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Colonoscopies Enhance Early Detection of Cancer
It can take
anywhere
from 15
minutes to
one hour –
but a
colonoscopy,
an examination of the
large bowel
and the distal part of
the small
bowel, can
save your
life. Time
well spent,
really, when
you think
about it.
Colorectal Cancer
Screening Methods
For colorectal cancer to be detected
when it’s most curable, the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) recommends the following
screening methods for people between
the ages of 50 and 75 with no other
risk factors.
Colleen Holen meets with Stephen Makoni, MD, FACP, an oncologist with the Trinity
CancerCare Center. She noted that she was very pleased with the staff and care at the
CancerCare Center, as well as Trinity Hospital, during her medical stay in December 2015
following her surgery to remove part of her large intestine following a cancer diagnosis.
Colorectal cancer – it’s the third most
common cancer in both men and
women – is preventable. (An estimated
93,090 cases of colon cancer and 39,610
cases of rectal cancer were expected to be
diagnosed in 2015; there was also an
estimated 49,700 deaths from colorectal
cancer expected.) The best way to detect
and prevent colon cancer is through a
colonoscopy, a test which views the colon.
The sooner growths are found and
removed, the better.
In the course of just a few weeks, the life of
Colleen Holen, of Bottineau, changed – for
the worse and then for the better. It began
when she received a test result that hinted
at the worst.
December 3 at St. Andrew’s Hospital, in
Bottineau (where Dr. Justino does a satellite
clinic). The result of the colonoscopy
proved that Holen indeed had a tumor.
Justino sent Holen to the Trinity
CancerCare Center where she met with
oncologist Stephen Makoni, MD, FACP,
who informed Holen that she had cancer.
When she received her diagnosis, Holen
thought about her family: her four
daughters, 12 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. “That’s why I wanted to beat
this,” she said. Fortunately, the PET scan
showed that the cancer was most likely
contained in one area and had not spread.
While signs of colon cancer may not
present early on – which is why testing is
important – cancer can show some signs
once it develops. Those signs may include:
Surgery was the only option because it was
the only way to remove the tumor in her
large intestine. On December 10, Holen
consulted with Gillian Lavik, MD, a general
surgeon with Trinity Health, to learn how
surgical intervention would work for her.
• A change in bowel movements, such as
diarrhea or constipation, for more than a
few days
Six days later, Holen underwent
laparoscopic surgery and one-third of her
large intestine was removed.
• An urge to have a bowel movement that
stays with you even after a bowel
movement
After a short, two-day hospital stay, Holen
returned home to Bottineau.
• Blood in the stool
• Stomach pain, cramps or nausea
• Feeling weak and tired
If any of these signs present, it is important
to see a doctor.
While there was a history of polyps in her
family’s, she had not had a colonoscopy
despite having reached the recommended
age for colonoscopies, “I was scared. I was
chicken,” she said.
The presence of blood in her stool – one of
the signs – prompted Holen to schedule a
colonoscopy with Edmundo Justino, MD, a
gastroenterologist with Trinity Health, for
“I came home and I felt very, very well,”
Holen said. “Dr. Justino, Dr. Makoni, and
Dr. Lavik are marvelous physicians. I was
very pleased with the staff and care at
Trinity Hospital and the Trinity CancerCare
Center.”
Plus, she added, she leaned on her husband,
Morris “Jr.” Holen, who was “her nurse at
home. He took very good care of me.”
Now, Holen is “just back to normal.”
She is cancer-free and an advocate for
colonoscopies.
“They’re very easy,” she said. “I’ve talked to
many people about going in to get their
colonoscopies.”
Dakota College
of Bottineau
Nursing
Program
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Sigmoidoscopy – A sigmoidoscope, a
thin tube with a light on the end, uses
a tiny video camera to transmit images
of the rectum and lower colon (called
the sigmoid colon) to help detect
polyps or cancer. Physicians can insert
special instruments into the scope to
biopsy and remove polyps. Typically, if
polyps are found, the patient will
require a colonoscopy for a more
thorough analysis of the entire colon.
