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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another sobriety checkpoint will be set up somewhere in Cass County on Thursday. It will be conducted by North Dakota Highway Patrol, Cass County Sheriff’s Office, and police departments from Fargo and NDSU. Nursing staff from Essentia Health will be on hand to provide information about the risks of driving while under the influence. As of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With summer in full swing and our temperatures rising, people are at a higher risk of heat related illnesses. Essentia Health says that during these high summer temperatures they see more cases of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. People who ignore the early signs of heat exhaustion, can end up needing a trip to the hospital….
