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Michelle Walker Joins CHI St. Alexius Health as Development Director
CHI St. Alexius Health has hired Michelle Walker as the new Development Director. Michelle’s role as Development Director will be to plan, direct, implement and evaluate all operations of CHI St. Alexius Health’s Foundation. This includes employee and annual giving campaigns, oversight of the Foundation Resource Cabinet, collaborating with donors, and more.
CHI Summit to Host National Expert, Dr. Alan Berkowitz
The CHI North Dakota Violence Prevention Program is hosting its 2021 Spotlight on Prevention Summit on June 10, 2021 from 1 - 5 pm central. This free, virtual event will bring together professionals and community members statewide. The summit will feature Dr. Alan Berkowitz noted scholar, researcher, public speaker and founding figure in the development of Social Norms Theory. Dr. Berkowitz has over twenty-five years of experience in higher education as a trainer, psychologist, faculty member, and Counseling Center Director. He is a leader in Social Norms Theory research and implementation of the model.
CHI St. Alexius Health Welcomes Sister Nancy Miller, OSB, as Mission Integration Director
CHI St. Alexius Health has hired Sister Nancy Miller, OSB, as the new Mission Integration Director. Sr. Nancy is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery, sponsors of CHI St. Alexius. She also served as a Board Member at the hospital for 13 years.
As the Director of Mission Integration, Sr. Nancy is tasked with fully integrating CHI St. Alexius Health’s mission and values as well as its heritage, ethics and identity into the environment, processes, policies and procedures of the organization. She will have responsibility for and executive oversight, leadership and direction of “Mission Services” at CHI St. Alexius in Bismarck, Mandan, Turtle Lake, Garrison, Minot and Washburn including, but not limited to the areas of, Spiritual Care, Community Benefit, Ethics, Violence Prevention, Indigenous People’s Hospital, Formation, Workplace Spirituality and Ecclesial Relations, etc. In collaboration with the local President, Kurt Schley, and the Division SVP, Mission Integration, Andrew Santos, Sr. Nancy will have the responsibility to help guide and lead all employees, as true “mission integrators,” to ensure the mission and values of the organization are inherently alive and fully integrated.
CHI St. Alexius Health Consistently Ranks Highest in North Dakota for Safety and Quality
CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck is the highest rated hospital for safety and quality in North Dakota. They consistently hold a B-Grade in Safety by the Leapfrog Group and a 4-Star Quality Rating by CMS. When these scores are combined, CHI St. Alexius is the only hospital to have achieved these scores with regard to providing quality and safe care to patients.
“The CMS 4-star quality rating and the Leapfrog safety grade illustrate the commitment our physicians and associates have to providing the highest level of care to our patients,” said Kurt Schley, Bismarck President. “Our Benedictine tenant is to receive all as Christ and there is no better way to receive a patient as Christ than to provide them with high quality health care services.”
National Nurses Day: Honoring the contributions and strength of nurses
It is National Nurses Day, and this year has truly proven the strength these frontline workers show on a daily basis. Each week nurses work long hours putting all their energy while on the clock into each patient they come across, and every day they go in they aren’t really sure what to expect. “You can start the day with two relatively stable patients. And by the end of the day, both of them could be completely changed hemodynamically and completely different picture than what it looked like 12 hours ago,” shared Meghan Charley, a Sanford ICU nurse.
Bismarck Honors Outstanding Nurse
Extraordinary Nurse Recognized at CHI St. Alexius Health
Ginger Robertson, a nurse at CHI St. Alexius Health, was honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day.
Dr. J’Patrick Fahn, a critical care medical director, on CDC’s new guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week updated guidance on cleaning and disinfecting everyday household surfaces, saying in most situations, with no known COVID exposure, a thorough scrub with soap and water will suffice rather than follow on disinfecting wipes and sprays.
CHI St. Alexius Health Recognized for Higher Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Maternity Care
CHI St. Alexius Health is proud to be recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota with a Blue Distinction® Centers+ (BDC+) for Maternity Care designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.
Racial and ethnic disparities are persistent and widespread across maternal healthcare, primarily driven by socioeconomic status, geographic location, and implicit provider bias. Compared to similarly developed countries such as Canada, Germany, and Australia, the United State has the highest maternal mortality rate (MMR), at approximately 17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births, with the MMR steadily increasing since 2000[1]. According to the CDC, non-Hispanic Black women are two to three times more likely to die from preventable or treatable pregnancy-related complications compared to white women[2].
