COVID-19

In Bemidji, the hospital is prepared for COVID-19 — as county cases see an uptick

A patient room sits empty with a large air pump through the window.
A patient room Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji has been converted into a negative air pressure room to potentially treat patients with COVID-19. Staff members have worked for months to prepare for COVID-19. A recent spike in cases among young people now has the hospital waiting and worrying.
Courtesy of Sanford Health