CHI St. AlexiusHealth

Dickinson Foundation

FirmFoundations

Rooted in Faith

Spring 2017

InsideFrom the Director 2

Annual Events 3

Miracle Man 4

Hospice: Helping You Live 6

BuildingFirm FoundationsAt CHI St. Alexius Health in Dickinson, it is our mission to provide exceptional care and a superior patient experience for those in southwestern North Dakota. Together, we are dedicated to ensure that for generations to come, a high level of care will always be close to home. We are committed and proud to share stories of survival, hope and health in this issue of Firm Foundations. We are always striving to go above and beyond with compassionate, personalized care, while ensuring state-of-the-art technology is available to help advance some of our procedures.

Whether it’s stabilizing a patient to get them to a specialized facility or physician, welcoming a new baby, or offering a warm smile, we work to positively impact the health and well-being of every person coming through our doors. As we look further ahead in the year and specifically into the services we want to enhance or bring to our community, we know that none of our efforts are possible without the support of our donors. On behalf of the patients, staff and physicians at CHI St. Alexius Health in Dickinson, thank you for your commitment to the health and wellbeing of Dickinson and the surrounding communities.

As a nonprofit organization, there are many ways that CHI St. Alexius gives back to our communities. In 2016, $676,000 worth of community benefits were given back to the public. These benefits include health education and improvement activities, patient financial assistance, in-kind donations, and subsidized health services like orthopedics, rural clinics, and senior living. This means that when you donate to CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson Foundation, you’re not only supporting the local nonprofit hospital, you’re helping the entire community!

Some examples of the purchases made with funds raised by the Foundation last year include:

• Fetal Heart Monitor for Women’s Clinics

• Exam Tables for Clinics

• Electrocardiogram (EKG) Machine for Clinic

• Dietary Equipment

• Arthroscopy Equipment for Operating Room

• Pediatric Scopes for Operating Room

• Diabetic Supplies (for Patients that can’t afford)

• Diabetic Education Materials for new patients (Spanish materials as well)

• Education for Diabetic Educators (Conference)

• Ongoing Microbiology Education Materials

• Fetal Monitoring Interpretation Education

• Service Excellence Training for Lead Personnel

• Professional Development Speaker for Employees

• Grant Dollars for STOP Violence Against Women Program

Jodi Bosch Foundation Director

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CHI St. Alexius Health

To learn more about giving locally, contact the Foundation at 701-456-4746 or http://chistjosephshealth.org/foundation

The 34th Annual Charity Ball presented by CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson Foundation was held Saturday, November 19th at the Ramada Grand Dakota Lodge in Dickinson.

Jodi Bosch, Foundation Director, addressed the crowd about the changes that CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson has experienced in a new facility, under current healthcare regulations, and in the midst of a national nursing shortage. Bosch states, “Despite those factors which are beyond our control, we have been purposeful as a foundation to address those things we can, and to be intentional in our planning. One of those avenues to success revolves around our foundation providing steadiness with both long and short term fundraising. We are always looking for partners for each of our programs, and the Charity Ball is the brightest gem in our crown of fundraising.”

This year’s ball, with the theme “Winter is Coming”, was dedicated to the memory of longtime Charity Ball Auction Chair DJ Charbonneau. The Charity Ball Committee was thrilled to learn of preliminary estimates showing a net income of approximately $150,000 raised at this year’s event. Funds raised will be used for the purchase of needed surgical scopes.

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Saturday, July 8, 2017HEART RIVER GOLF COURSE

DICKINSON, NORTH DAKOTA

26th Annual CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson Foundation

Tournament Sponsor

Legacy Sponsors Trial Runners

Ken & Lee Steier

Texting Sponsor The Real Estate Company

Decorating Sponsor Fisher Industries

Platinum Sponsors 3rd Avenue Floral

Rehab Visions Richard & Shirley Dukart

Wyoming Casing Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers Dakota Community Bank

Reichert Armstrong /Armstrong Corp. Valley Med Flight

Dickinson Ready Mix DCI Credit Services

Highlands Engineering & Surveying PLLC

Reed & Sandra Reyman

Printing Sponsor Quality Quick Print

Auction Sponsors Dickinson Dental

Nitro-Green Marathon Oil

Dan Porter Motors West Dakota Mudjacking

Sacajawea Substance Abuse Chad & Kim Heidt

Dr. Ronald Isackson Scott & Kathy Olin

Logo Magic St. Benedict’s Health Center

Winn Construction

Champagne Sponsors Cornerstone Bank

Dr. David & LaRae Kuylen High Plains Dental Bosch Lumber Co.

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Western Cooperative Credit Union

Titan Oilfield Service Consolidated Telcom

Johnson Brothers Liquors, Bryan Zubke

Table Sponsors Brady, Martz, and Associates, P.C.

Southwest Speedway Legend Homes

Michael & Tami Ballard BC6 Builders

ND Pharmacy Inc. Doug & Olivia Wellenstein & Amanda

Erickson The Signature Page Insurance Agency

Austin Boepple Caliber Midstream

Tarheel Nation Out of Town

Forever Team DJ Southwest District Health Unit

BEK Consulting, LLC St. Mary’s Little Saints Daycare

Brenarsky’s J. Marie LLC

Fisher Group API Dickinson Chapter

Jerome Distributing State Farm, Scott Karsky Agency Bryan, Dorothy, Twilla Kostelecky

Walmart

And a special thanks to all those who donated

auction items.

