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 ...
Welcome Dr. Arnold to our West River Health Services Team in Hettinger, North Dakota
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...
WRHS Foundation Serves Over 700 Meals & Raises Over $12,000 Gross From 45th Annual Community Turkey Luncheon!
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...
With Kennedy’s Partnership, WRHS Foundation Raises $2,500 at KNDC Farm & Home Show
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...
WRHS Foundation Asking for Grant Applications To Pay Forward $10K To Area Communities for Healthy Activities!
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...
Stadheim Receives the First NDHA DAISY Nurse Leader of the Year Award
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...
An Impact Makes an Impact
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...
SPRING Perennial Plant Sale
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 AT 2 PM – 4 PMDonate your transplantable perennial stock you wish to share the morning of the sale. Please label plants. Good-will donations accepted for all plants.Net proceeds go toward the Auxiliary Legacy Scholarship. West River Ambulance Garage at 307 Adams Ave., Hettinger, ND
Giving Hearts Day 2023
"Giving Hearts Day" is the single largest online giving day in North Dakota. It began in 2008 and has raised over $138 million for nonprofit organizations in the last 15 years. This year, 575 nonprofits are participating. West River Health Services Foundation (WRHSF), your local 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization that raises funds to improve faciliti...
West River Ambulance Receives Trauma Foundation Grant
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...
Message from the CEO
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...
Breast Cancer Awareness Messages From Karen Andres, MD, General Surgeon
Did you know one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime... eight out of nine women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history with early detection the five-year survival rate is nearly 100%? Screening mammograms annually are your best option for finding breast cancer early especially using 3D mammography. Call 701-567-60...
WIC National Enrollment Week Celebrated in North Dakota
During the week of October 10-14, North Dakota WIC (Women, Infants and Children) is celebrating WIC National Enrollment Week! WIC aims to reach families by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets and referrals to health and other social services. We are celebrating with other WIC agencies throughout the country to show our communities why WI...
FLU CLINICS
Tuesday, October 4BOWMAN CLINIC • 9:00 am - 4:00 pmCALL 701.523.3271 Pre-registration SUGGESTED Curbside Wednesday, October 5 & 12NEW ENGLAND CLINIC • 8:30 am - 3:00 pmCALL 701.579.4507 Pre-registration REQUIRED Drive-Up Saturday, October 8HETTINGER CLINIC • 8:30 am - 2:00 pmCALL 701.567.4561 to pre-registration REQUIRED Drive-Through Monday, O...
West River Health Services Names New CEO, Alyson Kornele
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...
Meet and Greet with Resident Doctors during Burgers and Brats on August 31
West River Health Services (WRHS) is proud to be a teaching hospital in collaboration with the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences to train the next generation of physicians. Today, the focal point is "What is a Resident Doctor?" A resident is a physician who has graduated from medical school and is now practicing medicine while under the su...
West River Health Services Named TOP 20 Critical Access Hospital
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...
New Patient Portal Called MyChart
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...
Visitor Policy Update
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...
Critical Access TOP Hospital – Nine -Time Recipient
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 ...