FOSSTON, MN—A Polk County District Court judge has ordered the City of Fosston’s dispute with Essentia Health should go through the arbitration process. The City, which owns the Fosston Hospital, has been in dispute with Essentia since 2022…when Essentia removed labor and delivery service from Fosston. Now the nearest place to deliver a baby for…
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FOSSTON, MN—With May being National Stroke Awareness Month and National Trauma Awareness Month, Essentia Health-Fosston will hold its annual community awareness event on Wednesday. Essentia Fosston Nursing Director Stephanie McKnight says there will be grilled bratwurst, as well as information on strokes and trauma. McKnight talks about the Teddy Bear clinic. The stroke and trauma…
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Essentia Health-Fosston held a groundbreaking Ceremony for their new $12 million emergency department expansion project on Wednesday afternoon. R&J News was in attendance at the groundbreaking, and had a chance to visit with Dr. Chris Anderson of Essentia-Fosston Emergency Medicine who says he is very excited to break ground on this project. Dr Anderson says…
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FOSSTON, MN—In the wake of next Wednesday’s groundbreaking for a new emergency care facility at Essentia Health-Fosston, the City of Fosston issued this press release: The City of Fosston acknowledges the need for improvements to emergency care facilities at Fosston Hospital. This need was formally recognized as early as 2009, when the City incorporated requirements…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health-Fosston has been named one of the top 100 critical access hospitals by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. Essentia Health- Fosston Administrator Mike Curtis defines a critical access hospital. The executive director of the group that chose Essentia Heath-Fosston says delivering health care in rural communities is more complex today than ever. …
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston is holding a holiday grief support group Tuesday afternoon. Shannon Nordine, the home care and hospice manager at Essentia Health-Fosston, has details. For more information, contact the Essentia Health-Fosston hospice office at 218-435-7670.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and Essentia Health in Fosston is raising awareness. Essentia Health Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Sarah Wills shares some statistics about diabetes, and explains what pre diabetes is. There are things that you can do to lower your risk of diabetes, and Wills shares some things you can do. Diabetes…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston will hold its 21st annual Tree Walk for Hospice this Sunday from 10 until 1 at Magelssen Elementary School in Fosston. Shannon Nordine, home care and hospice manager at Essentia Health-Fosston, talks about the Tree Walk. Nordine says another big part of the Tree Walk is the Angel Tree ornaments,…
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Essentia Health in Fosston is going to be redesignated as a Level 4 Trauma Center, which will increase the care capabilities that will be offered at the hospital. Nina Bradfield and Stephanie McKnight of Essentia Health Fosston explain what this redesignation means for the hospital moving forward. Bradfield and McKnight tell us why redesignating to…
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FOSSTON, MN—The feud between Essentia Health and the City of Fosston may be heating up again. Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide says the health care group, which operates the Fosston Hospital, sent a shot toward the City. You’ll remember the City of Fosston chose to cancel its agreement with Essentia Health effective the end of…
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