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Bullitt Occasionally I write a column which consists of unrelated topics which I call bullets, as in bullet points. If you read this week's title aloud it sounds appropriate however it's spelling is ...
Posted on 5/5/13 at 6:22 AM
Nine Steps to Dealing With Medical Debt
A broken bone, mental health therapy, a long-term illness, a car accident, a premature baby. All of these situationsand so many more unexpected onescan land a family in medical debt. And you cant comp...
Posted on 4/16/13 at 9:27 AM
Hospital talks off; lawmakers still want Minnesota ownership required
By Don Davis Minnesota leaders say they are relieved that talks ended Wednesday that could have allowed University of Minnesota health facilities to be governed by out-of-state owners, but lawmakers s...
Posted on 4/10/13 at 7:11 PM
You'll like sharing your hospital room. Really.
American hospitals have spent millions of dollars scrapping old-fashioned patient wards and double rooms in favor of private hospital rooms for everyone. But maybe this strategy is entirely wronghead...
Posted on 3/18/13 at 9:34 AM
Miracle Maker Radiothon
My partners in crime (Molly, Stacie and Rob) and I will be taking part in the 2nd Annual Miracle Maker Radiothon next week. We'll be answering phones and taking pledges from 10 am until noon on Monda...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 11:52 AM
Art Greenberg, Grand Forks, letter: ‘Altru Health System is the place to be’
I spent a total of 29 days in the system — five days at Altru Hospital and 24 at Altru Rehabilitation Center — and I do not have a single negative comment. I found the communication between the facilities to be consistent and the care, exceptional.By Art Greenberg , July 29, 2012
Sanford Health considering China expansion 
Sanford Health is considering expanding to China. The Dakotas-based hospital system is sending a team in August to the country to see whether it is possible to open a pediatric clinic in the city of Ningo, a port on the East China Sea.
By Associated Press , July 28, 2012
Williston walk-in clinic closes 
By Amy Dalrymple , June 29, 2012
Sanford adds lifeflight to Bemidji 
By Bethany Wesley , June 28, 2012
Treasury proposes ban on some hospital collections 
The U.S. Department of Treasury is proposing new regulations that would ban debt collection activities in the emergency rooms of nonprofit hospitals.
By Associated Press , June 26, 2012
Plans swell for new Sanford facility in Fargo 
By Patrick Springer , June 20, 2012
Mayo acquires Red Wing, Minn., health system
By Anne Jacobson , June 09, 2012
Sanford, Altru growing in East Grand Forks
By Christopher Bjorke , June 08, 2012
Altru awarded grant for digital imaging
By Herald Staff Report , June 07, 2012
Blue Cross cuts deal with Sanford, Altru to pay by outcome
By Patrick Springer , June 07, 2012
Rick Failing, Hallock, Minn., letter: Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center remains independent
Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center since 1922 has been a locally owned and operated integrated health care facility serving residents in and immediately around Kittson County.By Rick Failing , May 16, 2012
Dr. Jerry Smith, Grand Forks, column: Nothing healthy about GF’s hospital politics
In North Dakota, Verizon was not allowed to buy Alltel because it would have created a monopoly. Why is it that one hospital can buy another and create a monopoly?By Dr. Jerry Smith , April 20, 2012
Minnesota hospital fined for abuse of mentally ill 
A yearlong investigation by the Human Services Department, which oversees the Minnesota Security Hospital, found staff repeatedly violated rules about patient care and in one case forced a patient to sleep on a concrete slab for 25 nights.
By Associated Press , December 23, 2011
Bismarck hospital says patient info taken from employee's unlocked vehicle 
Medcenter One is offering free credit monitoring to the people whose information was stolen, though officials said they believe it is unlikely that any of the patients are at risk of identity theft.
By Associated Press , November 18, 2011
Judge: St. Paul hospital must pay $225,000 for 300-pound man's fall from table 
The family of Max DeVries, 61, sued, contending that St. Joseph's Hospital lacked appropriate facilities and equipment, including wide tables and adequate restraints for DeVries, who stood 5-foot-5 and weighed about 300 pounds and was awaiting routing surgery after a stroke.
By Warren Wolfe , November 16, 2011
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