Robert J. "Cheer" Ives, 86, of Winona, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Sauer Health Care in Winona. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the Mass
Women from the community gathered virtually on Wednesday to hear motivational speakers and celebrate women in business.Â
Business Woman of the Year Sara Blair. Photo provided by Katryn Conlin.
Blair is the administrator of Sauer Health Care in Winona. She was nominated by Annie Ruppert, the human resources director at Sauer.Â
âOur small nonprofit nursing home became only the fourth facility in the state of Minnesota to be exposed to the COVID-19 virus. At that time very little guidance was available, not to mention protective equipment and, more importantly, access to testing. Luckily for the Sauer team, we had Sara on our side. From the very first day, and 33days after that, Sara was on the front line sun up to sun down,â Ruppert said. âQuite simply, our staff team rallied despite the uncertainty, fear and daunting workload based in large part upon Saraâs genuine and unwavering leadership.â
Steve Grove: Health care industry, employees are critical to the state
Gov. Walz proclaimed January Health Care Month to highlight the critical importance of Minnesota’s health care industry to our economy.
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If there’s one thing that the coronavirus pandemic has shown us, it’s the importance of the health care industry. Health care workers not only save lives, they’re a critical driver of the Minnesota economy. Perhaps nowhere is that more apparent than in the Rochester area, where health care makes up a larger percentage of total employment than it does in any other region of the state.