ESSENTIA HEALTH Archives - Page 2 of 17

Vergas Man Saved by Critical Medical Intervention

Arden Shulstad went into his doctor seeking aid for abdominal pain - soon, he was being flown to Fargo for emergency surgery.

March 19, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – 67-year-old Arden Shulstad had never been hospitalized and had no issues aside from mild arthritis and needing blood pressure medication. So, even though he was constipated and had abdominal pain, he put off going to see his primary care physician, Garrett Penton of Essentia Health in Detroit Lakes, until his sister-in-law insisted he make an appointment….

American Heart Association and Essentia Health Have Provided “CPR Anytime Kits” To Businesses

March 6, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Every year, more than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of a hospital. The American Heart Association and Essentia Health want to make a goal of doubling the survival rate by 2030 with their “CPR Anytime Kits.” “It has everything to do to practice your CPR and practice compressions. So the goal of this is to train…

North Dakota Hospitals and Clinics Receive Over $27 Million Grant for Ultrasound Equipment and Training

February 18, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $27.4 million in its ultrasound initiative for North Dakota clinics and hospitals. With $21.8 million to help 69 North Dakota hospitals and health centers and $5.7 million to boost training opportunities throughout the state. “We’re definitely very grateful to the Helmsley Charitable for this grant opportunity and we really think…

UPDATE: Woman’s Name Released After Hit-and-Run Turns Fatal on 52nd Ave. South in Fargo

December 24, 2024

kvrr-apiuser,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On December 23rd, 2024 at approximately 6:28 am, Robyn Krause was crossing 38th St S at 53rd Ave S in Fargo when she was struck by a Dodge Charger. Krause had been walking eastbound, and the Dodge had been northbound. The driver of the Dodge, 23-year-old Alex Cruz of Fargo, did not stop and fled the…

Essentia Health Responds To Fosston Terminating Agreement Saying It Isn’t Going Anywhere

December 18, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — The back and forth battle over healthcare in Fosston, Minnesota continues with Essentia Health telling the city it is staying. The city council voted last month to terminate the 2009 agreement between the city, First Care Medical Services and Essentia Health. In its response, Essentia Health asserts that Fosston can only terminate its own participation in…

Trooper Assaulted While Arresting Moorhead Man For Drunk Driving With Kids In Vehicle In Fargo

December 17, 2024

TJ Nelson,

Oscar Lee Jr.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man is accused of assaulting a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper while being arrested for drunk driving in Fargo. Captain Bryan Niewind says 44-year-old Oscar Lee Jr. was stopped around 4:30 this afternoon in a parking lot in the 2500 block of 23rd Avenue South. Lee was suspected of being intoxicated and…

Fosston City Council Votes To End 2009 Agreement With Essentia Health

November 26, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — Fosston City Council has unanimously voted to terminate the 2009 agreement between the city, First Care Medical Services and Essentia Health. In September, an arbitration panel ruled in favor of Essentia in a dispute over its closure of labor and delivery services in 2022. Essentia has run the hospital for the past 15 years. In a…

Mobile mammogram team will travel to rural communities

November 11, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Essentia Health is bringing the opportunity to get mammograms to rural communities Starting today, their mobile mammography team will begin making regular visits to Ada, Aurora, Deer River, Deerwood, Hibbing, Pine River and Staples in Minnesota, as well as Valley City in North Dakota. Contact your Essentia Health clinic to find out when the team will…

Essentia Health Refusing Some Medicare Advantage Insurance Plans

September 10, 2024

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Essentia Health will no longer accept Medicare Advantage insurance plans administered by United Healthcare and Humana. Essentia has started to inform patients that, due to excessive prior authorization requirements and denial of care, it will no longer serve as an in-network provider effective January 1. They say UHC and Humana delay and deny approval of care…

As Crime Increases, Mental Health Concerns Rise

August 30, 2024

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — From the case of the Pride Parade stabbing to a man arrested for cutting wires at several businesses and facilities, they were both known as individuals by the public for causing a disturbance or obstruction to property. “I think when people are in survival mode …they are often driven to make decisions and choices they probably…