Essentia Health-Fargo Welcomes OB/GYN Hospitalist Dr. Amy Hammers
Dr. Amy Hammers, an OB/GYN hospitalist, is excited to join Essentia Health-Fargo.
Sanford Grand Forks Welcomes Chiropractor Jordan McIntyre, DC
Jordan McIntyre, DC, chiropractor, has joined Sanford Health Grand Forks.
Dr. McIntyre works with his patients to improve function, decrease pain and regain an active lifestyle. He evaluates and treats patients with musculoskeletal conditions affecting the neck, back and extremities including shoulders, hips, elbows, wrists, knees and ankles. Dr. McIntyre uses a variety of chiropractic and soft-tissue therapies, including:
Nathan Young Joins Essentia Health-Fargo to Practice Emergency Medicine
Essentia Health-Fargo is excited to welcome Nathan Young, a certified physician assistant in emergency medicine.
Neurosurgeon Shawn Belverud, DO, Joins CHI Health Good Samaritan
CHI Health Clinic Neurology/Neurosurgery (Good Samaritan) welcomes board-certified neurosurgeon Shawn Belverud, DO to its medical staff.
Regional Medical Center Names Nicole Salow First Chief Medical Officer
Regional Medical Center (RMC) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Nicole Salow as its first-ever Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
Greater Regional Health’s Sam Magill Earns 2026 IHA Hospital Hero Award
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.
On the Road with MED
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 Names Schroeder Radiation Oncology Medical Director
UnityPoint Health has named Samuel Schroeder, MD, Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, as of November 1, 2026.
ChildServe Names Wendy Woods-Swafford, MD, First Chief Medical Officer
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.
Mara Fiegen, PA-C, Joins Freeman Regional Health Services
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.
Great Plains Health’s Amanda Miller Earns 2026 Caring Kind Award
Amanda Miller, APRN, Great Plains Health Callahan Cancer Center, is the Great Plains Health Caring Kind Award recipient for 2026.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Katie Haverly, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant Katie Haverly is unequivocal when she talks about her experience in the University of South Dakota Physician Assistant Studies Program. "The best decision I ever made was to further my education at USD," says the 2020 graduate. As a PA at Avera Comprehensive Weight Management in Sioux Falls…
Meet a Make-A-Wish Champion of Hope: Kellie Lee, Licensed Social Worker
Meet this month’s Make-A-Wish Champion of Hope, Kellie Lee, Licensed Social Worker, Fisher Coon Unit (Specialty Hospital) at LifeScape, Sioux Falls, SD
Benjamin Dush Named Columbus Community Hospital Sheaf of Wheat Winner
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 Share AI Strategy at Reuters Total Health 2026
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.
UnityPoint Health – Des Moines Physicians Honored for Oncology Research
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.
UNL’s Eileen Hebets Explores the Wild World of Spiders at Science Café
Join Eileen Hebets, PhD, George Holmes Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for the Oct. 27 Omaha Science Café as she presents “Sex, Silk, and Eight Legs: The Wild World of Spiders” at 7 p.m. at the Rathskeller Bier Haus, 4524 Farnam St.
UnityPoint Clinic Adds Three Surgery, GI Providers in Sioux City
UnityPoint Clinic welcomes Joshua Hollingshead, MD, Peter Cmorej, MD, and Jennifer Johnson, ARNP, to its general surgery and gastroenterology teams in Sioux City. Their arrival expands access to specialized care for patients across Siouxland.
Hospitalist Dr. Shahad Al Noori Joins Essentia Health Fargo
Essentia Health-Fargo is proud to welcome hospitalist Dr. Shahad Al Noori.
Dr. Annabel Jiran Joins Essentia Health Jamestown Clinic
The Essentia Health-Jamestown Clinic is proud to welcome family medicine specialist Dr. Annabel Jiran.