Essentia Health in the news: Recapping February's media coverage
March 03, 2026 By: Louie St. George

Each month, we share some of our favorite Essentia-related stories on the Newsroom. Here are a few of the highlights from February; please note that some of these stories require log-in credentials and thus may not be accessible for all.
WDIO (Duluth): Cancer can’t stop Regun Donahue from being recognized by the U.S. Marine Corps
Northern News Now (Duluth): Proctor high school student battling cancer inducted as an honorary marine
WDAY (Fargo): Students and leaders concerned as future of nursing degrees uncertain
Grand Forks Herald: Essentia Health-Fosston to begin work on new emergency department in April
WDIO: No Longer Consensus: Medical experts speak out against CDC’s revised childhood vaccine schedule
Duluth News Tribune: Essentia Health invests in lung cancer detection robot
Area Woman (Fargo): Diving into a full recovery: At Essentia Health, hyperbaric medicine aids healing for Horace woman with lingering effects of breast cancer
KVRR (Fargo): Southern Valley Fire and Rescue receives two new advanced life-saving units
EMS World: Essentia Health’s EMS care wins awards from American Heart Association
Fox 21 (Duluth): Essentia Health offers virtual care options during winter storms
Mesabi Tribune (Virginia): Heart month raises awareness to heart disease
Northern News Now: Essentia voices concerns with Dept. of Education
Prairie Business: Essentia Health announces plans to develop family medicine clinic in downtown Moorhead, Minn.