A comparison of North Dakota hospital charges for common procedures is drawing fire from hospital representatives. But North Dakota's top insurance regulator says the wide range of prices and difficulty in getting price information illustrate the disadvantage consumers find themselves in when trying to compare prices.
Von Pinnon: Forum welcomes new Readers Board members
Members stay on for a year, but terms are staggered by a half-year. The paper’s community sounding board chooses its own successors.
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Matthew Von Pinnon | 9:00 am, Feb. 26, 2021 ×
Matthew Von Pinnon is editor of The Forum.
Meet the six new members of The Forum’s Readers Board. They join six returning members whose terms expire in June.
Members stay on for a year, but terms are staggered by a half-year. The paper’s community sounding board chooses its own successors.
We want to first thank our members leaving the board: Joan Halland, John Miller, Mark Dickerson and Melissa Brandt.
The state of North Dakota awarded $250,000 to SANE programs for 2019 through 2021 Written By: Grace O Neil | 10:00 pm, Jan. 27, 2021
NORTH DAKOTA Being a sexual assault nurse examiner, or SANE nurse, isn t in any job description. We don t make anybody choose this role or choose this position because it s passion, said Lisa Jackson, foundation director for Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
SANE nurses are paid for their time, but it s time on top of their regular duties. It s not an easy thing to do, said Jackson.
At Jamestown Regional Medical Center, the program isn t in its regular budget. Training and paying for their eight SANE nurses comes from fundraisers and grants from the state.
This is our final update as we feature numerous Jamestown non-profit organizations participating in Giving Hearts Day on February 11th
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The 24-hour fundraising event Giving Hearts Day makes a return to North Dakota and northwest Minnesota on Thursday, February 11th.
Since the first ever Giving Hearts Day in 2008, donors have given more than $90 million, with 100% raised going directly to participating charities. There are more than 490 different charities and impacts donors will be able to select during the event.
Locally, 16 organizations will participate in Jamestown. One of those non-profits is the Anne Carlsen Center. Kelsey Ost is the Associate Development Director for ACC.