The procedure, recommended every
five years for individuals between 50
and 75, doesn’t typically require
sedation. Patients need to give
themselves an enema before the
procedure to cleanse the lower colon.
Colonoscopy – A colonoscope, a tube
that is longer than a sigmoidoscope,
allows physicians to view the entire
colon. The night before a colonoscopy,
patients must take laxative agents to
completely cleanse the colon. The
patient is usually sedated during the
procedure. If polyps are found, they
may be removed by pasing a wire loop
through the colonoscope to cut the
polyp from the wall of the colon using
an electric current. Testing is
recommended every 10 years. More
frequent screening may be required if
the patient has a history of developing
polyps.
People who have a family history of
premalignant lesions (or adenomatous
polyps) or colorectal cancer before the
age of 60 or who have a family or
personal history of inflammatory
bowel disease require more frequent
screening. Talk with your doctor about
your individual risk.
Source: The American Cancer Society and the
National Cancer Institute
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Program –
Welcomes
Blackburn
Trinity Health
Foundation
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High-sensitivity fecal occult blood
test – This test checks the stool for
blood, which may be a sign of polyps
or cancer. Patients can provide stool
samples at home, after they receive a
kit from their healthcare provider.
Those with a positive test will be
referred for a colonoscopy. The
USPSTF recommends these tests be
done annually, starting at age 50.
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Trinity Health
Welcomes
Two More
Physicians
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Against All
Odds
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Community
Events
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2 • MARCH 2016
TRINITY HEALTH
HEALTHTALK
Dakota College of Bottineau Offers Nursing
Degrees through Program at Trinity
The distance learning
site for a long-established nursing program
at Trinity Hospital –
St. Joseph’s is under new
direction.
The distance site had
been established at
Trinity Health – St.
Joseph’s for some
time – since 2003 –
under the direction of
Williston State College.
In May 2015, WSC
decided to stop offering
the program there.
Trinity Health
approached DCB about
resuming the program
under a new partnership.
“Our conclusion was
that this program helps
to meet a need for
nurses in Minot and the
region,” said Dawn
Romfo, RN, BSN, MSN,
Nursing Coordinator for
Dakota Nursing
Program.
The program in Minot
offers an 11-month
Licensed Practical Nurse
(LPN) degree and a
two-year Registered
Nurse degree. The only
thing that has changed,
other than program
leadership, are the
clinical instructors; Katie
Tofteland, BSN, RN,
instructs the LPN
class and Clifford
Klimpel, BSN, RN,
instructs the RN
class.
Currently, there are
six students in the
LPN program and
nine in the RN
program. However,
by next year,
Romfo said, the site
plans on adding
sixteen more
students.
“We continue to
Katie Tofteland, BSN, RN, Clinical Instructor for the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) class instructor, and
grow the nursing
Clifford Klimpel, BSN, RN, Registered Nurse (RN) class instructor, stand with Dawn Romfo, MSN, RN,
program and help
Nurse Coordinator, for the Dakota College at Bottineau’s LPN/RN Distance Learning Site at Trinity
Hospital-St. Joseph’s, with students from the RN class. The students pictured are, from left: Erika Fazardo,
assist Trinity and
Danielle Mikula, Angie Stratton, Brittny Riemer, Rachel Berdahl, Jessica Pigeon, Amy Korslien, Ana Loza,
surrounding
and Hope Buchweitz.
communities with
the developing
nursing certificate and an Nursing Application,
which are offered at
quality nurses,” Romfo
Trinity Hospital and
which is found at
associate degree in
said.
Trinity Homes.
dakotanursing.org or on
nursing. According to
The program benefits
the Dakota College of
Romfo, students who
The Dakota Nursing
from the generosity of
Bottineau website,”
wish to pursue a
Program is a nursing
Trinity Health. Students
Romfo said.
