Killdeer Area Ambulance Service working to keep up with oil’s impact
Killdeer Area Ambulance Service Manager Ann Hafner, left, chats with squad leader Stephanie Bren on the steps of the service’s newly aquired ambulance on Thursday during an open house and...
View ArticleSpirit Lifeline helicopter takes off
Dickinson Mayor Dennis Johnson speaks with residents during the Spirit Lifeline helicopter dedication. It is becoming easier for emergency personnel to reach western North Dakota residents in need of...
View ArticleliFeeling safer with medical helicopter around
During my flight, I got to see sights like this, such as the under-construction Sanford Health Clinic, front, and St. Joseph’s Hospital, back. Toward the end of August and into early September, I will...
View ArticleEmergency Services Center ‘huge’ for New England
New England Fire Chief Joey Kathrein stands Wednesday at the construction site of the new city’s Emergency Services Center, which will serve the city’s rural fire department and ambulance service and...
View ArticleCHI St. Joseph’s secures new medical helicopter
It didn’t take long for CHI St. Joseph’s Health to find a replacement for its medical helicopter service. Grand Forks-based Valley Med Flight agreed Tuesday to base a medical helicopter at the helipad...
View ArticleA SPECIAL DELIVERY: Baby boy born 1 hour after St. Joseph’s hospital opens doors
Liam Rajala was seemingly late to arrive. It turns out, however, he was right on time to be the first baby delivered at the new CHI St. Joseph’s hospital. Dickinson’s newest resident — a 21½-inch boy...
View ArticleInto the Blue: Sanford AirMed ready to take off in Dickinson
Adam Parker, a lead flight paramedic, talks about the operations inside of Sanford AirMed’s King Air B200 medical airplane on Thursday during a fl ight for media members. Josh Zellers has been piloting...
View ArticleNutrition Specialists At St. Joseph’s Happy Changes That Came With With New...
More was expected of CHI St. Joseph’s Health when it moved into its new state-of-the-art, $100 million facility in December 2014. The food served to patients and visitors was no exception to that,...
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