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Bismarck Offers COVID Care Packs
CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck is offering care packages to help COVID-19 patients who leave the hospital to recover in the comfort of their own home with support of someone from their health care team. The care packs include a thermometer, an oxygen saturation monitor, which measure the patient’s heart rate and oxygen saturation and educational handouts. RaeAnn Wiest found out she had COVID-19 back in December and she says the experience was no laughing matter. “St. Alexius Saved my life. I’ve never ever been this sick in my life,” said CHI St. Alexius Health COVID-19 patient RaeAnn Wiest.
Essentia Health and CommonSpirit Health sign Letter of Intent
Negotiations move forward regarding opportunity for CHI facilities in North Dakota and Minnesota to join Essentia Health
Essentia Health and CommonSpirit Health have signed a Letter of Intent for CommonSpirit-owned facilities operating under the CHI brand in North Dakota and Minnesota to join Essentia Health. This includes CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck, a full-service tertiary hospital and 13 critical access hospitals, along with associated clinics and living communities currently operated by CommonSpirit and CHI Health at Home home health and hospice agencies.
Eating for Two? Maintaining a Healthy Pregnancy Weight
Pregnancy is an exciting time. Everything you do affects baby too, which is likely how the old saying “eating for two” came about. While you should eat enough to nourish another little life, how much more is that? Can too much weight gain be dangerous? Read on for answers to common pregnancy weight questions.
CHI Gift Shop Donates Towards Medical Surgery Room Renovation project
The CHI St. Alexius Health Williston Foundation is happy to announce a $10,000 donation from the Mercy Medical Gift Shop which will be used in the renovation of our Medical Surgery and ICU wings. "I am grateful to the many patrons of the gift shop (many of them employees) and the volunteers who help keep this open, says Marilyn McGinley, Gift Shop Coordinator. “Their support enables us to help the hospital in much needed projects.”
CHI gift shop, auxiliary donate thousands to hospital foundation
The Williston Hospital Auxiliary is helping CHI St. Alexius meet patients’ needs by donating a large some towards the purchase of new equipment. The auxiliary and gift shop at CHI have been donating to the CHI St. Alexius Foundation for many years with various events and fundraisers throughout the year. Events like the masquerade jewelry sale, bedding sale and the popcorn cake sale have helped contribute thousands of dollars towards the hospital’s equipment needs. Recently, the gift shop made a large donation to the foundation, presenting them with a check for $10,000.
New Year, New You: Take Positive Steps into 2021
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that our health is precious, and we all want to be around as long as possible for our loved ones. With 2020 in the rear view and a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, there’s no better time to take steps for a healthier you.
Doctors easing fears over COVID vaccine
Nearly 25,000 COVID vaccines have been allocated for North Dakota. of them, nearly half have been administered. The vaccine is still very new and came “quicker than expected”. But in order for people to get it, they need to trust it. And health care workers are the ones saying they’re dealing with skeptics. Doctors aren’t just fighting the pandemic, they’re fighting misinformation on the COVID vaccine and its development. What medical leaders call a fast-track over administrative hurdles, a select part of the public calls a lack of transparency. As health care workers receive the vaccine, they also have to sell its safety. Some see the quick development and rollout as the key to ending the pandemic sooner, but others see it differently.
Congregate living residents are set to be vaccinated after staff members
Long-term care workers and congregate living staff are among the first in line to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in the state. But when will the residents the workers care for receive a vaccine? All residents living in a congregate setting who have opted into the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Program with CVS and Thrifty White Drug have the opportunity to be vaccinated starting Dec. 27. State immunization officials said it may only take about three weeks to get through every resident. Although long-term care residents have to wait another week to get a COVID-19 shot, some staff members are already being vaccinated. Janelle Sims, who works in a Transitional Care unit at CHI St. Alexius, rolled up her sleeve Friday morning. “I feel a lot of hope right now,” said Sims.
