A registered nurse from Essentia Health-Fosston has received the Florence Nightingale Award as part of Essentia Health’s annual Nursing Excellence Awards. Katelyn Sander tells us about the award she received. Sander goes on to tell us about the legendary nurse, Florence Nightingale. Sander has worked at Essentia Health-Fosston since 2008. And on the subject of…
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FOSSTON, MN—May is National Stroke Awareness Month as well as National Trauma Awareness Month. Essentia Health in Fosston will recognize both by hosting a community stroke and trauma awareness grill-out this Saturday, May 11. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the sidewalk outside of Nord’s Pharmacy, located at 115…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston is closing early today (Monday, May 6) due to an auto accident involving natural gas lines. Callen Weispfenning is the administrator at Essentia Health-Fosston. Once again, Essentia Health in Fosston is closing this afternoon and expects to be open as usual Tuesday morning. R&J News will keep you updated on…
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Yesterday many residents across the region received a survey through text regarding the Fosston Hospital. The City of Fosston and Essentia Health have been in a dispute for over a year after Essentia Health announced that they will no longer be offering labor and delivery services . Fosston Mayor Jim Offerdahl tells us more about…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston is taking an interesting step toward raising awareness of Colorectal Cancer in March. Dr. Cheryl White with Essentia Health-Fosston tells us about “Step On Colon Cancer.” White says in case of inclement weather, walkers can meet at the main entrance of Fosston High School. Once again, walks will be every…
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The home care and hospice team at Essentia Health-Fosston has been recognized for its work. Press Ganey, an Indiana company that develops patient satisfaction surveys, has named Essentia-Fosston one of its 2023 Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award winners. To receive a Guardian of Excellence Award, a team must rank in the top five percent…
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FOSSTON, MN—Tuesday night’s public meeting in Fosston about Essentia Health’s decision to stop delivering babies at its Fosston hospital drew about 200 people between online and in person visitors. You’ll remember in June 2022, Essentia Health-Fosston stopped labor and delivery services. Fosston Mayor Jim Offerdahl points out that delivering babies is part of Essentia Health’s…
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Fosston Essentia announces the reopening of their Saturday Walk-In clinic. Family Practitioner Sheila Teiken shares more: After having the Saturday clinic closed over the summer, Teiken and the rest of the staff at Essentia are excited to be seeing patients again. The clinic is available for a variety of walk-in needs, including vaccinations. Teiken is…
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City Council met in special session on Tuesday night in Fosston. Due to the overwhelming support, the city moved the location to the New Journey Church in Fosston. The meeting was held with Essentia West Market Executives to speak to the community about their plans to discontinue OB services at the Fosston hospital. Executives argue…
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The City of Fosston is planning a meeting in regards to Rural Healthcare and OB within Essentia. City Administrator Cassie Heide explains the city’s role in bringing OB back to the Fosston community and their vision in ensuring CORE services remain in Fosston. After forming of the task force in 2022 the group met with…
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