Bachelor degree in
education consortium
receive instruction
Nursing (BSN) with
that includes four
For more information,
through IVN classrooms,
Minot
State
University
community colleges in
contact Dawn Romfo,
which are located on the
can
continue
their
North Dakota: Williston
Nurse Coordinator, or
Skywalk between Health
education there, with
State College; Dakota
Ashley Pedie,
Center-Medical Arts and
their credits from the
College at Bottineau;
Administrative Assistant,
Trinity Hospital-St.
Dakota
Nursing
Program
Lake Region State
at 701-228-5449, or visit
Joseph’s; labs, which are
carrying over.
College, Devils Lake;
dakotanursing.org or
performed at the
and Bismarck State
dakotacollege.edu.
Students must enroll at
learning site office,
College.
Dakota College at
located on the
Bottineau to be accepted
These colleges
fourth floor at Trinity
to the college. “Then,
collaborate to provide
Hospital – St. Joseph’s;
and clinical rotation,
education for a practical they fill out the Dakota
Employees Honored for Years of Service
40 Years: Penelope Adam, Nursing Service
Office, Trinity Homes; Jillane Boser,
Clinical Informatics; Kay Huageberg,
Laboratory; Karen Holte, Clinical
Excellence and Patient Safety; Valarie
Kemper, Diagnostic Radiology; Judy Myers,
Materials Management; Jan Panasuk,
Surgical Associates; Peggy Serr; Nursing
Service Office; and Paul Simonson, Vice
President.
Surgery; Deborah Hoverson, Nursing
Service Office; Kathy Kallestad,
Transcription; Toni Kremer, Corporate
Finance; Rodney Lund, Housekeeping,
Trinity Homes; Laura Miller, Family
Medicine; Patty Mosser, Trauma; Joan
Narum, OB/GYN; Lona Nelson, Rehab
Nursing, Kenmare; Jane Olson, OB/GYN;
Barbara Rimatzi, Behavioral Health Unit;
Bruno Rimatzi, Rehab Occupational
Therapy; Cindy Saari, Trinity Regional
Eyecare-Minot; Sonja Struksnes-Weber,
Laboratory; Carol Walth, Materials
Management; Sue Wilson, Nursing Service
Office; Lois Zahn, Activities, Trinity
Homes.
35 years: Jill Aarseth, Pulmonology; Lori
Armstrong, Nutrition Services; Joanne
Behrens, nursing, Trinity Homes; Curtis
Dahly, Bio-Electronics; Cheryl Eshenko,
Pharmacy; Nita Feist, Pediatric Nursing;
Darlene Fournier, Nursing Service Office,
Trinity Homes; Marian Gullickson, Trinity
Homes Executive; Kathleen Hansen, Oral
Facial Surgery; Betty Heintz, Intensive
Care Unit; Rochelle Hickel, Transcription;
Eugene Iverson, Bio-Electronics; Carol
Knorr, Pharmacy; Lori Lagge, Work Injury
Management; Vickie Lervik, Health
Information Management; Karen Liepke,
Trinity Community Clinic-Western
Dakota; Caron May, Neurology; Sherry
Melby, Laboratory; Debbie Meschke, Same
Day Surgery; Kathryn Neubauer, Nutrition
Services, Trinity Homes; Cindy Nordquist,
Executive Office; Walter Snyder,
Behavioral Health Unit; and Sharon Van
Winkle, Surgery.
25 Years: Caroline Anderson, Physical
Therapy-Velva; Tammi Benno, Kidney
Dialysis; Janel Feehan, Radiology
Administration; Veda Gamble, Information
Technology; Carol Graves, Kidney Dialysis;
Joan Hawbaker, Rehab Nursing; Marlene
Johnson, Trinity Regional Eyecare-Western
Dakota; Melanie Keeling, Radiation
Therapy; Kimberly Keller, Anesthesiology;
Kathy Kroke, Rehab Nursing; Gloria
Mantz, Admitting; Dawn Mehl, Nutrition
Services; Julie Mosser, Plant Operations;
Sharlo Myklebust, Trinity Regional
Eyecare-Devils Lake; Sandra
Odegard,Trinity Community ClinicWestern Dakota; Michelina Putnam,
Health Information Management; Penny
Saville, Post Anesthesia Recovery; Pamela
Schestler, Behavorial Health Unit; Karen
Sedevie, Revenue Integrity; Janet Smith,
nursing, Trinity Homes; and Patricia Wood,
Same Day Surgery.