Thank you again to the following sponsors for your continued

support of Charity Ball:

For some people, going back to work after a weekend off takes some motivation and an extra cup of coffee. For Roger Paulson, the morning of Monday, March 27 couldn’t come soon enough—his first full day back on the job as a mechanic at Dan Porter Motors in Dickinson.

Roger considers himself “The Miracle Man”, and for good reason. On January 10, 2017, Roger suffered a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurism (AAA) – and lived.

Sharp, stabbing pains prompted Roger and his wife of 37 years Heidi to come to the Emergency Department at CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson late that afternoon. With Roger presenting typical symptoms of kidney stones, Physician Assistant DesiRae Dinius and hospital staff started doing tests.

When Roger started to code, he was quickly resuscitated by nurse Jordan Mork and the emergency team.

Emergency Physician Dr. Michael Cassidy was consulted and ordered a CT scan. Because Dr. Cassidy was qualified to read CT scans, he was able to recognized ruptured AAA as soon as it appeared on the screen.

Heidi remembers Dr. Cassidy spinning around in his chair and saying to her, “We need to fly him out, right now.”

According to a study by Stanford University School of Medicine, an AAA is one of the most fatal surgical emergencies, with an overall mortality rate of 90%. The aorta is the largest blood-carrying vessel in the body, and a rupture fills any surrounding body cavity with blood, which is nearly always fatal.

Roger remembers, “I was conscious up to the point when I heard them say ‘he’s hemorrhaging.’ I knew that wasn’t good. I literally put myself in my happy place which is Lake Tschida.”

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Above: Heidi and Roger Paulson (center) meet with some of the team involved in Roger’s care. From l-r: Terry Hartman, Katie Schwartz, Misti Peck (all of Dickinson Ambulance), Heidi & Roger Paulson, Heidi Schulte, Jordan Mork, and Preston Huber (all CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson).

At Right: Roger has a laugh with Terry Hartman (left) and Preston Huber (center). Terry is a long-time friend of the Paulsons, and happened to be part of the crew that arrived to transfer Roger to Bismarck.

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Staff tried to keep Roger in stable condition as transport was arranged. Preston Huber, CRNA, was working on Roger’s airway and blood pressure.

“We tried to find the perfect balance of getting his blood pressure up, but not too high as that pushes more blood out of the tear (caused by the rupture).”

The weather was poor that evening – the medical helicopter was not able to fly due to winds. He would have to travel by ambulance to Bismarck in order to have the vascular surgery needed to save his life.

The first Dickinson Ambulance crew to respond included three crew members: Terry Hartman, Misty Peck and Katie Schwartz. The severity of Roger’s case and the hazardous roads were added stressors.

Schwartz said, “He looked ash-y when we started out, but by the time we got to Bismarck his color was looking better. We got his blood pressure under control. I told Terry to try to drive a little faster and that we might make it.”

Heidi recalls not fully knowing how severe the odds were in the moment. “Ignorance is bliss, because I didn’t know. We [Heidi and their daughter and son-in-law] left in such a hurry that I got to Bismarck before Roger.”

When the ambulance arrived at Sanford Health in Bismarck, the surgery team met them at the door and rushed Roger into surgery, three hours after he presented at Dickinson’s ED.

By 7:00am the next morning, Roger was awake and talking to staff.

Susan Price, Director of Emergency Services at CHI St. Alexius Dickinson, said her staff was somber when Roger left on the ambulance. They feared a tragic outcome.

When they learned that Roger had successfully come through surgery, they were elated.

Price told the Paulsons at a visit in March, “You touched a lot of my staff’s hearts.”

Heidi replied, “You touched ours!”

Roger will undergo annual scans to check for any newly developed aneurisms or tears in his current aortic repair. Due to the genetic nature of aneurisms, Roger’s siblings have undergone medical imaging scans to check for any aneurisms of concerning size.

He stresses that his years of smoking were a risk factor. “Nicotine is terrible, whether you smoke or chew or even vape. It hardens your vascular system and makes it more likely you could have an aneurism.”

The Paulsons are grateful for all of the medical professionals who played part in Roger’s survival, from the emergency, hospital, and ambulance staff in Dickinson to the surgical, ICU, and rehab teams in Bismarck. Above all, they know that God had a hand in saving Roger’s life.

Heidi explains, “I take it on faith. There’s no particular reason why it happened, no particular reason why he came through the way he did. He had guardian angels. He had God on his side from day one.”

Roger smiles, “I used to smell the roses before, because I was always upbeat, but now I smell the roses EVERY day, because I could be dead.”

“ You touched a lot of my staff’s hearts.” - Susan Price, Director of Emergency Services

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For years, Kay Kuske of New England, ND, volunteered for the hospice program at CHI Health at Home in Dickinson, faithfully organizing, writing, and sending cards to the loved ones of patients who had lived their final days under hospice care.

“If she ever went on vacation, Mom had all the cards ready ahead of time and would have me mail them. They’d be organized with notes telling me when each should be mailed,” daughter Julie Opdahl recalls.

Kay faced many health issues in her later years. A kidney transplant at the age of 38 and decades of medication took a toll on her organs. In the fall of 2015, after several trips to the hospital, her doctors told her there was nothing more they could do to stop her congestive heart failure. It was a terminal diagnosis.

A woman of strong faith who loved her family, friends, and small-town USA lifestyle, Kay wanted nothing more than to be in the comfort of her own home for whatever came next.

Kay and her children looked into their options. They knew they needed help. Julie states, “She didn’t want to go to a nursing home, or to die in the hospital. We just knew hospice was what we needed. That was what Mom wanted.”

