News and Stories

On the forefront of innovating community health and addressing issues that impact the wellbeing of community members, HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC) now offers buprenorphine-based Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opiate addiction. Director of Clinical Care and Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Emily Carroll HealthFinders Director of Clinical Care and Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Emily Carroll, has received special training to provide MAT for opiate addiction. HFC closely partners with and serves an important role in the Rice County Mobile Opioid [...]

February is American Heart Month! All year long, healthy lifestyles are promoted and supported at HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC). HFC’s fundamental belief is in supporting people’s inherent capacity to be well, a belief that plays a large part in Pura Vida, a component of the organization’s wellness programming. Pura Vida provides Zumba® instructors for community exercise [...]

HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC) salutes all of the local dental professionals who will participate in the Minnesota Dental Association's 2020 Give Kids a Smile event this weekend. Each year, on the first Friday and Saturday of February, dental professionals from across Minnesota participate in the Give Kids a Smile initiative, providing free dental care to thousands [...]

    HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC) invites all community members to a grand opening event to celebrate its new community-based holistic healthcare and wellness hub, located at 1415 Town Square Lane in Faribault. The event will be held on Friday, February 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. There will be a brief program at 5:15 p.m., [...]

As 2020 kicks into gear, HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC) is excited to announce that four new members have joined the board of directors. At the November 2019 board meeting, these new members were elected to serve on the board of directors. Learn more about them below. “Our new board members represent a broad and varied spectrum [...]

HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC) is excited to announce that our new facility located at 1415 Town Square Lane in Faribault is now ready to serve residents of Rice County. The nearly 9,000-square-foot building will allow HFC the space to serve thousands more patients and operate our unique community-based holistic healthcare model under one roof. You’re Invited [...]

2019 was an exciting and important year in the life of HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC). We are positioning our organization to double its impact within the community by growing our capacity to serve the community’s needs and working every day to ensure that underserved neighbors are receiving qualify, cost-effective healthcare. Year in Review Highlights In addition [...]

Abdullahi Abdigaani may be a newcomer to HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC), but he is far from new to the world of community healthcare. Abdullahi, who joined the HFC team this fall, serves as the community health coordinator, helping to advance organization partnership in support of community-based health initiatives at HealthFinders. He is also on the leadership [...]

Greg and Nancy Carlson are wonderful community leaders and dedicated supporters of HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC). Greg, CEO and founder of Carlson Capital Management, an integrated wealth management firm, is incredibly committed to promoting philanthropy and volunteerism. He is a founder of the Northfield Area Foundation and 5th Bridge, which merged to become Northfield Shares. He also [...]

HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC) is excited to announce an addition to its provider staff. Michelle Ortiz will serve as a bilingual, full-time mental health therapist, providing individual therapy in English and Spanish to children, adolescents, and adults. Offering bilingual mental health services represents HealthFinders’ commitment to doubling our impact and meeting the needs of our community. [...]