ST ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTER

CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH BISMARCK IS AN ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERING A FULL LINE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN CLINICS, HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE SERVICES, DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SERVICES, AND A FITNESS AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER.SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1885, CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH BISMARCK HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA, NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND EASTERN MONTANA. WE ARE A ROMAN CATHOLIC ORGANIZATION WHOSE SPONSORS ARE THE SISTERS OF ST. BENEDICT OF THE ANNUNCIATION MONASTERY, BISMARCK, ND AND AS AN ORGANIZATION WE FOLLOW THE ETHICAL AND RELIGIOUS DIRECTIVES FOR CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS PROMULGATED BY THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS.WE ARE COMPRISED OF AN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST, CARDIOLOGISTS, HEART AND VASCULAR SURGEONS AS WELL AS OTHER HIGHLY TRAINED SUPPORT PERSONNEL.SPECIALTY CLINICS: OUR SPECIALTY CLINICS ARE A UNIQUE MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP PRACTICE LOCATED MAINLY INSIDE ST. ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTER. PROVIDERS IN DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES WORK TOGETHER TO CARE FOR PATIENTS. SPECIALISTS MUST COMPLETE SEVEN OR MORE YEARS OF MEDICAL SCHOOL AND POST-GRADUATE TRAINING AND THEN COMPLETE FELLOWSHIPS IN THEIR CHOSEN SPECIALTIES. ALL PHYSICIANS ARE BOARD ELIGIBLE OR BOARD CERTIFIED IN ONE OR MORE SPECIALTIES. WE PROVIDE CLINIC SERVICES IN MANY OFF SITE SATELLITE CLINICS AND BRING SPECIALTY SERVICES TO THE REGION. ST. ALEXIUS OPERATES AN OUTPATIENT FAMILY SERVICE PROGRAM CALLED ARCHWAY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS SENSITIVE AND RESPONSIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL, MARITAL AND FAMILY PROBLEMS. THIS PROGRAM IS KEEPING WITH ST. ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTER'S PHILOSOPHY OF BEING A LEADER IN PROGRESSIVE AND QUALITY SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH DAKOTA. ARCHWAY SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN HAZEN, GARRISON, AND LINTON, ND. GREAT PLAINS REHABILITATION SERVICES IS A DIVISION OF ST. ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTER THAT PROVIDES HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC, HOME RESPIRATORY CARE, ADA ENVIRONMENTAL AND REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.OTHER:ST. ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES AT REDUCED OR NO COST. THOSE INCLUDED:1. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)- ST. ALEXIUS SERVICES EMPLOYER CONTRACTS THROUGH ITS EAP WITH EMPLOYEES BY PROVIDING PROBLEM ASSESSMENT, SHORT TERM COUNSELING AND REFERRAL TO APPROPRIATE RESOURCES FOR FOLLOW-UP CARE. EAP SERVICES ARE ONLY OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF A PARTICIPATING COMPANY. THE SERVICE IS FREE IF YOUR EMPLOYER PAYS TO PARTICIPATE.2. EMPLOYEE ACTIVITIES - IN KEEPING WITH THE MEDICAL CENTER COMMITMENT TO ITS EMPLOYEES:A. ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE UNITED WAY FUND CAMPAIGN.B. JOURNEY BEYOND EXCELLENCE PROGRAM - WE HAVE SEVERAL TEAMS THAT ASSIST WITH OUR JOURNEY-REWARDS AND RECOGNITION, PATIENT SATISFACTION, PHYSICIAN SATISFACTION.THESE TEAMS WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR LEADERSHIP TO RESOLVE CHALLENGES AND ENGAGE ALL IN OUR MISSION.C. THE VACATION DONATION PROGRAM ASSISTED EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE AN ILLNESS OR AN ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY ALLOWING OTHER EMPLOYEES TO DONATE VACATION HOURS TO ALLOW THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE TIME TO HEAL OR TIME WITH A FAMILY MEMBER DURING THEIR HEALING PROCESS.D. THE EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY FUND IS FOR ANY ST. ALEXIUS EMPLOYEE WHO EXPERIENCES A CRISIS OR IS DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY A CRISIS INVOLVING A FAMILY MEMBER. THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES WHO ARE FACING PERSONAL TRAGEDIES OR HARDSHIPS FOR REASON SUCH AS A LOSS OF A SPOUSE OR CHILD, CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS, LOSS OF HOME BY FIRE OR FLOOD, OR OTHER CALAMITIES.3. ACUTE CARE FACILITY - ST. ALEXIUS IS A PARTNER WITH ANOTHER ACUTE CARE FACILITY IN BISMARCK FOR THE OPERATION OF A RADIATION THERAPY FACILITY KNOWN AS THE BISMARCK CANCER CENTER. THE BISMARCK CANCER CENTER HELPS TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS WITH CANCER RECEIVE QUALITY CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF THEIR DISEASE WITHOUT HAVING TO DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE TO RECEIVE NECESSARY CARE.CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH TURTLE LAKE IS A 25 BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (CAH) WITH A LEVEL V EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THAT IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO PROVIDING PATIENTS QUALITY MEDICAL TREATMENT IN THE TURTLE LAKE AREA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SINCE 1952. THROUGH THE YEARS, THE HOSPITAL HAS SOUGHT TO CONTINUALLY UPGRADE THE QUALITY AND NUMBERS OF SERVICES IT PROVIDES. THE HOSPITAL'S AFFILIATION WITH MAJOR MEDICAL CENTERS AND HEALTHCARE AGENCIES HAS ALLOWED IT TO EXPAND ITS HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGH A NETWORK THAT BEGINS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH TURTLE LAKE IS EQUIPPED WITH 2 EMERGENCY ROOMS, ON-SITE LAB, RADIOLOGY, CT, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES. PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO 24/7 EMERGENCY CARE, SWING-BED PROGRAM, AND ACUTE CARE SERVICES.CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH-TURTLE LAKE HOSTED A VARIETY OF COVID VACCINE CLINICS THROUGHOUT SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES. OUR DON AND ADDITIONAL RN STAFF HELD THESE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CLINIC RN STAFF CONTINUE TO HOLD ANNUAL FLU VACCINE CLINICS AS WELL AS BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS. CLINIC STAFF IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR ADULT PREVENTATIVE PROGRAMS (DIABETES, WOMEN'S AND MEN'S HEALTH) BY TRACKING THESE PROGRAM SERVICES AND SENDING REMINDERS TO PATIENTS TO SCHEDULE FOLLOW-UP VISITS. CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH-TURTLE LAKE CONTINUES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DAKOTA NURSING PROGRAM OFFERED THROUGH BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE. A NURSING INSTRUCTOR IS SHARED BETWEEN CHI ST ALEXIUS HEALTH TURTLE LAKE AND GARRISON. THERE IS AN 11-MONTH LPN PROGRAM AND IF STUDENTS WANT THEY CONTINUE INTO THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE RN PROGRAM, WHICH IS 9 MONTHS. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SMALLER COMMUNITIES TO EARN THEIR NURSING DEGREES THROUGH A NON-TRADITIONAL MEANS WITHOUT TRAVELING. NURSING POSITIONS ARE HARD TO FILL ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. BY OFFERING THIS PROGRAM IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN THESE INDIVIDUALS.