Hospice provides healthcare, education and

support to terminally ill patients, their families and caregivers. The program advocates home care with pain management and symptom control, which enables the patient to remain alert, pain free and as active as they can within the limitations of their disease.

Julie explains, “Shortly after we started the hospice program with Mom, I would often hear ‘Isn’t hospice just a way to help her die?’ and I said, ‘No, it’s helping her live her life until she dies.’”

Kay’s faced good days and harder days, but Julie feels the decision to utilize hospice helped improve the quality and quantity of Kay’s final months.

Kay’s hospice nurse, Astro, came to her aid whenever he was needed and became a trusted part of her care, as well as a friend. And Julie’s job at New England Public Schools, just a block from Kay’s house, allowed Julie to reach Kay quickly if she needed help.

An extra-long oxygen tube, acquired with the help of Medquest Home Medical Equipment (now Great Plains Rehabilitation Services), helped her get outside and tend to small projects in her yard. A portable oxygen tank helped Kay attend her beloved Women’s Club meetings for several months. Kay’s children set up a quilting station

Hospice: It’s about helping you liveKay (center) with her four children in the fall of 2015 (left to right): Amy Castillo, Wendy Jackson, Doug Kuske, and Julie Opdahl.

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“ ...it’s helping her live her life until she dies.” - Julie Opdahl

John Odermann is the new Manager of Mission at CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson. In this role, Odermann ensures the directives of the Catholic Church are considered in every aspect of how patient care is delivered. He also makes sure the spiritual needs of patients and staff are met. Previous to coming to CHI, he committed several years to the local Catholic school system where he served as the Director of Advancement for Dickinson Catholic Schools.

Odermann grew up on a ranch north of Belfield as the youngest of eight children. He attended Trinity High School in Dickinson and went on to acquire a double major in Economics and Political Science from Concordia College before returning to Dickinson in 2006.

Passionate about the great experiences he had growing up and attending school in Dickinson, Odermann is committed to helping Dickinson maintain and improve on the quality of life and sense of place it has had for many years. He brings that same commitment and passion to his new role in health care ministry at CHI.

Odermann takes on role in Mission

in her laundry room that helped her to keep working on quilting projects, a lifelong passion.

For a few months, she even continued writing cards for the hospice program while being a patient herself.

“She loved it,” Julie explains. “A lot of activities became too hard for her, but with the card-writing, she always said, ‘It’s something I can do.’”

Kay was a hospice patient for more than 13 months before she passed, living much longer than the 1-2 months her doctors predicted she had left to live.

Wendy McCarty, Director of CHI Health at Home, remembers Kay fondly and feels she embodied the idea of “dying well.”

“There’s a misconception – hospice is not for just the very last few days of life,” Wendy explains.

“A lot of people with a terminal diagnosis feel they are not sick enough for hospice. What they don’t realize is that there is a gradual decline in health, and hospice can be there to help when someone needs assistance before those last days. We can improve quality of life and help educate and prepare the patient – and their families – when a patient contacts hospice earlier on.”

When Kay died in November of 2016, the time on hospice and the support of Astro and other staff helped the family be ready. The emotional strain could be deep, but the stress of how to handle the day-to-day issues was manageable thanks to the family they formed with the hospice team, which included nursing, social work, chaplain, and hospice aide support.

Julie remembers, “I knew nothing about hospice. It was all new to us. But there was nothing hard about the paperwork or the process – the staff helped with everything, from day 1 to the end. I can’t say enough good things about the experience.”

To make a gift to help keep the Hospice program in Dickinson operating, please see remittance envelope in center of this publication or call 701-456-4746.

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The following donors generously supported CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson Foundation during calendar year 2016 (January 1, 2016-December 31, 2016). Their contributions helped the Hospital continue its tradition of excellence by providing funds to purchase new equipment, support healthcare education and community health programs, and provide care for those in need. It is with pleasure and deep gratitude that we recognize the following donors:

ANNUAL GIVINGVisionaries ($25000 +)Corporations, Foundations & OrganizationsEngel Kesting Foundation

Ambassadors ($10,000-$24,999)

Corporations, Foundations & OrganizationsBasin Electric Power CooperativeSteffes CorporationIndividualsKenneth and Lee Steier

Patrons ($5000-$9999)Corporations, Foundations & OrganizationsCoBankFraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary

No. 2328From Heart and Hands Weddings and

EventsLegend Homes, Inc.Stevenson Funeral Home, IncTrial RunnersIndividualsJody and Carla ArthaudLeo and Maxine BraunPatrick and Jill HealyDr. William and Vicki LoweScott and Kathy Olin

Partners ($1000-$4999)Corporations, Foundations & Organizations3rd Avenue FloralAll American TravelAmerican Bank CenterBosch Lumber Company, Inc.Britton Jewelers, LTDCharbonneau Car CenterConsolidated TelcomDakota Community Bank & Trust, N.A.Dan Porter Motors, Inc.DCI Credit Services, Inc.Dickinson Ready Mix CompanyDouble JJ OutfittersDSU FoundationElks Lodge 1137ENG LendingFisher IndustriesHighlands Engineering & Surveying

PLLCI. Keating Furniture World, Inc.IMS HealthJE Dunn Construction CompanyKQCD TV-STC Broadcasting, Inc.Ladbury Funeral ServiceMackoff Kellogg Law FirmMeridian Energy Group, IncNewby’s Ace HardwareOuellette Chiropractic, PCParadise Dry Cleaners, LLCQuality Quick Print, Inc.Real Estate CompanyRehab VisionsReichert ArmstrongSalon 21 by SaraSandaker Consulting, Inc.St. John Evangelical Lutheran ChurchValley Med Flight IncWyoming Casing Service, Inc.