30 Years: Brenda Black, Simulation Truck;
Tammi Fugere, Trinity Regional
Eyecare-Minot; Sharon Gifford, Neurology;
Kamie Gotvaslee, Radiology
Administration; Craig Gust, Facilities
Management; Cynthia Havig, Same Day
20 Years: Norma Anderson, Central
Business Office; Emily Atherton,
Housekeeping; Kathleen Beeter, Business
Office; Amy Bergrude, Intensive Care Unit;
Angela Bischof, Nursing Service Office;
Tammy Brown, Intensive Care Unit;
On February 16, 121 Trinity Health
employees were honored for their varied
years of 20-plus years of service. The
employees honored included:
45 Years: Perla Hall, Laboratory.
HealthTalk
Sandra Christenson, CSR-General; Hiroko
Coke, Housekeeping; Pennie Edwards,
Diagnostic Radiology; Cynthia Ell,
Materials Management; Linda Engelhard,
Trinity Regional Eyecare-Minot; Judith
Erickson, Trinity Regional
Eyecare-Minot; Catherine Gamas,
Pre-Admission Testing; Kory Goodman,
Nursing Service Office; Melinda Hall,
CAPH; Lisa Hamilton, nursing, Trinity
Homes; Dorothy Hoff, Internal Medicine;
Mary Hurly, MD, Family Medicine;
Kenneth Knapp Jr., Materials Management;
Sharleen Knuth, Facilities Management;
Peggy Kostenko, NICU/Transitional;
Frances Kraft, nursing, Trinity Homes;
Karmen Kyllo, Pharmacy; Kenneth Lewis,
Information Technology; Kathleen Lovejoy,
Psychiatry; Vicki Michels,PhD, Psychology;
Carol Mohagen, Oncology; Lance Mohl,
Pharmacy; Ranelle O’Keeffe, Radiation
Therapy; Christine Olson, Dermatology;
Elaine Polsfut, Corporate Finance; Randall
Schwan, Vice President; Thomas Seabolt
Jr., Behavioral Health Unit; Carlene Solar,
Plant Operations; Carissa Sorenson,
Convenient Care; Carolyn Steen, Podiatry;
Judy Steeves, nursing, Trinity Homes; Janet
Thiele, Cath Lab; Joette Turner, Trinity
Community Clinic-Velva; Nicole
Underdahl, CRNA: Lynette Vondal,
Emergency Trauma Center; Suzanne
Watne, Trinity Regional Eyecare-Minot;
Kevin Wenzel, Bio-Electronics; Renda
Wilson, Health Center-Medical Arts
Operations; Denise Zahn, CRNA.
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TRINITY HEALTH
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Trinity Health Foundation is proud to list the names of individuals, organizations, and businesses whose gifts were received from
November 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016. These contributions illustrate a generous and caring community, striving to bring the
highest quality care to those we serve. We want to thank these contributors for their generous support of Trinity Health’s mission,
“to excel at meeting the needs of the whole person through the provision of quality healthcare and health related services.” For more
information on honoring the memory of a loved one through philanthropic giving, contact Trinity Health Foundation at 857-5432.
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HEALTH UNIT
Our Lady of Grace Catholic
Church
In memory of Curtis Herman
Geraldine Herman
In memory of Denny Farhart
Roger & Colleen Holm
In memory of Jocelyn Thomas
L. Jean Berland
Lynn & Kevin Klein
In memory of Doroles Haaland
David Haaland
BREAST CANCER
Johnson Eyecare & Eyewear
Tim & Laura Mihalick
In memory of
Dr. Ratilal Jethwa
Hjalmer & Karen Carlson
Richard Whorley
CANCER EXERCISE REHAB
Chad & Kasey Haugen
Gratech Company, LLC
Hanson's Excavating, Inc.
