HOSPITALS
Legislative notebook: Senate backs gasoline tax hike
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey Minnesota senators voted Friday to raise the state gasoline tax 5 cents in the next few years. After the Senate Transportation Committee in recent weeks removed a gas ...
Posted on 5/11/13 at 11:15 AM
Benefit for motorcycle crash victim Ahoe Sunday; transfer to Fargo hospital 2 days later
A Williston, N.D., man will transported to a Fargo medical center Tuesday from the Minot hospital where hes been treated since a June 1 motorcycle crashleft him dealing with quadriplegia, according to...
Posted on 9/21/12 at 2:02 PM
Critical condition
Do patients receive worse care when theyre admitted to a critical access rural hospital? A new study suggests they do, and that these smaller hospitals not only have lower-quality processes of care an...
Posted on 7/13/11 at 10:45 AM
Patience, please
I know one of the keys to a good blog is to post entries frequently. I also know that I have failed at that too often. Despite my best intentions, I sometimes don't post every day o...
Posted on 8/11/09 at 6:37 AM
Patients at Minnesota's Regions Hospital vote absentee 
An unplanned trip to the hospital in Minnesota won't leave you without an opportunity to cast a ballot in Tuesday's pivotal election. Ramsey County elections officials are taking absentee ballots to Regions Hospital Monday for those unable to make it to the polls on Election Day.
By Associated Press , November 05, 2012
Twin Cities hospitals, nurses agree to early talks 
The Minnesota Nurses Association has accepted an offer from six Twin Cities hospital systems to hold early contract negotiations.
By Associated Press , October 31, 2012
Bismarck hospital joins Mayo Clinic network
St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck has joined a national network of hospitals connected with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.By Associated Press , October 09, 2012
Altru Professional Center opens in south Grand Forks
By Herald Staff Report , October 02, 2012
2 big Twin Cities health care systems to merge 
HealthPartners and Park Nicollet have signed an agreement to join operations. If federal and state regulators approve, the merged companies would create the state's second-largest hospital system by revenue, behind Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
By Associated Press , August 31, 2012
'The most powerful experience:' Midwives provide an alternative birthing option
By Pamela Knudson , August 27, 2012
Childbirth from a midwife’s perspective
As a midwife, Rebekah Knapp has been attending home births for nearly 15 years. She’s delivered 230 babies.By Pamela Knudson , August 27, 2012
Midwife licensing in two states
North Dakota could see more midwives in the future. Distance education technology creates opportunities to meet license requirements in the practice of midwifery.By Pamela Knudson , August 27, 2012
Grand Forks doctor weighs in on home vs. hospital births
Dr. Michael Brown, of Grand Forks, an obstetrician-gynecologist with Altru Health System who has more than 30 years’ experience, is a proponent of midwifery — with some caveats.By Pamela Knudson , August 27, 2012
Altru wins "Most Wired" award
By Forum Communications , August 20, 2012
Sanford breaks ground on $541M Fargo hospital 
By Patrick Springer , July 31, 2012
No medical bills for some Colorado shooting victims 
By Colleen Slevin & Kristen Wyatt , July 25, 2012
More hospitals store, share breast milk with ill babies
LaQuasha Singletary was having a normal pregnancy until the day her blood pressure shot up and her vision blurred. The Pikesville, Md., woman was rushed to Sinai Hospital in Baltimore where she delivered a 2 pound, 8 ounce boy, Caleb Lyles, 10 weeks sooner than expected.By Andrea K. Walker , July 23, 2012
Use of surgical robots booms despite uncertain science, hefty cost
By Carol Ostrom , July 22, 2012
Sanford admitting patients to Aberdeen hospital
The new $55 million hospital in the northern South Dakota city of Aberdeen has started accepting patients.By Associated Press , July 17, 2012
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