IndividualsNicole AndersonKelly and Kjersti ArmstrongTroy and Jodi BoschRichard and Shirley DukartPaul and Gail EbeltoftDan and Carmin EricksonJoshua and Stephanie FrankenJason and Sara FridrichLona GordonChristine HaalandChad and Kimberly HeidtChrist and Ilene HeiserBruce HoffmanAdam and Ashley HurlbertJared HurlbertEugene and Sue JacksonDennis and Vaune JohnsonKayla KleinjanKyle and Amber KuntzDr. David and LaRae KuylenSusie LeforLuke and Brooke LenoDebra J. MarshallMelvin and Dorothy MedunaJon and DeeAnna OpstedahlDaniel and Carla PorterJohn and Sue PrangeChris and Susan PriceReed and Sandra ReymanDustin and Amy SamplesDan Sandaker and Tara LaberJared and DeAnn ScheelerRandal and Kristi SchwartzJeff and Marya SkaarePaul and Laurie SteffesCraig Steve and Millie WagnerChris and Laurie StrommenRobert and Bonita TownsendJames and Linda WallaceDr. Dennis Wolf

Supporters ($500-$999)Corporations, Foundations & OrganizationsArctic ArmamentsB2 LoungeBadlands Directory CompanyBaker BoyBlue Hawk Audio and VideoCedar Canyon Spa - MedoraCHI St. Alexius Health Williston

FoundationDakota Supply GroupDenny’s Electric & Motor Repair, Inc.Dickinson Dental CenterDire Enterprises, LLCEuphoria Salon and SpaFluffy FieldsKadrmas Lee & Jackson, Inc.Light Tower Rentals, Inc.Liquor WarehouseLogo Magic, Inc.Marathon OilMassage Therapy ClinicMulti ChemOddfellows LodgeParkway Ford Sales, Inc.Riddle’s Jewelry

Sacajawea Substance Abuse Counseling & Drug Testing Center

Sax Motor CompanySt. Benedict’s Health CenterTMI Systems Design CorporationTooz Construction, Inc.Viking Glass of ND, Inc.West Dakota Mudjacking, Inc.Winn Construction, Inc.IndividualsDr. Thomas F. and Marie ArnoldBetty BaumannAnthony and Susie CasaleMichelle CharbonneauIda Mae DietzBronson and Heather EkreKenny ForsterNicholas GatesDan and Dana GlasserTodd and Rebecca HoffRosemary HunterDr. Ronald D. IsacksonClint and Annie JohnsonKatherine E. LangBrad MeidingerGuy and Sandra MoosJames and Cathy MurphyDoug MurphyDr. Jay and Jamy NelsonDr. David A. and Hannah NessKatie PalmerSam and Donna PasicznykRalph and Mary Jo PrivratskyBrandie RegenscheidDr. Robert and Catherine RiddickBetty A. ScherrJonathan and Marlys StevensonChris and Cathrine SuelzleCassie ThompsonTracy and Nichole ToozDoug and Olivia Wellenstein

Friends ($1-$499)Corporations, Foundations & OrganizationsA. & B. Travel Designs, Inc.Action Cleaning ServiceAdvanced Vision Centers, Inc.Agri Insurance, Inc.

Applied IndustrialArmy’s West, Inc.Assumption AbbeyBC6 Builders LLCBeercapmaps.comBek Consulting, LLCBerger Electric Inc.Better Vision P.C.Bismarck Event CenterBlue 42 Sports Grille and BarBoese Image BuildersBon-Ton Stores Inc.Border States Electric Supply-

DickinsonBrady Martz & Associates P.C.Braun DistributingBrenarsky’s LLCBuffalo Gap Guest RanchCobalt ClosetConocoPhillips Lower 48Continental Real EstateCornerstone BankDaily PerksDakota Farm Equipment, Inc.Dale A. Hansen TrustDepartment of AgricultureDickinson Area Chapter of APIDickinson Firefighters AuxiliaryDickinson Parks and Recreation DeptDickinson State UniversityDistrict 8 Alcoholics AnonymousDKNE Oil Properties LLCDL Jones Construction Services, LLCDominoesDvorak Motors, IncEbeltoft, Sickler, Lawyers PLLCEl Sombrero Mexican RestaurantEntrec Cranes and Heavy Haul, Inc.Estate of Carl W SchnaidtFarmers Union Oil CompanyFisher GroupFleck’s Furniture and AppliancesGold-N-Glow Tanning SalonHalcon ResourcesHealer Valley Services LLCHendrickson Financial ServicesHerberger’s Department StoreHigh Plains Dental PC

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Ironworks Welding, Inc.J. B.’s Window Cleaning ServiceJ. Marie LLCJ. P. Frame ShopJerome Distributing, IncJJPR Pizza LLCJust DentsKelly Braun Insurance AgencyKilldeer Mountain Manufacturing, Inc.Kirkwood Bank and TrustKostelecky Investments and RentalsKuhr TruckingLillian’s of DickinsonLittle Arrow DesignsLMS PhotographyMainstream BoutiqueMasterpiece Gifts and FloralMenardsMinnesota VikingsMiss Willow’s Nest BoutiqueMontana Dakota Utilities CompanyMorse Drywall and Construction, Inc.Mulligans CateringND Pharmacy, Inc.Newman Outdoor AdvertisingNorth Dakota Community FoundationNorthern Improvement CompanyOur Redeemers Church WomenOut of TownPaw and Claw Pet PalacePizza RanchPremier Fence, LLCRazor Edge Landscaping LLCRoers West, LLCRoughrider Racing, Inc.Schlotzsky’sSchwartz Quarter HorsesSignature Page Insurance Agency, Inc.South Heart Fire DistrictSouthwest Business Machines, Inc.St. Mary’s Little Saints DaycareState Farm InsuranceSticka Dental Clinic PCStockmen’s Livestock ExchangeStoneworxSullivan CompaniesSysco North DakotaTaylor WMFThe CrossingThe Links Grille and Bar LLCTheodore Roosevelt Medora

