Derby Event Support for Northern Hills Hospice Continues to Grow
Monument Health Foundation broke its previous fundraising record at this year’s A Night at the Derby, raising $156,731 to support Northern Hills Hospice.
Essentia Health to Host Walk and Support Group for Stroke Survivors
As part of Stroke Awareness Month, Essentia Health will hold its annual stroke walk in support of local stroke survivors on Wednesday, May 27. This event will be held from 2-4 p.m. at the Rustad Recreation Center, located at 601 26th Ave. E. in West Fargo.
Columbus Community Hospital Awards Scholarships to Area Students
Columbus Community Hospital recently announced the winners of its 2026 scholarships. Sixteen local students received $7,800 to further their educations.
CHI Health Good Samaritan Distributes Free Bike Helmets to the Community on June 1
CHI Health Good Samaritan and Safe Kids Platte Valley will provide new bike helmets to the public from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, June 1 at the Kearney Public Library, 2020 First Avenue. The event takes place in conjunction with the library’s Summer Reading Kick-off.
Community Hospital Health Foundation Advances Clinical Education With QCPR Manikins
The Community Hospital Health Foundation has provided funding for new QCPR Manikins to enhance hands-on training in Community Hospital’s Clinical Education program.
USD School of Health Sciences and Southeast South Dakota AHEC Host Disaster Response Training
On Feb. 19, 319 students from the University of South Dakota and South Dakota State University gathered at the Andrew E. Lee Memorial Medicine and Science Building on the USD campus in Vermillion for Disaster Training Day, an annual event that provides hands-on disaster preparedness training.
Emergency Medical First Responder Departments Eligible for St. Francis Grant Funding Through June 12
CHI Health St. Francis Foundation invites emergency medical first responder departments across Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Howard and Merrick counties to submit applications for grant funding. Supported by the Foundation’s annual Ticket to Win fundraising raffle, these grants provided resources for emergency medical training, supplies and equipment. The deadline for submission is Friday, June 12.
Annual Pony Express Ride Returns for 2026
Volunteer motorcyclists will travel over 1,000 miles across Nebraska, collecting letters written by youth and raising awareness about children’s mental health. The ride will start on Wednesday, May 13, in Scottsbluff and finish on Saturday, May 16, on the North steps of the Nebraska State Capitol, where the riders will deliver these letters to Dr. Thomas Janousek, Division of Behavioral Health Director within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Roger Maris All-Star Week Returns for Its Sixth Annual Celebration on June 15
The sixth annual Roger Maris All-Star Week returns June 15-19 at various locations throughout the Fargo-Moorhead area.
National Stroke Awareness Month Highlights Prevention and Rapid Response
When stroke happens, minutes matter. Similar to how a heart attack blocks blood flow to the heart, a stroke happens when a clot or broken blood vessel stops or limits blood flow to the brain – a brain attack.
Free Community Education Event on Navigating the Medicare Maze Scheduled for May 28
CHI Health St. Francis, in partnership with CHI Health Clinic: Nebraska Heart Institute, is offering a free community education session, “Born in 1962, This Seminar is for YOU! Navigating the Medicare Maze—Clear answers to your next chapter!,” on Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 pm. The session will be held in Conference Room 2/3 at the hospital.
Patient Assistance Fund Launches Through Partnership With Community Hospital
An unexpected illness or medical emergency can quickly turn life upside down. Beyond the physical and emotional toll, patients and families often face sudden financial stress related to travel, missed work, household expenses, or other non-medical needs that arise while focusing on treatment and recovery.
CHI Health Good Samaritan Offers Free Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training for the Public Across Multiple Sessions
CHI Health Good Samaritan, in partnership with the S.A.F.E. Center, is pleased to announce upcoming training focused on community violence prevention. The public, alongside Good Samaritan staff and volunteers, are invited to participate in a free session.
Deceased Donation in Transplantation Expands Access Through Emerging Pathways
For patients with organ failure, transplantation remains the most effective, and often lifesaving, treatment. Yet access to transplant continues to lag far behind need, particularly in kidney disease. Deceased donation plays a central role in closing that gap.
Avera Race Against Cancer Breaks Records in Its 38th Year
The 38th annual Avera Race Against Cancer on Saturday, May 9, drew 8,636 participants and raised more than $950,000 through events in cities across the Avera footprint, including Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, Mitchell, Pierre and Yankton, SD and Marshall, MN.
CHI Health St. Francis to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screening on May 28
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. affecting one in five people according to the American Academy of Dermatology.
New USD Student Organization Boosts Stem Cell Donor Sign-Ups
A new student organization at the University of South Dakota is already making a big impact just eight weeks after its launch.
Sanford Health and North Memorial Health Plan Unified Nonprofit Health System to Expand Community-Based Care in Minnesota
Sanford Health, the nation’s leading rural nonprofit health system dedicated to transforming the health care experience, and North Memorial Health, a nonprofit health system based in the Twin Cities focused on empowering patients to achieve their best health, have signed a definitive agreement to come together as a single nonprofit health system – advancing their shared commitment to improving health, ensuring long-term financial sustainability and broadening access to care throughout the region.nd Worthington.
UNMC Launches Office for the Advancement of Military Medicine
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has formally established the Office for the Advancement of Military Medicine (OMM), a new institutional office that will facilitate UNMC’s military medicine, biodefense and civilian-military health integration programming and work to develop new initiatives in this space.
CHI Health St. Francis to Host Summer Safety Spectacular on May 21
CHI Health St. Francis invites the community to its FREE Summer Safety Spectacular from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, May 21 in the hospital’s parking lot.