Brookings Health Earns AHA Rural Stroke Bronze Award
People who live in rural communities live an average of three years fewer than urban counterparts, have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease and face a 30% increased risk for stroke mortality, according to an American Heart Association’s presidential advisory on rural health. Brookings Health System’s emergency team is committed to changing that.
Columbus Community Hospital Earns AHA Rural Stroke Silver Award
Columbus Community Hospital (CCH) has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Rural Recognition Silver award for its efforts to improve stroke care and reduce gaps in rural health outcomes.
Great Plains Health Names Dr. Engler ER Medical Director as Dr. Smith Retires
Great Plains Health today announced a planned leadership transition in its Emergency Department, effective September 1, 2026, as Dr. James Smith steps down from his role as co-Medical Director.
Essentia Health–Fargo Welcomes Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Dustin Leigh
Dr. Dustin Leigh, an emergency medicine physician, is excited to join Essentia Health-Fargo.
Dr. Ryan Pavelka Joins Kearney Regional Medical Center
Kearney Regional Medical Center would like to welcome Ryan Pavelka, DO, to the Emergency Medicine team.
Emergency Medicine Specialist Rebecca Beyer Joins Essentia Health-Fargo
Essentia Health-Fargo is excited to welcome Rebecca Beyer, a certified physician assistant specializing in emergency medicine.
Patrick Tibbles, M.D., Appointed Medical Director of Monument Health Foundation
The Monument Health Foundation is proud to announce that Patrick Tibbles, M.D., Emergency Medicine and Hyperbaric Medicine Physician, has been named the Medical Director of the Monument Health Foundation.
Essentia Health-Fargo Welcomes Emergency Medicine Specialist Joshua Zetocha
Essentia Health-Fargo is excited to welcome certified physician assistant Joshua Zetocha, who specializes in emergency medicine.
Life in the Fast Lane: Dr. Stephen Dick, Emergency Physician, Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Every year, an estimated 65,000 patients come through the Level 2 Trauma Center at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, the largest and busiest ER in the tri-state area. For more than three decades, Dr. Stephen Dick has been the personification of hope for many of those patients as well as a model of compassion, strength, and humility for his ER colleagues.