Market Place Foods
Market Place Foods Arrowhead
Market Place Foods Broadway
Market Place Foods Dakota
Square
Market Place Foods North Hill
Mowbray & Son Plumbing &
Heating, Inc.
Richard & Diane Olthoff
In memory of
Larry Sundbakken
Joanne Roblewsky
CANCERCARE CENTER
Alfred & Betty Frey
American State Bank
Angus Campbell
Anonymous Contributions
Arlan & Lisa Krebsbach
Bethlehem E.L.C.A. Women
Blair Hindman
Borghild & Jerome Beeler
Bruce & Cynthia Carlson
Burckhard Orthodontics, PLLC
Caribou Coffee
Carol Schumann
Clarence Cogdill
Connie & Ed Sundby
Connie Hagen
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church
Curves
Dairy Queen Orange Julius
Daryl & Muriel Andersen
Dr. Friday & Ifeoma Osuala
Dr. Mark & Judy Whitman
Erin Heninger
Greg & Cindy Wiest
Ham's Well Service, Inc.
Herman & Betty Roloff
James Sundley
Janice & Joseph Juma
Jim Grote
Jim Hill Middle School Student
Council
Kathy Williams
Liz & Michael Bakk
Lois & Leonard Neubauer
Lucille Nathan
Marilyn Kletzien
Matt Watne
May Parish
Mildred & Ada Arneson
Morelli's Distributing, Inc.
North Hill Grill & Chill DQ
Rhonda Zimny
Richard & Diane Olthoff
Roald & Marilyn Mattson
Robert Durkin
Ross Bethlehem Lutheran
Church WELCA
Scheels All Sports
Spicy Pie
Stephen & Donna McIntyre
Steven Bye
Timothy & Debra Love
In memory of Duane Kinnoin
Connie Kinnoin
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Rita Semchenko
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Rosita Schoenberg
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Vicki Lee
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Lynn & Judy Stevens
Mary & Lyle Lavachek
In memory of
Matthew Gonzalez
Michael & Pamela Uran
In memory of
Michael Aisenbrey
Beth Aisenbrey
In memory of
Rogene Christianson
George & Marilyn Larson
In memory of Russ Farden
Lynn & Judy Stevens
In memory of Sherman Welstad
Greg Anderson
Lynn & Judy Stevens
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
Geraldeen Evanenko
Renee Grinolds
Thomas Family Funeral Home
In memory of Harry Renke
Paulette Renke
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Amber Sluke
Daniel & Nedra Sluke
Justin, Courtney & Ayden
Traeger
In memory of Janice Peterson
Hjalmer & Karen Carlson
In memory of Kim Hansen
Chuck & Marilyn Hansen
In memory of Jeanne Rensch
The Family of Jeanne Rensch
EMERGENCY/TRAUMA
CENTER
In memory of
Dr. Ratilal Jethwa
Carmen & Edgar Wheeling
In memory of Gloria Schmidt
Hjalmer & Karen Carlson
In memory of John Haaland
Hjalmer & Karen Carlson
In memory Judy Nehring
Jon Nehring
In memory of
Larry Sundbakken
Paul & Paula Simonson
In memory of Linda Edwardson
Grace Leslie
In memory of Lynne Rumney
Susan Messersmith
In memory of Natalie Hankel
Leann & Stephen Hayton
In memory of
Owen Jay Stevens
Mariea & Leonard Nelson
In memory of Ray Bibow
Kim & Rob Petershack
In memory of Richard Johnson
Donn & Grace Brown
In memory of Robert Roise
Lowell Skabo
In memory of S.E. Peterson
Roger & Colleen Holm
In memory of Tony Mulvey
Agnes Brandt
CANCERCARE CENTER
PATIENT EDUCATION
ROOM
Verendrye Electric Cooperative,
Inc.
