Altru’s recruitment on track to meet the hospital’s needs
With several new doctors and nurses coming aboard at Altru Health System, leaders for the hospital say they are meeting their recruitment goals and are confident looking ahead.
In 2019, Altru was able to bring in 30 new doctors, with an additional 28 being hired
‘I recruit hard:’ North Dakota worker shortage persists amid low national unemployment
When Scott Wirth took the job of human resource manager at Roers three years ago, he had no trouble finding carpenters and laborers for construction projects.
“We had people walking in the door every other day filling out applications,” he said. “I almost joked the
Benefits, quality of life factor into North Dakota job market
achel Parker was in North Dakota twice before she made her home in Bismarck.
As a traveling nurse, the Iowa native came here to work in 2017, then went to Arizona, then back to North Dakota and then to California.
And in February, she returned
JRMC Family BirthPlace completes CDC EMPower training initiative
Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Family BirthPlace is among the first in the nation to successfully complete the EMPower Training initiative.
EMPower is a skills-based competency training in evidence-based maternity practices supportive of optimal infant nutrition. JRMC Family BirthPlace received access to training modules, support services and other resources
Pampering Patients: Hospice Certified Nursing Assistant Takes Pride in Providing Delicate Care
Hospice of the Red River Valley certified nursing assistants (CNAs) work with patients to provide individualized care based on each person’s preferences. Hospice CNAs help patients with personal care needs, including feeding, bathing assistance, shaving and nail care. They also provide light housekeeping services for individuals under
Bismarck State College students begin school year in new health sciences building
Students in the health sciences programs at Bismarck State College began fall classes Tuesday at a new multimillion-dollar building equipped with a simulated hospital.
The BSC Foundation purchased the new health sciences building — the former Unisys building next to the school — several years
Families reunite with NICU nurses in Grand Forks
Parents got together with the NICU nurses that took care of their babies, Wednesday Aug. 21.
The babies, who are growing up fast, were all smiles as they saw some familiar faces at the Altru NICU Reunion Picnic.
The nurses said they love seeing the babies
Sanford nurse’s 50-year career in caring shows no signs of slowing down
After 50 years working overnights as a nurse, Carolyn Siebels still gets excited about her new moms and their babies.
In 1968, at the age of 17, Siebels finished high school in Breckenridge, Minn. Ten days later, she began nursing school. Back then, the whole
The real Wonder Women: North Dakotans among WWII nurses who could become honorary vets
Ethelyn Smedshammer Paulson knew in her teens that she wanted to be a nurse, but the opportunity presented itself more quickly than she thought.
In fact, the day after finishing high school in 1945, she joined the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps.
“I graduated on a
North Dakota State Hospital violence a ‘symptom of behavioral health crisis’
A unit once used to confine violent or disruptive patients at the North Dakota State Hospital was closed days before a penitentiary inmate with a record of multiple assaults attacked a hospital housekeeper.
That attack, on March 29, resulted in facial fractures, lacerations and dental