continued

Mankato Clinic has been awarded a Trex bench made of recycled plastics by Mankato Area Zero Waste for collecting and recycling over 600 pounds of soft plastics in the last year. By participating in Mankato Area Zero Waste and Trex recycling program, Mankato Clinic placed three bins at their locations for employees to collect plastic film such as pallet wraps, plastic bags and other soft plastics. Mankato Clinic volunteers then deliver the bags to local grocers who sell them to Trex to make decking, benches and outdoor furniture.

February 10, 2022 MANKATO (February 10, 2022) — To support organizations that promote health and well-being, the Mankato Clinic Foundation has approved $107,980 in grants to community organizations during quarter one. Receiving grants for quarter one are: Boy Scouts of America Twin Valley Council – Wilderness First Aid ($1,380) Educare Foundation – School and classroom … Continued

November 15, 2021 NicBluCaresNOW.com is an online community resource directory for Nicollet and Blue Earth County residents to find the help, people and services they need.    MANKATO (November 15, 2021) — To address the needs of residents in the Mankato region, the Mankato Clinic Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to fund NicBluCaresNOW.com, an online community … Continued

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Click here to view Think Wellness, Fall 2021.  Think Wellness, Mankato Clinic’s quarterly magazine, brings you the story of Jeanne Hume, breast cancer survivor. The Mankato Clinic Breast Health team shows you how to understand your risk for breast cancer and why to get annual mammograms. You will also find our Top … Continued