Updated 1/17/2024 Visitation Update Visitation restrictions at West River Health Services inpatient hospital have been lifted. Currently, there are no positive cases of influenza or Covid. We appreciate your patience during the previous restrictions, which were in place to ensure the safety of our staff and patients. Updated 1/10/2024 Visitation Up...

Five years ago in 2019, the West River Health Services Foundation developed an "Employee Scholarship Program," hoping to offer scholarships to West River Health Services (WRHS) and Western Horizons Living Centers (WHLC) employees, who are "educating up" or pursuing another area of healthcare employment here. In the first year, we gave scholarships ...

Dr. Nicole Gullickson recently joined the West River Health Services team to offer Family Medicine with a professional interest in Obstetrics, Women's Health, Pediatrics, and Sports Medicine at Bowman, Hettinger, and Lemmon Clinics. Dr. Gullickson brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our communities. Originally, from Center, North Dakota,...

On January 1, 2024, West River Health Services Insurance Network will undergo a transition. All West River Health Services locations will be out-of-network with respect to all Humana Medicare Advantage plans. This change will not affect Humana Medicare supplement plans. In addition, all West River North Dakota locations will be out-of-network with ...

Dr. Arnold recently joined the West River Health Services team to offer Gynecological surgery procedures at the Surgery Center in Hettinger, North Dakota. Thomas F. Arnold, MD, FACOG, FACS is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist who presently serves as a Clinical Professor and the Vice Chair of the University of North Dakota School of Me...

Just when you think there's absolutely no way the West River Health Services Foundation and it's huge team of volunteers could exceed last year's phenomenal 625 meals served, they do just that! That's right! On Thursday, November 2nd, the WRHS Foundation and over 100 WRHS and Hettinger area volunteers served up over 700 hot turkey lunches with home...

Kennedy's Fresh Foods, the local grocery store in Hettinger, once again stepped up to the plate and hit a homerun! Their partnership with the West River Health Services Foundation continues to shine and ten days ago on Friday, October 27th, they did it again. By gifting 50 pumpkins to the WRHS Foundation, they helped raise $2,500 for various progra...

Thanks to fabulous community support via sponsoring, running, walking, and purchasing thousands of raffle and bucket draw tickets, the West River Health Services Foundation raised over $15,000 gross from its 35th Annual "Fun Run & Walk" event on the 4th of July! After expenses, over $11,000 was netted, so the WRHS Fun Run & Walk Committee h...

Barbara (Barb) Stadheim, Registered Nurse at West River Health Services in Hettinger, has been serving the organization in various roles for the last 47 years, was recently selected as the inaugural NDHA DAISY Nurse Leader of the Year by the North Dakota Hospital Association. The DAISY Nurse Leader Award nominations are typically from staff who des...

A Grateful Farmer Discovers Exuberant Appreciation for Local Healthcare After Accident By Andy RoehlPermission to reprint by Adams County Record acrnews@gspublishing.net When someone recounts their experience of being involved in a catastrophic highway accident, their demeanor isn't normally easygoing. Their attitude isn't normally casual or cheerf...

The Board of Directors of the North Dakota Trauma Foundation awarded $652.60 to West River Ambulance in Hettinger. The grant funds assisted in the purchase of Stop the Bleed kits and an EZ IO drill. Stop the Bleed kits are vital tools in the hands of trained people to help an injured person lose blood. Living in rural North Dakota, time is of the e...

Dear Valued Patient, West River Health Services has converted back to our original EHR - electronic health record. Beginning November 1, 2022, the platform FollowMyHealth will be used as your patient portal. We want to make sure you have the information and ability to access your medical record. If you have any trouble accessing FollowMyHealth or h...

West River Health Services Board of Directors Chairman Jonathon Eaton is honored to announce that Alyson (Aly) Kornele has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for West River Health Services and Subsidiaries in Hettinger, ND. Alyson Kornele is an Oklahoma native. After high school, she attended the University of Oklahoma and earne...

West River Health Services in Hettinger was recently named one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the country. The top 20 CAHs, including West River Health Services, scored best among CAHs as determined by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. The rankings were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). An awa...

On May 1, all West River Health Services (WRHS) facilities and services will convert to a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, called Epic. Epic is an all-inclusive system designed to put all of the necessary information at your clinician's fingertips so that they can spend more time focused on you rather than their computer screen. Today WRH...

Updated 2/24/2022 WRHS Clinics and Hospital Visitation Updates Hospital Visitation – Two (2) visitors at a time. Masks must be worn at all times. End of life visitation based on provider discretion. Labor and Delivery – One (1) support person per delivery; two (2) visitors during recovery. Emergency Room –Two (2) family or support persons allowed i...

West River Health Services in Hettinger was recently named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health for 2022. "Even though healthcare has gone through tough times in recent years, West River Health Services continues to rise above our peers and our employees and our communities should ...

Updated 1/27/2022 WRHS Clinics and Hospital Visitation Updates Hospital Visitation – No visitation unless a patient is end-of-life. In this instance, one (1) approved visitor at a time over the age of 18.Pediatric patients – one (1) caregiver/guardian.Masks must be worn. Labor and Delivery – One (1) support person per delivery. Emergency Room – One...

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Other common terms for the healthcare directives include "living will," "advanced directives" or "health care power of attorney." Healthcare directive is a written document you can write regarding your wishes about medical treatments given in advance of an incapacitating illness. A healthcare directive then gives direction to your family and physic...