Sarah Lerud Artwork on Display at CHI Mercy Health Gallery
Sarah Lerud stands next to her painting of her great-great-great-great grandmother’s farmhouse in Norway. The exhibit of her pastels and oils are on exhibit at the Mercy Gallery located between CHI Mercy Health and Sanford Health in Valley City. Photo and story submitted to NewsDakota.com
By: Steve Urness (NewsDakota.com)
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Area artist, Sarah Lerud’s paintings are on display at the Mercy Art Gallery located at the gallery space in CHI Mercy Health leading to Sanford Health.
Spokeswoman Sharon Buhr said Valley City, Washington, D.C., and Norway are the three main themes expressed through her work. Lerud is fascinated with the memories of places and wants her paintings to express the feelings of these sites. She uses pastels and oils to transform her thoughts and memories into color while representing architectural buildings, monuments and statues.
Included in her Valley City work are the Hi-Line Bridge, the front yard where she grew up, her grandmother’s home near Marion and artwork by her son, Jack.
Buhr said the Washington, D.C. pieces reflect on her time living in Washington, DC and visiting the monuments with her family. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is the monument held dearest to her heart because of the influence her Vietnam Veteran dad has had on her. Her dad lost his sight along with two friends standing on either side of him in combat. The etchings of the names from the Wall in her paintings are those friends’ names.
The Norway artwork echoes her time spent in or near Oslo, Norway with her brother. The Oslo pieces include the Norwegian Parliament building, The Norwegian National Theater, the Theatercafeen and sculptures from the famous Vigeland Park. The barn, the front door, and the church are from her great-great-great-great grandmother’s farm and home town.
Lerud is the librarian at the Valley City Junior-Senior High School. The artwork will be on display now through the end of December of 2017.
New Stroke Awards Recognize Top Hospitals for Rapid-Response Treatment
Awards recipients pictured at the North Dakota State Stroke & Cardiac Conference held Sept. 25-26 in Bismarck.
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Stroke System of Care Task Force recently awarded several critical access hospitals for demonstrated quality excellence in stroke care. The task force recognized the awardees through data collected from hospitals by the North Dakota State Stroke Registry.
Rapid-response treatment for stroke offers the most significant chance for recovery. According to Shila Thorson, North Dakota State Stroke Coordinator, “Once a stroke occurs, the goal is to lessen potentially debilitating effects, prevent further damage to the brain, and reduce the medical and physical complications following a stroke.”
The North Dakota Department of Health recognizes the following organizations for supporting the exceptional efforts necessary to foster better outcomes for stroke care in the state of North Dakota:
- Pre-Notification of Suspected Stroke by EMS Award ─Mercy Hospital, Valley City
- Dysphagia Screen Award ─Heart of America Medical Center, Rugby
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Documentation Award ─Southwest Healthcare Service, Bowman
- IV rt-PA Arrive by 2 Hour, Treat by 3 Hour Award ─Tioga Medical Center, Tioga
- Door to CT in Less Than 25 Minutes Award ─Mercy Medical Center, Williston
- Time to Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy 60 minutes Award ─West River Regional Medical Center, Hettinger
- North Dakota Critical Access Hospital Quality Measure Set Award ─Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown
Also recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for excellence in care were the following Primary Stroke Centers:
- Get With The Guidelines: Stroke GOLD PLUS Achievement Award
- Altru Health System, Grand Forks
- CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck
- Essentia Health, Fargo
- Trinity Health, Minot
- Get With The Guidelines: Stroke SILVER PLUS Achievement Award
- Sanford Medical Center, Bismarck
For more information, contact Shila Thorson, North Dakota Department of Health, at 701.328.4569.
Mercy Insights Fall 2017 Edition
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CHI Mercy Health Holds Open House for New CT Scanner
By: Steve Urness (NewsDakota.com)
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) -Patients at CHI Mercy Health have access to the latest computed tomography (CT) diagnostic technology made possible through a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Rural Healthcare Programs.
