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CHI St. Alexius Health Names New VP Operational Finance
CHI St. Alexius Health is proud to announce James L. Smith, CPA, as its Vice President of Operational Finance. He previously served as Vice President of Finance at Palomar Health in San Diego, Calif., where he was responsible for financial reporting for California’s largest healthcare district.
Johnathan Supan, RN, CHI St. Alexius Bismarck Intensive Care Unit, 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.
The DAISY Award recipient, Johnathan, was recognized for the care he provided a patient undergoing open-heart surgery. The patient’s daughter nominated Johnathan after seeing how he encouraged and communicated with her mother during her stay in the ICU. Johnathan was still in orientation, but it was never obvious since he cared for her like she was his own mother, putting the family at ease knowing she was in the very best care.
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston announces Fun Run
ACHI St. Alexius Health announces the Sugar Bust Diabetes 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run taking place on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Spring Lake Park. This event is for everyone, from competitive runners to those who want to enjoy a walk or jog supporting a great cause! The day will consist of a 5K Run, 1 Mile Walk and 1 Mile Kids Fun Run. Participants will enjoy inflatables, outdoor games, food and fellowship following the race.
Wamsley Joins CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck Foundation
CHI St. Alexius Health is pleased to welcome Kathy Wamsley to its Bismarck Foundation. Kathy will assist with donor development, grant management, event planning and office management.
Before joining CHI St. Alexius, she served as the team lead for marketing and the meat department at Sam’s Club. Kathy brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare, management, and fundraising.
Four associates accepted into the Provider Leadership Academy
CHI St. Alexius Health is thrilled to recognize the acceptance of four associates into the 2022-23 CommonSpirit Provider Leadership Academy. Please join us in congratulating Vanna Binning, MD, FAAFP Minot Medical Plaza; Cody L. Chathams, CRNA, Anesthesiology; Andrea Kilzer, Lead APP Urgent Care; and John Smetana, PA, Garrison Clinic, for this prestigious honor.
Our chosen associates will join a cohort of approximately 70 physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) from 12 states across our ministry. Executive leaders nominated clinicians from St. Alexius for demonstrating a passion for leadership and learning. The network’s council reviewed nominees from CommonSpirit Health system entries and selected the final candidates.
Let’s Talk about Organ Donation
It’s not a casual conversation, but organ donation is something we should all talk about - because the need for organ donors is very real.
Consider these statistics from the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network:
More than 100,000 people are on the national transplant waiting list. Every 9 minutes another person is added to the transplant waiting list. 17 people die each day waiting for an organ transplant. Every donor can save 8 lives and improve the lives of 75 more.In the Upper Midwest, an estimated 3,400 people are waiting for a transplant at any given time.
Nearly a year later, CHI Williston’s walk-in clinic continuing to serve healthcare needs
Being in the healthcare industry has been stressful, especially for the providers at CHI’s walk-in clinic, which opened last April. What started as a respiratory clinic during the height of the pandemic is now CHI’s walk-in clinic, which tends to everyday illnesses. Nurse practitioner Anna Wolf says she has seen it all.
“Earaches, maybe some colds that turn into sinus infections, some stomach stuff that seems to make its way around,” said Wolf.
