St. Cloud Hospital Volunteer Program

03/06/2026

CentraCare President and CEO Ken Holmen, MD, is featured in the March/April 2026 issue of Business Central Magazine for his people‑focused leadership, commitment to rural communities and belief that every interaction in healthcare matters.

Read the interview here: https://issuu.com/businesscentral/docs/march_april_2026

03/05/2026

It was 50 years ago this month (March 1976) that a new lifesaving technique called the Heimlich Maneuver was being taught widely through the Continuing Education Department at St. Cloud Hospital.

Sandy Rausch, LPN (left), demonstrates the technique on Konie Slipy, RN, education department coordinator. Just one week after learning the new technique at a hospital workshop, Rausch used the method on a young girl choking on a piece of ice at a local shopping center.

"If I had not learned how to assist a choking person, I don't know what I would have done," Rausch said. "Thanks to the Heimlich Maneuver, her life was saved."

Henry Heimlich, MD (1920-2016), an American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher, developed the series of abdominal thrusts to stop choking in the mid-1970s.

02/26/2026

There is still time to sign up to donate at the blood drive!

Monday, March 2, 9 AM to 3 PM, St. Cloud Hospital Conference Center

Schedule your appointment. Visit redcrossblood.org
Enter sponsor code: St Cloud Hospital

02/26/2026

It was 140 years ago this week (February 25, 1886) that the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict of St. Joseph, Minnesota, dedicated their first hospital - St. Benedict's Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

At the urging of A.C. Lamothe Ramsay, MD, the sisters ventured into hospital care with very little financial support and this newly built brick home on what is now Ninth Avenue North in St. Cloud. The hospital had 15 patient beds, third-floor accommodations for the sisters who worked there, and a first-floor operating room specially lighted by a bay window.

Within four years, the sisters outgrew this facility and would eventually move the hospital three times. While this structure was razed decades ago, it represents the humble beginnings of what is now CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital.

02/23/2026

Sign up & donate!

The next blood drive will be Monday, March 2, 9 AM to 3 PM, St. Cloud Hospital Conference Center

Schedule your appointment. Visit redcrossblood.org
Enter sponsor code: St Cloud Hospital

Blood donors report feeling a sense of great satisfaction after making their blood donation. Why? Because helping others in need just feels good. Donate blood today to help those in need.

02/20/2026

We need you at the blood drive March 2!

Monday, March 2, 9 AM to 3 PM, St. Cloud Hospital Conference Center

Schedule your appointment. Visit redcrossblood.org
Enter sponsor code: St Cloud Hospital

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day to our volunteers! Thank you for making a difference every day!

02/12/2026

01/31/2026

Starting Monday! Join us and support the St. Cloud Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary!

Feb. 2: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Cloud Hospital, North Lobby
Feb. 3: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Cloud Hospital, North Lobby
Feb. 4: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., CentraCare Plaza, Prairie Atrium
Feb. 5: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., CentraCare Plaza, Prairie Atrium

Proceeds from the event benefit the St. Cloud Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary,
which supports enhancing and creating a positive patient experience
and scholarship opportunities.

Payment methods: Cards, Cash, Apple Pay, Google Pay -No payroll deduction