FoundationTitan Machinery Inc.Totally Amped, LLC The Mix 105.7WalmartWells Fargo BankWest Dakota Auto DetailWestern Cooperative Credit UnionWestern DentIndividualsDean and Sherry AdamsDuane and JoAnne AndersonTamara AndersonKim AndersonChristina AnthonyJack and Judy AntonJackson and Marisa ArmstrongMichael and Tami BallardOrest and Phyllis BarankoFaron and Laureen BarnhartShannon and Michelle BarnhartJoyce BasicGerald and Kristy BaumgartnerJessica BauskeBrittany BeckCarol J. BeckertJoe and Joan BergerSally BergerTyler BergerCourtney BergerMaria Bernal ZepedaScott and Tara BieberEmery BielKaren M. BishopKaren B. BoehmAustin BoeppleClaudia BoschNathan Bouray and Jen GroszDonald BowlesLeland Brand

Deborah BreedloveDavid and Kathy BrenHarvey and Barbara BrenTom BrenKathleen Bren DiglianoRoger and Linda BrewRonald and Marie BrostDon and Janice BullingerGary and Frances BullingerJennifer BureshGerry and Debbie BurrAnn CabralDennis and Phyllis CannonJoe CappsSofia ChairezAlvin A. ChalupnikRocklyn CoferJeff and Leslie CollisonGary and Debra ConlonCaroline ConnellKirsti CraigDorothy CrandallRobin Y. DamronBrad and Jane DavisSonja DayNancy M. DeanMartin and JoAnn DeckerBruce G. DickMyrtle DowellKent and Ramona DresslerJacquelyn J. DuerreJohn and Grace DukartCarmie DukartAlbert DukartTerry and Marci DvorakAnn EbertsPatricia M. EckesJames and Karin EhliJacob and Evelyn WaleriShawn EllCyril EmmilJohn and Emalee EricksonHattie EvoniukGladys FaimanThomas and Nicole FathKevin FaulhaberKim FeiningerEdward and Shirley FetchElizabeth FeuerbacherRyan and Tracy FischerStanley and Mary Ann FischerEleanora B. FischerGerald and Cynthia FisherBrian and Amanda FisherClara FisherGregg and Melanie FittererErnest and Mary FittererWilma FittererBryan and Lea FlobergRon and Cindy FloydCarter and Stephanie FongBradley and Brenda FongRodger and Sharleen FraaseMichael and Marcia FrankBetty A. FrankTheodore FrankFranklin and Linda FridrichRachel M. GaabDaniel and Lori GalsterMary GenglerJessica E. GentileCory GheringChris GietzenDelores and Eugene GlaserStanley and Joelle GoldadeEdward and Ruth GreeneDave GreenwoodKelly GrollJoe GruhlkeJerry and Mary GuentherCalvin and Nancy GustafsonBertie GustafsonElsie J. GuthmillerD. D. and D. S. HaakinsonRichard and Rosalie HallJune HallerBrent and Tina HansonJosh and Amanda HardinJustin and Kilee HarmonShirley Hartman

Chad and Brittany HaugtvedtJohn and Kathy HebertKayla HeckerDaphne HeckerStanley and Bonnie HeideckerPaul and Betty HeidtRosemary HeidtDavid and Dalila HeinertPatricia HellerudRon and Aleta HendricksLuella HendricksBlaine and Barb HeraufVincent and Georgiann HiblTracey and Jackie HoffWhitney D. HohnbaumVirginia F. HollandAlbert and Effie HondlJason and Darcy HopfaufCraig M. HovetDeborah HowieRobert HudsonDustin and Coley HueskeChrista HugelenMorris and Elizabeth HundDean and Lola HushkaScott and Patty HutzenbilerGladys IsaakJon and Shelly JacobsonBradley JaegerSimon and Bertha JahnerMatthew JahnerFrank and Stephanie JensenLeona JilekAllan and Irene JirgesDennis and Vaune JohnsonGarth JohnsonCarly JohnsonMike and Kim JonesJoseph and Audrey JordanEdna M. JordeTerry and Michele KeithleyVickie KellerAgnes O. KellyJohn and Cindy KempenichGeorge and Irene KesselErvin and Marilyn KesselTerry KesselRoger and Lynette KesselMike and Kathy KiedrowskiPatricia KilweinRichard and Donna KingLaVonne M. KinneyAnita KirschmanLinda KittilsonAgnes KitzanBrenda F. KleinRonald and Diana KlemmDaniel and Virginia KnaupBethol KnutsonTaylor KreigHarley and Gloria Krein

