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Watford City – Laura Olson, McKenzie Health, was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. One nomination submitted read: "Laura provides such good care for the residents in the nursing home. She has a happy demeanor day in and day out, is very knowledgeable and gets things done promptly." Additionally, the nomination cited Laura's compassion for o...
Sept. 22, 2023 – A Good Shepherd Home groundbreaking ceremony will be held in Watford City, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. CT, to celebrate the site that will soon be transformed into expanded chapel space, a beautiful courtyard, and state-of-the art greenhouse for long-term care residents to enjoy. Icon Architects are working to create spaces that are modern, warm, inviting, and accessible. Construction engineers will begin work this fall and bring the project to completion in June 2024, wrapping up with greenhouse construction. Randy Quale, Benefit F...
Sept. 22, 2023 – A Good Shepherd Home groundbreaking ceremony will be held in Watford City, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. CT, to celebrate the site that will soon be transformed into expanded chapel space, a beautiful courtyard, and state-of-the art greenhouse for long-term care residents to enjoy. Icon Architects are working to create spaces that are modern, warm, inviting, and accessible. Construction engineers will begin work this fall and bring the project to completion in June 2024, wrapping up with greenhouse construction. Randy Quale, Benefit F...
Watford City-Dr. Gillian Lavik, general surgeon, will be joining our surgical team on Oct. 2! A native of Rugby, ND, Lavik has a deep appreciation for rural healthcare. She graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2010, completing pre-medical education at Macalester College in Minnesota. Her internship and residency were completed at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY, an affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons....
Aug. 18 - (Watford City, ND) - Nurses at McKenzie Health will soon be honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon au...
Watford City - In April 2023, the McKenzie Health Board of Directors voted to purchase the former ANOVA Family Clinic. The location is close to McKenzie Health’s main campus and is fully outfitted, allowing the organization to seamlessly increase its capacity to serve patients. As the result of growth over the last 15 months or so, McKenzie Health identified a need for the additional space in order to fulfill its mission of providing for the community’s medical needs, right here, close to home. The McKenzie Health Center will officially ope...
Watford City, ND - May 22 - Approximately 190 individuals and businesses contributed to a $1.3 million capital campaign to expand and renovate the Good Shepherd Home’s Chapel, create an adjacent courtyard, and implement a greenhouse. Lynn Welker-Fevold, chief development officer, said, “Fundraising efforts for this initiative were kicked-off in September 2021 and came full circle in February 2023 thank you to the generosity of so many who are passionate about positive, quality of life activities as they pertain to long term care.” Welke...
Watford City - Dr. Jennifer Arnhold, OBGYN, joined our team on Jan. 6 and, together with Dr. Yolanda Newton, OBGYN, is providing women's health and obstetric services. Dr. Arnhold was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MN, and currently resides in Brainerd, MN. Her son, Ty, is 9 years old, and she enjoys all activities with him. "I feel fortunate to have fallen into this opportunity with McKenzie Health! I enjoy the travel to North Dakota and realize great personal and professional satisfaction...
Watford City - Dr. Ravindra Joshi performed the first minimally invasive bunion procedure on October 10 using the miniBunion™ Minimally Invasive System designed to minimize scarring and soft tissue damage while allowing a walking recovery. Whereas, with a traditional open bunion procedure, patients are in pain and unable to walk for 4-6 weeks. Some patients have to use their vacation time and/or sick time to take off of work just to recover. "This miniBuniont™ Minimally Invasive System cau...
Watford City - As of Thursday, Dec. 1, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) in partnership with Allcheck Medical Clinic is offering orthopedic care and services at Allcheck Medical Clinic’s location at 223 N Central Ave., Sidney, MT. The MCHS orthopedic team will see patients the first Thursday of each month. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 701-609-5480. Dr. Ravindra Joshi, orthopedic surgeon at MCHS, and Angela Ekblad, FNP-BC, are looking forward to serving patients in eastern Montana along with those they see in western North D...
Williston - Great Plains Women's Health Center (GPWHC) welcomes Karli Olson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, to the team! Karli grew up in Wildrose, ND, and is excited to return closer to home. She received her undergraduate degree from NDSU, a BS in nursing with a minor in human development and family science. Olson then pursued her Doctorate of Nursing practice at the University of Mary. The majority of Olson's career was spent at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, in trauma, general surgery, and cardiovascular...
Watford City - Dr. Steve VanWylen, thoracic and general surgeon, has joined our surgical team! A career spanning 35 years and special interest in esophageal surgery, Dr. VanWylen developed a unique skill set in surgical treatment of acid reflux. Of acid reflux, Dr. VanWylen said, "There are around 200 million people who deal with reflux, only a small percent will benefit from surgical treatment. It's my role as a surgeon to have done the right testing to see who would benefit from surgery."...
Farm Credit Services of North Dakota is proud to announce that it has awarded the Benefit Fund of the McKenzie County Healthcare Systems $3,869 as a recipient of the Rural Community Grant Fund (RCGF). The grant funds will help purchase additional equipment to expand telemedicine services. Lynn Welker, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS) Public Relations and Fundraising, was pleased to accept the check from Farm Credit Services, and utilize the grant funds towards this equipment purchase....
Stemming from my youth and now my role in handling public relations, marketing, and fundraising for McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS), I continue to be impressed and amazed with nurses. I've decided that those who are nurses are likely called to the profession as most that I've visited with say they've never considered another career. They embody qualities that are the fabric of humanity - like empathy, kindness, and decency - that stretch beyond the boundaries of the facilities in...
Watford City—In a rural population that only continues to grow, reaching close to 10,000 now, we know that in order to properly care for our growing and evolving community expanding the continuum of healthcare is crucial, that includes a long term plan to implement labor & delivery services. Making a strong community footprint, Whiting is donating $200,000 to name and help offset expenses for the Labor & Delivery Wing. This wing is special because once deployed, it will be a service that hasn’t been provided in the county for decades. In 201...
McKenzie County Healthcare Systems has announced their participation in the Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP), a CMS (Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services) pilot project, scheduled to begin August 1st. McKenzie County Healthcare Systems (MCHS), the only healthcare facility in McKenzie County, will be able to provide enhanced Telehealth services for various medical consultations and interventions to patients accessing healthcare services. The FCHIP Demonstration Project will allow for enhanced ‘cost-based’ rei...
