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Saturday marks one year since health officials confirmed Minnesota’s 

. On Morning Edition, as we reflect on everything that’s changed, we’re checking in with some of the people we talked to in the early days of the pandemic, to find out how things are going now.

Rick Breuer, CEO of Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet, speaks to MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about resuming elective procedures and how it will impact their budget.

May: Cloquet hospital CEO on elective procedures, budget

One of those people is Rick Breuer, the CEO of Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet. We 

, as Gov. Tim Walz was lifting his temporary ban on elective surgeries.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Breuer for an update on how the hospital has been managing in the pandemic.

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On Morning Edition, we’re checking back in with some of the people we talked to in the early days of the pandemic, to find out how things are going now. One of those people is Rick Breuer, the CEO of Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet.

COVID reflections: How one rural hospital has been managing in the pandemic

Cloquet hospital CEO on elective procedures, budget

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COVID reflections: How one rural hospital has been managing in the pandemic

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