CHI Health Clinic Neurology/Neurosurgery (Good Samaritan) welcomes board-certified neurosurgeon Shawn Belverud, DO to its medical staff.

Sanford Health Thief River Falls was named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2026 337 Quietest Hospitals List.

The Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) Auxiliary is once again inviting the community to honor or remember someone special through its annual Tree of Love ornament sale. Hand-painted, heart-shaped wooden ornaments are available now for $5 each, with proceeds funding scholarships for area students pursuing careers in healthcare.

Holiday shoppers can find great deals while supporting future healthcare professionals at the annual Holiday Sidewalk Sale, hosted by the Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) Volunteers and the LRH Gift Shop. The sale will be held on Friday, November 6, from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm inside the hospital’s east entrance.

Regional Medical Center (RMC) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Nicole Salow as its first-ever Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

Experts from Sanford Bismarck will host a Doc Talk Nov. 10 focused on cholesterol management and emerging treatment options to reduce cardiovascular risk.

For the fourth consecutive year, Brookings Hospital has been recognized on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best-In-State Hospitals. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on Oct. 29 and can currently be viewed on Newsweek’s website.

Choosing a provider for your baby is an important decision, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

With Halloween falling on a Saturday, CHI Health Good Samaritan and CHI Health St. Francis are urging the community to practice extra caution. Hospital officials note that the combination of busier weekend crowds and the popularity of e-bikes and e-scooters can create a high-risk environment for trick-or-treaters.

UnityPoint Health® – Trinity Rock Island is one of just over 50 hospitals nationwide to earn Heart Failure Accreditation from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the first in the Quad Cities to achieve this accreditation. The recognition reflects UnityPoint Health’s commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based care for patients living with heart failure.

On Wednesday, Oct. 7, the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) honored Sam Magill, Director of Mobile Integrated Health at Greater Regional Health in Creston, Iowa, as a 2026 Hospital Hero in recognition of her exceptional service, dedication and impact on patients, colleagues and the community. Sam was one of 10 Iowa hospital employees selected to receive this year’s award.

At its heart, MED is a community organization. And one of the most enjoyable things we do every year is spend time in the communities we serve. We attend many events and conferences, especially in the fall. Here are a few of the places we've been and the people we've seen in the last few months.

UnityPoint Health has named Samuel Schroeder, MD, Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, as of November 1, 2026.

For the second year in a row, WinnMed has been recognized as a Top Workplace by the Des Moines Register. The award is based on results from a recent staff satisfaction survey that were compared to other businesses’ results across the state.

Recovery from a stroke does not end when a patient leaves the hospital. To help stroke survivors continue making progress and address challenges that can arise long after treatment, Sanford Bismarck offers its Stroke Comprehensive Treatment Clinic. The next clinic will be held Nov. 12, 2026.

Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. From cancer patients and trauma victims to mothers experiencing complications during childbirth, donated blood saves lives every day. However, many hospitals face ongoing shortages.

Essentia Health-Fargo is the first hospital in the Dakotas to use CathWorks, a revolutionary diagnostic technology that provides clinicians physiology results in just a few minutes while improving the patient experience.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is raising awareness about lead exposure and ways North Dakotans can protect children from lead poisoning during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 25-31.

ChildServe is pleased to announce that Wendy Woods-Swafford, MD, MPH, will join the organization as its inaugural Chief Medical Officer, a newly established role that reflects ChildServe’s ongoing commitment to clinical excellence and exceptional pediatric care, on January 11, 2027. Dr. Woods-Swafford currently serves as Chief Medical Officer for UnityPoint Health - Des Moines and as a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Blank Children’s Hospital, where she provides inpatient and outpatient care.

Today, Essentia Health broke ground on a new family medicine clinic in Horace, North Dakota. Located at 7735 Jacks Way, the new clinic will provide convenient access to care for the Horace community.

Freeman Regional Health Services (FRHS) is pleased to welcome Mara Fiegen, PA-C, to its provider team. A Freeman native, Fiegen is excited to build her career in her hometown and provide quality healthcare to the community where she grew up.

Amanda Miller, APRN, Great Plains Health Callahan Cancer Center, is the Great Plains Health Caring Kind Award recipient for 2026.

LifeCircle, South Dakota’s Hospice and Palliative Care Network is encouraging specialty palliative care programs across South Dakota to participate in the Center to Advance Palliative Care’s (CAPC) Palliative Care Program Inventory.

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO), through its LifeCircle South Dakota initiative, is reminding long-term care facilities of updated state administrative rules requiring Advance Directive education as part of staff orientation and annual training.

Columbus Community Hospital is proud to recognize Benjamin Dush, a food service aide in nutrition services, as the second-quarter Sheaf of Wheat Award winner. Dush’s patience, kindness and commitment to exceptional service made a lasting impression on a patient during a recent hospitalization.

Sanford Health leaders are joining fellow healthcare experts, policymakers and innovators at Reuters Total Health Oct. 22-23 in Nashville to share how the organization is reimagining care delivery and how work gets done, with technology enabling improvements in access, quality and patient experience.

Proper disposal of prescription drugs plays an important role in keeping Nebraska families safe. Leftover medications, including prescription pain relievers, can lead to accidental poisoning, misuse, addiction, or overdose if not disposed correctly.

Three UnityPoint Health – Des Moines physicians have been recognized by the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) for exceptional achievement in enrolling cancer patients in NCI-sponsored treatment and cancer control clinical trials and cancer care delivery research (CCDR) trials during the past year.

MercyOne will host another ‘Walk-In Wednesday’ in-person hiring event on Wednesday, October 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. This walk-in hiring event is designed to make it even easier for both job seekers and MercyOne to find the right fit.

Monument Health Endocrinology and Diabetes Education have moved to a new location at 855 Omaha St. The clinic opened to patients on Wednesday, Oct. 21, giving both services a larger, more accessible space to keep pace with a growing community.