CANCERCARE COTTAGES
Lloyd & Sharon Hovland
Shawn & Joe Smothers
Trinity Lansford Women of the
ELCA
ENDOWMENT FOR
EXCELLENCE
In memory of Alan Campbell
A. G. Leonard
In memory of
Dr. Ratilal Jethwa
Amy & Robert Vovilla
Ann & James Wilson
Arleen Becker
Armend & RaNae Lynner
Bert & Anna Marie Shomento
Brian & Heidi Stevens
David & Nancy Peck
Dr. Alexandre Kindy &
Dr. Evelyne Kindy
Dr. Erdal Diri
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James & Joyce Henricks
Jerry & Donna Lyon
Jerry Andresen
Lanae Labonte
Margaret & Melvin Schmidt
Margaret & Wayne Schempp
Nancy Bjork
Peggy & Ronald Undlin
Sharon & Richard Torgerson
Sonja Mickelson
Susan Jaicks
Tamara Doerr
Thomas & Jacqueline Slagle
William & Rebecca Deutsch
In memory of Phyllis Campbell
A. G. Leonard
GENEROSITY CARD
Joel & Sheilla Anderson
In memory of Bernard Benson
Helen Niess
In memory of Blaine Wiltse
The Nerem Family
In memory of Carol Limke
LeRoy Limke
In memory of Charles Schultz
Fred & Theresa Gruenberg
In memory of Cletus Burbach
LeRoy & Yvonne Bursau
In memory of Dale Forsberg
Dr. Jeffrey & Janelle Verhey
In memory of
Darlene Hendershot
Albert & Helen Klein
Blaine & Kathy DesLauriers
Eileen Skowronek
Gary & Alice Selberg
Hugh & Jane Mayer
Jane & Craig Nelson
Lorraine Thomas
Lucetta Heisler
Margaret Lafontaine
Patsy Hendershot
Tami McNally
Valerie Priess
Wayne & Lola Larcombe
In memory of Doroles Haaland
Anonymous Contributions
Beulah Saunders
Dr. Geoffrey & Dorothea Rath
Hjalmer & Karen Carlson
In memory of Dorothy Miller
Verna Bower
In memory of
Dr. Ratilal Jethwa
Brad & Camille Oothoudt
Dr. Susan Gokey
In memory of Duaine Fugere
Diane Fugere
In memory of
Elizabeth Heinrich
Marie Woodall
In memory of Ellen Johnson
Lorraine Thomas
In memory of Eugene Hall
Dr. Jeffrey & Janelle Verhey
In memory of Fred Lien
Terry & Sherlyn West
In memory of
Geneva Linington
Janeen & Robert Scheeler
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Paulette Renke
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Renae & Dean Lenertz
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Larry Sundbakken
Dr. Jeffrey & Janelle Verhey
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Patrick & Theresa Stieg
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Cathy Lawson
Joseph & Sharon Crider
In memory of
Dr. Ratilal Jethwa
Dr. Jeffrey & Janelle Verhey
In memory of Carla Lee
Nancy & Bruce Andersen
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Marilee Nelson
In memory of Myron Arndt
Donette Arndt
In memory of Charles Schultz
Douglas & Dawn Freeman
Shelley & Wayne Semrau
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Edith & Greg Johnson
HEART PROGRAM
In memory of Jack Decker
Hjalmer & Karen Carlson
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Ladora Gregory
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Agnes Brandt
In memory of Kenneth Zander
Lois Zander
In memory of Andrew Reed
Roger & Colleen Holm
In memory of
Lowell Christianson
George & Marilyn Larson
In memory of Alan Colbenson
Patricia & Maynard Anderson
In memory of Gail Curle
Albert & Helen Klein
GUEST HOUSE
Gladys Helping Hand Club
John & Phyllis Haskins
Lynn Lund
Tammy Miller
Trinity Lansford Women of the
ELCA
In memory of Cletus Burbach
Dr. Jeffrey & Janelle Verhey
In memory of Barry Johnson
Marilee Nelson
Clifford & Terri Nelson
Living Word Lutheran
Church
Richard Peterson
St. John's Lutheran Church
Western Steel & Plumbing
Zion Lutheran Women of
the Church
HOSPICE
Anonymous Contributions
In memory of Leo Schmaltz
Bruce & Nola Grover
In memory of Milo Gladback
Patricia Townley
In memory of Omar Smith
Rhonda Smith
Robert & Julie Olson
In memory of Pete Westgard
Hjalmer & Karen Carlson
In memory of Ray Klein
Phyllis Abrahamson
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TRINITY HEALTH
HEALTHTALK
Trinity Health Welcomes Two More Physicians
Trinity Health announces the addition of
two new physicians in the specialties of
Urology and Emergency Medicine.
