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CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington Recognized as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital
CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington has been named a 2020 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This is the eighth time for CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington to receive the annual award, which honors rural hospital performance. The award is determined by the results of iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength INDEX®, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2020.
“It is an honor to be recognized eight out of ten years as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the United States,” comments Mariann Doeling, President of CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington. “It demonstrates our staff’s commitment to provide continuous high quality, safe patient care to our community,” adds Doeling, “It takes teamwork from our dedicated medical staff, nursing, imaging, lab and nutritional services to make this happen. That teamwork extends to include many additional office staff, housekeepers, maintenance, and administration who work behind the scenes to support our patient care teams.”
Your Health First: CHI St. Alexius in Bismarck receives high rating from CMS
CHI St. Alexius in Bismarck has been ranked a four-star Acute Care Hospital by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services. The rating from CMS is obtained from patient feedback in seven areas of care, including the safety of care, patient experience, re-admission and more. That information is then put into Medicare.gov’s Hospital Compare Tool, allowing patients to seek care from the highest-rated hospitals in the area.
CHI St. Alexius Health Receives Highest Rating in Bismarck from CMS
CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck has recently been ranked a 4-star Acute Care Hospital by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, receiving the highest rating in Bismarck, N.D.
Bobcats hockey players bring cheer to kids in the hospital
Bobcats hockey players took a break from their usual routine today.
Doctors say the average human body temperature is cooling down
Doctors say the average human body temperature is cooling down. 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit has been accepted as the average body temperature since 1851, but new studies show the correct number is now closer to 97.5 degrees. Visits to the doctor routinely include taking the patient's temperature. Providers say that the newly discovered decrease in average body temperature does not affect their everyday practice.
Dickinson Receives Best of the Western Edge Awards
The Dickinson Press recently announced the 2020 Best of the Western Edge Award Winners, as voted on by the public through The Dickinson Press website.
CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson is pleased to announce the following awards:
Locations Under Hospital Visitor Restrictions
Due to the increase in respiratory illness, CHI St. Alexius Health in Dickinson and Williston are restricting visitation to all units in the hospital, effective immediately. Visitor restrictions include:
Ermann Named New President at CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson
Dickinson, ND - CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson is pleased to announce that William “Bill” Ermann has accepted the position of President at CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson and will officially begin his duties and responsibilities on Monday, January 27, 2020.