Brian KubasWayne and Rosalie KudrnaLeo and Mildred KuntzFlorian and Deborah KuntzBeatrice KuntzKatherine KuylenConstance LadburyMiranda LampertLucille M. LamprechtJerry LandersJohn and Kathleen LangeHarlan and Betty LarsenAlan and Judith LarsonKenneth and Carol LeforGlenn and Nancy LeforTheresa M. LensingFrank LewisRodney and Janet LindboElliot LindboGlenn and Cheryl LohmanNathan and Karen LynchNevada LynnCynthia MartinFrank and Dustee MartinetShawn and Stephanie MayfieldWendy J. McCartyLynn and Robyn McChesneyDiane McConnellMae McDanoldAndres L. MejiaRick and Gloria MellmerMathias and Natalie MengeClara MeslingKay MikkelsenMartin and Margaret MillerLeRoy MosbruckerRobert MurphyLawrence NagelDavid and Pamela NarhiPaul and Marilyn NielsenRandy and Mary NordsvenJoann Nupen LindemannArdene O’ConnellMichael and Starla OdegaardJohn and Jessica OdermannRandy OlheiserHanson and Kristina OlstadBrandi OuelletteLavern OuelletteDan and Kathleen OukropJim and Sonja OzbunEugene and TaiAnn PadillaGary and Sherri PavlicekEmma PavlicekFrank and Louise PearsonNick PedeliskiEarl and Darlene PeltonDan and Danielle PenderMonica PetersonErin PirklGardner and Marietta Polanchek

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Earn Your Scrubs Participants, March 2017

Mark and Dianna PollertMatt PorterRoger and Carol PottorffMarkus PowellAndrew and Paulette PrausA. James and Sherri PrivratskyBeatrice RambousekWayne Rau and Gloria Fichter-RauBecky ReavesFrances RidlRosemary RiesingerCharles and Amy RobideauEugene and Margaret RobinsonEric and Tara RognessMardella RohdeElizabeth RomanCharles and Jeannie RoshauAllen RoshauJoe and Carlene Rothschiller

Dean and Danita RummelArnie and Deanne RummelLeah RustanLance and Lacey RustandAlan and Rebecca SadowskyLeona SandEleanor SandDonald and Darlene SandersDiana SchaeferIrene SchaferLinda SchaffSig SchaperJosephine ScheelerJace and Amie SchillingerDiane Schmidt-AuchJeffrey SchneiderGordon and Sandra SchnellWillard and Linda SchnellLarry and Judi Schnell

Janet SchobingerDarcy SchweitzerBridget SchwindtGwen SebastianDennis and Sharon SeifertMaryAnn SeilerBruce and Brenda SelingerKayla SelingerScot and Luann SenescallJeffrey and Lori SennLynette SilbernagelSteve and Chris SilkeyLaudie SimekHannah SlocombChristopher Smith and Sara PattersonBrian Holmstadt and Candace SmithJim SmithKen and LuAnn SolbergJon and Robin StangTeri Lynn StecklerMary SteffanLaura SteffanKyle SteffesGeneva SteierShari SteinStacy SticeIrene StiegAlan and Peggy StiegRalph and Anna StockertDebra StockertMandy StoneEvie StrandMary StrohMegan StudsrudMelissa SzuderaShea ThomasHolly ThomasDebbie ThompsonBarry and Nicole ThreadgoldEdwin ThurmanRod and Mary ToppShelly Torgeson

Gary and Catherine TormaschyRobert and Sheryl TreitlineCarolyn True Bright WhiteDarcy TurcotteRussell and Georgette TwogoodGermaine UeckertMary Ann UnruhLarry and Linda UrbanecKathleen VanderbuschRaymond and Susie VeverkaRoger and Darlene VoleskyAnthony Volesky and Beverly Giese-

VoleskyDr. Patrick Volesky and Antonio

Sanjuan PerezDana SchockJim and Lisa WagnerJerome and Julie WahlRuth WangerudMarilyn S. WannerDelores WannerGary and Dawn WannerDon and Jean WannerMyrna WeberCharlene WeismannKathy WendelKevin and Brenda WolfThurman and Pat WolfIrene WolfKyle and Mitzi YanishRon and Sheryl ZachmannGeorge and Arlene ZarakDarlene L. ZarakDavid and Delores ZastoupilBenedict and Gladys ZastoupilGeorgianne ZastoupilDebbie ZastoupilDonna ZimmermanDonald and Sharon Zubke

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During calendar year 2016, CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson

Served 67,999 admissions, outpatient and observation patients

Delivered 719 babies

Completed 1,837 surgeries

Saw an Average Daily Census of 16.0

Treated 12,632 patients in the Emergency Department

Served 65 Hospice patients and 159 Home Health patients for the fiscal year 2015-16

Year at a Glance

Lifetime Donor Champions Club ($500,000 and up)Corporations, Foundations & OrganizationsBaker BoyConocoPhillips Lower 48Marathon OilWyoming Casing Service, Inc.

Lifetime Donor Grande Club ($100,000-$499,999)Corporations, Foundations & OrganizationsAmerican Bank CenterBaranko Bros, Inc.Bosch Lumber Company, Inc.Dakota Community BankEdward JonesEngel Kesting FoundationGrand Dakota Partners, LLCJE Dunn Construction CompanyMartin ConstructionOccidental Petroleum CorpOtto Bremer FoundationParkway Ford Sales, Inc.Steffes CorporationThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley

Charitable TrustTMI Systems Design CorporationUnited Way of Dickinson, Inc.West Plains ElectricWest Plains, Inc.Whiting Oil & Gas CorporationWinn Construction, Inc.IndividualsEstate of Louise AndersonDr. Thomas F. and Marie ArnoldEmil and Marcia BarankoBluebird Family PartnershipFrederick MessersmithGust MittelstedtDaniel and Carla PorterGeorge Schreiber