Diane C. Bigham, DO, is a board certified
urologist who provides general Urology
services, with special interests in urinary
incontinence and pelvic health.
A graduate of the Chicago College of
Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Bigham
completed her General Surgery residency
at Doctors Hospital, Massillon, OH, and
her Urology residency at Metropolitan
Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, where she
served as chief resident her final year. She
practiced 11 years in association with
urology centers in Michigan, including
Urologic Consultants, P.C., where she
co-directed the Continence and Pelvic
Health Center.
care to people with emergent
illnesses and injuries.
Dr. Walsh earned his medical degree
from Creighton University School of
Medicine, Omaha, and completed his
family practice residency at the
University of Wyoming Family
Medicine Residency Program in
Casper, WY, in 2000. Since then the
Wyoming native has served rural
emergency departments in his home
state and in New Mexico, where he
Diane C. Bigham, DO
Thomas Walsh, MD
managed a variety of cases, including
Urology
Emergency Medicine
motor vehicle crashes, industrial
accidents and unique events such as
Thomas Walsh, MD, is the newest member bear maulings. Prior to earning his degree
he served in the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry
of our Emergency/Trauma team. A
Division at Fort Stewart, GA.
physician board certified in Family
Medicine, Dr. Walsh provides immediate
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In memory of
Robert Roise
Anonymous Contributions
Ardis & Ron Neshem
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Donald & Joan Hagen
Eleanor Pietsch
Faye & Dennis
Asmundson
Henrietta Kraft
Julie & Rodney Deaver
June & Joe Bowersox
Nancy Zaletel
Richard & Sandra
Trondson
Rosella Tollefson
Thelma DeBilt
Yvonne Schreiner
In memory of
Roy Pfeifer
Helen Niess
In memory of
Valentine Schell
Delilah & Victor Scherr
Helen Niess
NICU
Alison Sherven
Barbara Nolden
Judith Cuadra
Our Lady of Grace 5th
Grade CCD Class
Rhiannon Burns
United Methodist
Women of Des Lacs
PASTORAL CARE
Joel & Sheilla Anderson
Judith Cuadra
In memory of
Ctormy Taylor
Tammy Taylor Snode
In memory of
Robert Roise
Judith Deaver
PEDIATRIC UNIT
Allie's Friends Foundation
North Plains Elementary
School
PULMONARY
CARE/REHAB
In memory of
Darlene Hendershot
Dennis & Janice Torno
Loren & Jan Ness
Lottie Jean Griffin
SEXUAL ASSAULT
NURSE EXAMINER
ROOM
In memory of
Dr. Ratilal Jethwa
Trinity Health ETC
Department
SWINGEN
ENDOWMENT
Krebsbach Realty Co.,
Inc.
Myrna Anderson
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Magnus Lysne
Steven & Kari Lysne
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Debra Haman
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Verhey
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Carol Amundson
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In memory of
Doroles Haaland
Anonymous Contributions
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5 • MARCH 2016
APEX Builds Program – Welcomes Blackburn
Human performance
specialist Jason
Blackburn, BS, has come
full circle. After
interning with Trinity
Health two decades ago
and making a name for
himself as a successful
personal trainer, he’s
back at Trinity Health
doing what he does
best – helping young
athletes achieve their
full potential.
