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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.
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston Gives Back
WILLISTON, N.D. - CHI St. Alexius Health is honored to give back to our public servants in a sweet way.
Every year, CHI St. Alexius Health gives back to local law enforcement and fire departments in an annual BBQ to recognize the hard work these men and women do for our community every day. This summer the 7th annual Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS Barbecue looks a little bit different with precautions in place to limit the spread of potential COVID-19 exposure. In partnership with Susie Q’s Ice cream truck CHI St. Alexius Health is providing our community heroes the best part of every meal this year - Ice Cream! That is a sweet change!
CHI St. Alexius and Bismarck nurses agree on contract
Bismarck nurses and CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck Medical Center have agreed on a contract after months of negotiation. Nurses negotiated the right to adjust patient assignments, the ability to pause new patient admissions to a unit if nurses feel they need time to catch up and minimum staffing levels in the emergency department, according to a news release from the Minnesota Nurses Association.
FDA grants authorization of convalescent plasma treatments
After months of clinical trials by the Mayo Clinic, the FDA has granted emergency authorization of convalescent plasma treatments for COVID-19 patients. However, health care experts say there's still a lot they don't know about it. Experts weigh in on FDA authorization of plasma treatments for COVID patients. Centers like Vitalant have been collecting COVID-19 convalescent plasma throughout the pandemic to be used in antibody treatments.
Returning to school sleep schedules
In today’s Your Health First: After sleeping in and staying up late all summer, it’s time for kids to get back on a routine sleep schedule. CHI St. Alexius Nurse Practitioner Kristy Weigum says it’s best to do it gradually, rather than making an abrupt change the night before school starts. If school is still a week out in your household, she says now’s the time to start.