Helmsley awarded CHI Mercy Health $400,000 for a new 64-slice CT scanner in April 2017. CT scanners provide essential diagnostic images of structures inside the body. The new scanner produces high-quality images, allowing medical staff to quickly determine the health status and course of treatment for patients in this area.
CHI Mercy Health Vice President of Clinical Services Camille Settelmeyer talked about the advantages of having this new CT scanner in this community.
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October Domestic Violence Awareness Month; APOC Fundraiser Friday
By: Steve Urness (NewsDakota.com)
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Valley City mayor Dave Carlsrud declared October domestic violence awareness month during a proclamation made at the city commission meeting on October 3rd.
Show your support for victims and survivors of domestic violence by attending the Abused Persons Outreach Center fundraiser supper on Friday, October 6th from 4:30pm to 7pm at the VFW Club in Valley City.
They’ll be serving roast beef or chicken dinners. Ice cream from Midwest Dairy Association.
Buy $1 tickets for a chance to win a prize basket. $10 for adults, $5 for kids under 12 and preschoolers eat free.
The funds raised from this event will be used to help local victims of domestic violence and survivors.
L to R APOC director Kasey Skalicky, CHI Mercy Health’s Stephanie Mayfield and Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsud.
CHI Mercy Health Employees Help Fill Barnes County Food Pantry Shelves
By: Steve Urness (NewsDakota.com)
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – CHI Mercy Health employees are giving back to the community by donating to the Barnes County Food Pantry.
CHI Mercy Health’s “Pay it Forward” Project for the Barnes County Food Pantry was held from August 30th to September 21st and donations were collected in the front lobby of the hospital.
Keith Heuser, President, and CHI Mercy Health said, “we are proud to be a part of this community and are happy to be able to give back.”
Baskets collected by employees of CHI Mercy Health in the lobby of the hospital. Photos submitted to NewsDakota.com
CHI Mercy Health donations were delivered to Barnes County Food Pantry on September 22. L to R: Stephanie Mayfield, CHI Mercy Health, Joseph Narloch, Barnes County Food Pantry, Debra Hochhalter, CHI Mercy Health, Roman Villarin, Barnes County Food Pantry and JoAnn Korf, Barnes County Food Pantry.
CHI Mercy Health Auxiliary Scholarship Recipient Taylor Bearinger
By: Steve Urness (NewsDakota.com)
VALLEY CITY, ND – CHI Mercy Health Auxiliary announced its recipient for 2017-2018 school year.
Taylor Bearinger of Valley City is presented with the 2017 scholarship by Frances Yokom, President, CHI Mercy Health Auxiliary.
Taylor was awarded a $250 scholarship to use toward Healthcare Education. Taylor is enrolled at Valley City State University.
Each year, one scholarship is given out to recipients that are enrolled in a Medical Health Care related career. The first scholarship is provided by funds raised by CHI Mercy Health’s Auxiliary. The scholarships are available to local students pursuing a healthcare or nursing career.
Taylor Bearinger of Valley City is presented with the 2017 scholarship by Frances Yokom, President, CHI Mercy Health Auxiliary. The story and photo was submitted to NewsDakota.com
Mercy Insights Summer 2017
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In September, CHI Mercy Health launched a community newsletter called Mercy Insights which replaces The Communicator and will arrive in your mailbox three times a year. Our goal is to keep you better informed about the services we offer and keep you better connected to your hospital, which is here for you 365 days a year.
Mercy Insights Summer 2017
Young People’s Healthy Heart Moves to City County Health District Office
By: Sharon Buhr (Young People’s Healthy Heart)
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Young People’s Healthy Heart Program, previously located at CHI Mercy Health will be fully operational inside the City County Health District office in Valley City starting July 1st.
The program originated in 1980 through a grant that Sharon Buhr, MPH, LRD, and director of the program, wrote to the North Dakota Department of Health related to heart health.