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CHI Honors Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the Midst of Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, isolating at home and social distancing is encouraged to protect our communities. However, home may not be a safe place for many families experiencing domestic violence, which can impact intimate partners and children. Recognizing domestic violence as a social determinant of health CHI is honoring October 2020 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM).
With the ongoing changes in the world and our community, there is a need to put our mental health in check, especially while sending our children back to school. Jenna Etzold, psychologist at CHI St. Alexius Health Archway Mental Health Services, talks about how families can cope and effectively adapt to the new normal. She explains ways that we can more effectively respond to the current stressors.
WILLISTON, N.D. - CHI St. Alexius Health is hosting a free cloth mask event this weekend. In the State of North Dakota Health Department’s Risk Level Rating Scale, Williams County is currently at the Moderate Risk Level, and according to Governor Burgum, rapidly approaching the High Risk Level. It is important to note that these Risk Levels are assigned at the state level, and our local and county officials are doing everything they can to work with the State of ND to keep us away from a High Risk designation.
CHI St. Alexius Dickinson Giving Away Free Masks on September 22
DICKINSON, ND - In an effort to protect community members and thank them for their support these past few months, CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson will be handing out of free reusable cloth masks at a drive-through event on Tuesday, September 22nd from 7:30 am to Noon (MT).
The community is encouraged to drive through for a free reusable cloth mask while supplies last. Hospital staff will deliver masks through open driver-side windows. To ensure social distancing, the public should remain in their vehicles at all times.
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston Provides Free Off-site Flu Vaccination Clinics
WILLISTON, N.D. - CHI St. Alexius Health, in partnership with the NDDoH, is providing free offsite flu vaccination clinics for select community members who may be at high-risk for both seasonal influenza and COVID-19. The off-site vaccination clinics are in full swing!
Extraordinary Nurses Recognized at CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington
Nurses at CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington were recently honored with the ninth annual DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform everyday. The 2020 award recipient is Alicia Gussiaas who was nominated for her exemplary care given to patients. Gussiaas was one of six nurse nominees from CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington, which also included Nikki Neumiller, Michelle Belile, Kristy Konschak, Terah Weisenburger, and Taryn VanBedaf.
Scoping It Out- Williston Column on Pat Conlin
Here is a - Scoping It Out - column on Pat Conlin penned by Thomas A. Kvamme
Proud Member of the ND Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
CHI St. Alexius Health is a proud member of the North Dakota Colorectal Cancer Roundtable, a 2020 80% in Every Community National Achievement Award Honoree. North Dakota designated this week as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Week, as we celebrate the North Dakota Colorectal Cancer Roundtable national award and bring CRC screening back into focus in this new pandemic environment.
Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. when men and women are combined, yet it can often be prevented or detected at an early stage. But there is good news: the number of deaths from colorectal cancer has been dropping in both men and women for several decades. One reason, researchers say, is the use of screening colonoscopies to remove colorectal polyps before they develop into cancers, or find cancers earlier when the disease is easier to treat. Another factor is that treatment for colorectal cancer has improved.