Loretta SchreiberDr. Dennis Wolf

Lifetime Donor Presidents Club ($50,000-$99,999)Corporations, Foundations & OrganizationsBank of the WestBasin Electric Power CooperativeBremer Wealth ManagementCharbonneau Car CenterConsolidated TelcomDakota Farm Equipment, Inc.DCI Credit Services, Inc.Dickinson Ready Mix CompanyEbeltoft, Sickler, Lawyers PLLCFisher IndustriesFraternal Order of Eagles-Dickinson

Aerie No 2328Gate City BankHalliburton Energy Service, Inc.KQCD TV-STC Broadcasting, Inc.MBI Energy Services, Inc.MBI Oil and Gas, LLCMDU Resources FoundationMontana Dakota Utilities CompanyND Pharmacy, Inc.Roughrider Electric Cooperative, Inc.S. M. Fencing and Energy Services,

Inc.Slope Electric Cooperative, Inc.Wells Fargo BankWestern Cooperative Credit UnionIndividualsRichard and Shirley DukartLaurine EngelPatrick and Donna Giese and FamilyEstate of Ruth Grande Jerry and Lynette HeideckerHarlin and Marie KlingDr. Harlan and Betty LarsenJames and Henrietta NistlerPalmer Nelson TrustGilman and Monica Peterson

William RaseReed and Sandra ReymanWilla RustanGary SchwartzKenneth and Lee SteierBob and Alice Stranik

Lifetime Donor Pacesetters Club ($25,000-$49,999)Corporations, Foundations & OrganizationsAgribankAll American TravelBadlands OrthopedicsBaker Hughes FoundationBlackridge Enterprises, LLCBob’s Oil Field Service, Inc.Dacotah Banks, Inc.Dickinson Auto DealersDickinson Rotary Club

DMS ImagingElks Lodge 1137ESP Computers & Software, Inc.Howe, Hardy, Galloway & Maus, PCKadrmas, Lee, & Jackson, Inc.Kuntz Builders, Inc.Mackoff Kellogg Law FirmONEOK Foundation, Inc.Pump Systems, LLCQuality Quick Print, Inc.Sax Motor CompanySchlumberger LimitedSteier Oil Field ServiceThe Dickinson Press & The AdvertizerU.S. West FoundationUniversity of North DakotaWeatherford US LpIndividualsPatrick and Beverly AltringerJody and Carla Arthaud

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Kent and Jocelyn CarlsonRay and Shirley DavidMyrtle EricsonDr. Dale and Glenice HansenPatrick and Jill HealyEckhart and Della HeidMike and Kaye KelleyGeorge and Hilda Kuchynski TrustSusie LeforBob and Carol LeforJohn and Sue PrangeGilmar RotvoldAndrew and Joan SchmidtRonald and DeAnn SchmidtDr. Sheldon and Mitzi SwensonGeorge and Gertrude TuhyGeorge and Lynnelle UnruhJacob Weiler

Lifetime Donor Benefactors Club ($10,000-$24,999)Corporations, Foundations & OrganizationsAltringer Real EstateApplebee’s Neighborhood Grill & BarBerger Electric Inc.Britton Jewelers, LTDBurlington Northern Santa Fe

FoundationCoca-Cola Bottling Company of

DickinsonDakota SportsDan Porter Motors, Inc.Dickinson Charities, Inc.Dickinson ClinicDickinson Truck EquipmentEast End Auto and Truck Parts, Inc.Ernst, Inc.Euphoria Salon and SpaFirst American Bank WestFleck’s Furniture and AppliancesFraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary No.

2328German Hungarian LodgeGreat Plains Clinic, PCGreat Plains National BankHeart & Lung Clinic FoundationI. Keating Furniture World, Inc.Ironworks Welding, Inc.Irsfeld Pharmacy, P.C.JoAnn Egly TrustKirkwood Bank and TrustKnights of Columbus Council 6308Knights of Columbus, Council 1515Kolling & Kolling, Inc.Ladbury Funeral ServiceLegend Energy Services LLCLight Tower Rentals, Inc.Missouri Basin Well Service, Inc.The Real Estate CompanyRehab VisionsReichert ArmstrongReichert Fisher Company, PCRiddle’s JewelrySchutz Foss ArchitectsSenior Citizens Activity Club-Belfield,

NDSisters of Mercy of the Holy CrossSouthwest AG Repair LLCSt. Anthony ClubSt. John Evangelical Lutheran ChurchStevenson Funeral Home, IncStockmen’s Livestock ExchangeTooz Construction, Inc.Trial RunnersTruistUS BankIndividualsKelly and Tin ArmstrongTroy and Jodi BoschLeo and Maxine BraunDennis and Phyllis CannonDr. Carl CarlsonJohn and Gerry Dinsdale Paul and Gail EbeltoftJoshua and Stephanie FrankenHoward and Barbara FreedGerard and Danette GaydaEmma Gilliam Cora Gilsdorf

Lona GordonBill and Belva JansenClint and Annie JohnsonNancy JohnsonDennis and Vaune JohnsonTom and Arlys JordaJoseph and Mildred KadrmasFrank KarskyEdward and Antonia KingDelores KleinDr. Danuta KomorowskaLarry and Hyacinth KosteleckyTerry Kovacevich and FamilyKyle and Amber KuntzLeo and Constance LadburyPhilip and Lucille LamprechtMike and Sherryl LeforAlbert Maxner TrustMike ObachDr. Bruce and Irene OlinJack and Velma OlinScott and Kathy OlinLeslie and Dawn OlsonJim and Sonja OzbunSam and Donna PasicznykMarlys Paulson Peter and Cheryl RackovDr. Douglas and Michelle RoiseJoe and Carlene RothschillerRandal and Kristi SchwartzDr. Daniel J. ShepsCraig Steve and Millie WagnerAlex and June StockertClarence and Marcella StorsethJohn and Doreen StudsrudJerome and Julie WahlFred and Kay WerremeyerDr. Michael and Lori WolfRobert and Virginia Zent and Family

