The Watertown Area Task Force is looking for crafty people who want to help during this pandemic by sewing cloth masks.   Gracious community members who are able to make these cloth masks are asked to please use the “Olson Mask Pattern”. The masks can be made from any Cotton…

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) and Sodexo, the provider of nutritional and environmental services at PLHS, are pleased to announce a new General Manager, Caitlin Bach. Caitlin Bach grew up in the area and currently resides in the rural Watertown area with her husband and two children. Bach graduated from…

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced Monday a multimillion-dollar effort to save the lives of COVID-19 patients and protect the frontline healthcare workers caring for them. The grant will fund the purchase of a second LUCAS mechanical chest compression device for Prairie Lakes Healthcare System. A…

The fear and uncertainty we all are feeling related to COVID-19 is real, and it is understandable. During so much uncertainty, one thing you can control is who speaks for you if you cannot speak for yourself. During your life there may come a time when you or a member…

This service is suspended beginning Friday, June 26 at 9 pm until a need arises again. Thank you, volunteers!   Volunteers with the Watertown Area Task Force are helping individuals at high risk for a COVID-19 infection stay safe. Definition of high-risk (from the CDC): Over the age of 65…

This hotline is suspended starting Friday, June 26 at 9 pm until a need arises in our community. Thank you, volunteers! Please contact your primary care clinic with questions. View  various clinic hours here.  Who is the hotline for?  Individuals who have medical questions or concerns about COVID-19. Those who…

During this pandemic, there are a lot of unknowns. With the unknowns, there are safety concerns, especially involving the elderly. The best way to decrease the spread of COVID-19 is to maintain social distancing as well as social isolating yourself if you are a high risk individual. Being able to…

In the very near future Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) will resume elective surgical procedures as part of a closely watched return to business plan aligned with the Governor’s “Back to Normal Plan” announced today. PLHS’s staff members are trained to keep all patients safe and prevent the spread of…

If you stepped on a rusty nail, how would you know about it? Do you have eyes in the bottom of your foot to help see the nail? No, you would feel the nail in your foot, and what do you think you would feel? Hopefully you would feel pain.…

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) now offers antibody testing for the virus associated with COVID-19 for patients. An order from a patient’s healthcare provider is required.  It is only advised for people at least 10 days after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms or 10 days since exposure to individuals with…