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Watford City, ND - McKenzie Health is thrilled to welcome Dr. Chad Pedersen, an experienced medical oncologist with a deep commitment to providing cancer care to our rural region. Dr. Pedersen, a Sidney native, brings over a decade of internal medicine, and specialized oncology and hematology expertise, bolstered by his leadership as Montana State Oncology Society president. "Dr. Pedersen is welcome addition to McKenzie Health," said Pete Edis, CEO of McKenzie Health. "Dr. Pedersen's arrival ena...
Watford City, ND – Kathryn Jones, McKenzie Health Pediatrics team LPN, was honored on Dec. 3 with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. Forty nominations were received during this cycle. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. Thirty nominations were received for this selection cycle. This recognition is celebrated twice a year – May and December. Kathryn was born and raised in Arkansas and is the oldest of 5 c...
Watford City, ND – Kayla Botteicher, Good Shepherd Home CNA, was awarded the BEE Award – Being Excellent Every Day, on Dec. 3. The award is offered to any professional who is not a nurse, and nominations can be submitted from patients, family, community members, or staff. It is provided in conjunction with the DAISY Award for nurses. Seventy-nine (79) nominations were received for this selection cycle. BEE and DAISY Award recognition is celebrated twice a year – May and December. Kayla is origi...
Williston—McKenzie Health Center - Williston has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology® (ACR®). MRI is a noninvasive medical test that utilizes magnetic fields to produce anatomical images of internal body parts to help physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting specific req...
Watford City – Laura Olson, McKenzie Health, was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. One nomination submitted read: "Laura provides such good care for the residents in the nursing home. She has a happy demeanor day in and day out, is very knowledgeable and gets things done promptly." Additionally, the nomination cited Laura's compassion for o...
Sept. 22, 2023 – A Good Shepherd Home groundbreaking ceremony will be held in Watford City, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. CT, to celebrate the site that will soon be transformed into expanded chapel space, a beautiful courtyard, and state-of-the art greenhouse for long-term care residents to enjoy. Icon Architects are working to create spaces that are modern, warm, inviting, and accessible. Construction engineers will begin work this fall and bring the project to completion in June 2024, wrapping up with greenhouse construction. Randy Quale, Benefit F...
Sept. 22, 2023 – A Good Shepherd Home groundbreaking ceremony will be held in Watford City, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. CT, to celebrate the site that will soon be transformed into expanded chapel space, a beautiful courtyard, and state-of-the art greenhouse for long-term care residents to enjoy. Icon Architects are working to create spaces that are modern, warm, inviting, and accessible. Construction engineers will begin work this fall and bring the project to completion in June 2024, wrapping up with greenhouse construction. Randy Quale, Benefit F...
Watford City-Dr. Gillian Lavik, general surgeon, will be joining our surgical team on Oct. 2! A native of Rugby, ND, Lavik has a deep appreciation for rural healthcare. She graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2010, completing pre-medical education at Macalester College in Minnesota. Her internship and residency were completed at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY, an affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons....
Aug. 18 - (Watford City, ND) - Nurses at McKenzie Health will soon be honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon au...
Watford City - In April 2023, the McKenzie Health Board of Directors voted to purchase the former ANOVA Family Clinic. The location is close to McKenzie Health’s main campus and is fully outfitted, allowing the organization to seamlessly increase its capacity to serve patients. As the result of growth over the last 15 months or so, McKenzie Health identified a need for the additional space in order to fulfill its mission of providing for the community’s medical needs, right here, close to home. The McKenzie Health Center will officially ope...
Watford City, ND - May 22 - Approximately 190 individuals and businesses contributed to a $1.3 million capital campaign to expand and renovate the Good Shepherd Home’s Chapel, create an adjacent courtyard, and implement a greenhouse. Lynn Welker-Fevold, chief development officer, said, “Fundraising efforts for this initiative were kicked-off in September 2021 and came full circle in February 2023 thank you to the generosity of so many who are passionate about positive, quality of life activities as they pertain to long term care.” Welke...