Lifetime Donor Leadership Club ($5000-$9999)Corporations, Foundations & Organizations3rd Avenue FloralAllan’s Decorating Center, Inc.American Enterprise Investment

ServicesAmerican State Bank & TrustBadlands Barbecue & Barn DanceBig K Industries, Inc.Border States Electric SupplyBraun DistributingC & J Spec-Rent Services, Inc.Climb4acure, IncCoBankCollection Center, Inc.D. & J. Liquors, Inc.Dakota Bone and JointDenny’s Electric & Motor Repair, Inc.Dickinson Area Chapter of APIDickinson Dental CenterDickinson Parks and Recreation DeptDickinson State UniversityDouble JJ OutfittersFarmers Union Oil CompanyFrom Heart and Hands Weddings and

EventsHarvest States FoundationHerberger’s Department StoreHighlands Engineering & Surveying

PLLCHilltop Heritage Foundation, Inc.IMSHealth Shared Business ServicesJohnson & JohnsonKovash Furniture, Inc.Lady J’s CateringLegend Homes, Inc.Liquor WarehouseMaus & Nordsven PCNewby’s Ace HardwareNorthern Improvement CompanyOptimist Club of DickinsonOuellette Chiropractic, PCPioneer Drilling Services, Ltd.Real Estate Trust Account Comm.Reichert H. L. Family TrustREMCO Software, Inc.Results Unlimited Marketing and

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Roers West, LLCRoughrider RV’s, Inc.Sandaker Consulting, Inc.SDI Health LLCSodexho Marriott Mgt. ServiceSouthview LiquorsSouthwest Business Machines, Inc.St. Benedict’s Health CenterStallion Oilfield ServiceSurveillance Data, Inc.Theodore Roosevelt Medora

FoundationUnited Building CenterWalmartWestern Edge Aviation, LLCWestern Eye Clinic, LTDWilliam H. Smith & Associates, P.C.IndividualsAshley D. AsensioSidney and Renee BaileyLawrence and Elaine BaresDr. James BaumgartnerRoger and Louane BeyerDr. Joel and Marie Anne BlanchardPaul and Jackie BoschAlvin A. ChalupnikD.J. and Michelle CharbonneauSteven and Angela ColeDr. Kenneth and Jeanette DelapAlbert DukartGeorge and Myrtle DynesCharles and Judith FinckFrederick and Judith FleenerBradley and Brenda FongJoe and Sandi FrenzelDr. Shannon and Audra GalsterDelroy and Yvonne GoreckiTimothy and Melissa GrossPatrick and Tammy GrosulakCarl and Margaret GustafsonCorey and Joelene HallerJeremy and Cristin Heidecker

Jon and Brenda HendricksonDr. Mark and Michelle HinrichsTracey and Jackie HoffBruce and Wava HoweDennis and Roene HulsingAdam and Ashley HurlbertRay and Kathryn JilekWillis and Inez JohnsonRay Ann KilenBob and Becky KitchenChristian and Lisa KosteleckyDrs. Gregory and Simin KovacsFrank and Doris KubikDr. David and LaRae KuylenDr. William and Vicki LoweDonald and Darlene LutzTodd and Denise LutzDennis LynchDebra J. MarshallMelvin and Dorothy MedunaScott and Tammy MeschkeCatherine MooreGuy and Sandra MoosDr. Brian and Stacey O’HaraShirley OsbornClive and Patricia PeltonJames and Rosella PerdaemsCarlos and Donna RoyalDean and Danita RummelKenneth and Shirley SampleOtto and Betty ScherrJeff and Marya SkaareHerbert SpurgeonPaul and Laurie SteffesSebastian and Celestine StoltzChris and Laurie StrommenCassie ThompsonMary VeigelWillie and Billie Jo WinnGeorge and Arlene ZarakDr. Darrell and Mary Fran ZellerMonty and Audrey Zins

“Greeter Tree” donated by Monica Peterson (center) in memory of Gilman Peterson, who “greeted” patients at the east entrance for many years. Also pictured: Heather Ekre (left) and Dennis Cannon (right).

CHI St. AlexiusHealth

Dickinson Foundation

NON-PROFITU.S. POSTAGEPAIDPERMIT #30DICKINSON, ND58601

2500 Fairway StreetDickinson, ND 58601

CHI ST. ALEXIUS HEALTH DICKINSON FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kathy Olin, Chairperson

Jason Hopfauf, Vice Chairperson

Susie Lefor, Treasurer

Cill Skabo

Nic Stevenson

Tammie Braun

Judi Schnell

Mark Hardy

Reed Reyman, President, CHI St. Alexius Health

Stephanie Franken, VP Operational Finance, CHI St. Alexius Health

Main/Hospital 701-456-4000

Clinic (Dickinson) 701-456-4200

Clinic (Beach) 701-872-3777

CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson Welcomes the Following New Providers:

Kelly Glick, PA-CFamily PracticeMedical Clinic - Dickinson

Dr. Volney WillettFamily PracticeMedical Clinic - Dickinson

DesiRae Dinius, PA-CFamily Practice Medical Clinic - Dickinson

Laura Tooz, CRNAAnesthesiaHospital

Kelsey Kuylen, FNP-BCWalk-In CareMedical Clinic - Dickinson