Rural Healthcare OB Meeting Draws a Large Crowd in Fosston

A large crowd gathered at New Journey Church in Fosston on Tuesday evening as concerned citizens of Fosston met to discuss the loss of OB care at the Essentia Fosston location. Essentia CEO Dr. Herman announced that Essentia does not plan to bring OB back, relying heavily on statistics to prove his point. The people of Fosston and staff of the hospital strongly disagreed. Following Essentia’s presentation many Fosston residents spoke against Essentia’s plans. City Administrator Cassie Heide, Mayor Jim Offerdahl and former CEO Pat Wangler weighed in on the subject as well, with all strongly opposing the plans. R & J News will have much more on this story including a full interview with City Administrator Cassie Heide.