McFarland Clinic Family Medicine Welcomes Ruth Nguyen, ARNP
McFarland Clinic is pleased to announce that Ruth Nguyen, ARNP will join McFarland Clinic’s Adult Medicine Department in Ames on January 19.
Sanford Health Welcomes Adult and Pediatric Surgery Specialist to Bismarck
Keaton Joppru, M.D., a general surgeon, specializing in adult and pediatric surgeries, has joined Sanford Health in Bismarck.
Vascular Surgeon Dr. Patrick Kelly to Provide Care at Lakes Regional Healthcare
Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) is pleased to announce that Dr. Patrick Kelly has started providing care to area patients within Lakes Regional Healthcare’s Outpatient Center. He is one of the founding vascular surgeons at Dakota Vascular in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and will be at LRH’s Outpatient Center one Monday each month.
CHI Health St. Francis Welcomes Wound Care Provider Scheer
CHI Health Advanced Wound Care (St. Francis) is pleased to announce the addition of Megan Scheer, APRN, to its staff.
MercyOne Records 8,366 Births in 2025, With Girls Outnumbering Boys
MercyOne Birth Centers welcomed 8,592 babies in 2025, including more than 4,321 girls, 4,271 boys, and 133 sets of twins.
Locally, the MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center’s Birth Center enjoyed a baby boom with a 194% increase in deliveries in fiscal year 2025 as compared to fiscal year 2023.
Alison Muilenburg Named Director of Medical Oncology at Abben Cancer Center
Spencer Hospital is pleased to announce that Alison “Ali” Muilenburg, RN, BSN, has been named Director of Medical Oncology at the Abben Cancer Center of Spencer Hospital.
Sanford Health Advances System-Wide Transformation With New Executive Leadership Appointments
Sanford Health announced new executive leadership appointments designed to accelerate system-wide transformation, reinforcing the organization’s commitment to innovation, value-based care and integrated care and coverage to improve access, affordability, quality and long-term sustainability across the communities it serves in the upper rural Midwest.
CHI Health Clinic Kearney Welcomes Dr. Davison
CHI Health Clinic Kearney welcomes board certified family medicine physician Melissa Davison, MD to its staff. Dr. Davison specializes in providing primary care to all ages, including obstetrics–pregnancy care, labor and delivery.
Kearney Regional Medical Center Celebrates First Baby of 2026
Kearney Regional Medical Center (KRMC) is proud to announce the arrival of its first baby of the new year. Malachi William Hare was born on January 2, 2026, at 7:47 a.m. at KRMC’s Maternity Care Center.
First New Year’s Baby Welcomed at CHI Health Good Samaritan
CHI Health Good Samaritan welcomes the arrival of its first baby of 2026—a girl!
Dr. Brandon Borer is Columbus’ Doctor for Podiatry
At Columbus Community Hospital, our doctors are an incredibly important part of our community — which is why “community” is our middle name.
First Baby of the New Year to Be Honored
The Mary Lanning Healthcare Family Care Center team is ready to help bring the first baby of 2026 into the world.
Essentia Health–West Acres Clinic Welcomes Family Medicine Practitioner Melissa Evans
Melissa Evans, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner, is excited to join the Essentia Health-West Acres Clinic to practice family medicine.
Klug Honored With Avera Sacred Heart Hospital DAISY Award
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital is pleased to announce that Karley Klug, BSN, RN, is the most recent recipient of our quarterly nurse recognition program called the DAISY Award.
Essentia Health–South University Clinic Welcomes Dermatology Practitioner Jaimee Berg
Jaimee Berg, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner, is excited to join the Essentia Health-South University Clinic to practice dermatology.
Essentia Health–South University Clinic Welcomes Pulmonology Practitioner Sierra Link
Sierra Link, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner, is excited to join the Essentia Health-South University Clinic to practice pulmonology.
Leah Heinen Joins Essentia Health–32nd Avenue Clinic as Orthopedics Practitioner
Leah Heinen, a certified physician assistant practicing orthopedics, is excited to continue at the Essentia Health-32nd Avenue Clinic in a role that will focus on spine care.
Essentia Health–Mid Dakota Bismarck Kirkwood Clinic Welcomes Family Medicine Practitioner Brittany Minor
Brittany Minor, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse practitioner who will practice family medicine, is excited to join the Essentia Health-Mid Dakota Bismarck Kirkwood Clinic.
Home Health & Hospice Nurse Kyla Huntimer Honored With DAISY Award
Today Brookings Health System honored Home Health & Hospice Nurse Kyla Huntimer, R.N., with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®.
Meet a Make-A-Wish Champion of Hope
Pediatric Oncologist Ashlee Blumhoff, APRN-CNP, CPHON, with Sanford Children’s was the top referrer for Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana and is this month’s Champion of Hope.