Russell Gust MS, CSCS,
ACSM-CET, manager of
Trinity’s array of
Exercise Physiology
programs, recently
announced that
Blackburn had joined
Trinity as an APEX
trainer. APEX, which
stands for Athletic
Performance Extreme, is
a comprehensive training
program that uses
proven performance
improvement methods
to give athletes a
competitive edge with
goals specific to his or
her sport.
“Russ and I got into this
business at the same
time,” Blackburn said.
“I’ve always been on my
own, but there are
advantages to being part
of a team. Here I have a
greater opportunity to
work on injury
prevention, for example,
and the resources help
my athletes.”
A Minot State
University graduate with
a Bachelor of Science in
Corporate Fitness,
Blackburn’s résumé
includes a remarkable
mix of entrepreneurial
and school-based
ventures. Early in his
career he launched a
mobile sports
acceleration program
that traveled from school
to school. He then
worked five years as a
strength and
conditioning coach at
Minot High School
before becoming a
partner in ASK Fitness
and Performance in
Minot for the next 10
years.
Throughout his career
he has worked with
some of the area’s finest
athletes, several of which
have penned glowing
testimonials to his
training skills:
Hockey player Quinn
Fuchs of the North Iowa
Bulls called Blackburn
Jason Blackburn, BS, a recent addition to
Trinity Health’s Exercise Physiology team, is
an APEX trainer. APEX, which stands for
Athletic Performance Extreme, is a
comprehensive training program that uses
performance improvement methods to give
athletes a competitive edge with goals specific
to his or her sport.
“intense” and a
meticulous trainer:
“Day in and day out, he
expects your best,
whether you’re doing
your warm up or your
actual training. He does
not let you take any
shortcuts and prides
himself on making you
the best athlete you can
possibly be.”
Football standout
Braydon Lund, a Minot
High senior who has
signed an intent to play
for NDSU,
agrees:
“Jason is the
type of
trainer who
always
expects the
best from
you and
never lets
you give up.
He saw
potential in
me and
helped get
me to
where
I’m at.”
Blackburn
said he’s
currently
working
with around
20 athletes, some of
whom show striking
potential. “I have a pair
of 10-year-old swimmers
who are amazing; they’re
the fastest kids in the
state,” he said. “Seeing
athletes succeed – that’s
what fills my cup up.”
While his overriding goal
is to squeeze every bit of
excellence he can out of
an athlete, Jason has
worked with young
people long enough to
know when it’s time to
pull back. Kids aren’t
just athletes, after all,
they’re people.
“When you’ve been
doing this as long as I
have, you develop great
relationships,” he said.
“I see kids that I’ve
trained 10 years ago, and
now they’re great
human beings. The
traits that enable them
to excel as athletes help
them mature and
develop as people. It’s a
rewarding experience to
see that happen.”
APEX is conducted
through Trinity’s
partnership with the
Minot Family YMCA.
“Athletes have access to
the best trainers,
program and facility – a
great combination when
you’re looking for
results,” Gust said.
For more information
about APEX, call
857-5626 or check out
www.apexnd.org.
One can enroll in the
program at any time.
Trinity Health’s Speaker’s Bureau
Call our Community Education Department at 857-5099 to check for available dates and topics.
“Building Hope” Golf Announces Date
Fore!
The 19th annual Building Hope Golf Tournament is scheduled for June 20.
Building Hope is an 18-hole women’s golf scramble held at the Souris River Golf Course, in Minot.
Since the beginning of the fundraiser, over $200,000 has been raised to benefit the Trinity
CancerCare Center and its patients.
Different levels of sponsorships are available:
GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIPS
SPECIALTY SPONSORSHIPS
Green & Tee Sponsor - $1,200
• Registration fees and game pass for 4 players
(one team) including cart fees
• A sign located on a green
• Company name on Foundation website
• Company name in post-event ads in area
newspapers and Vim & Vigor, the Trinity Health
magazine
• Place an item of your choice into the golfer
goodie bags (i.e. pens, sticky notes, sunscreen, etc.)
• Sponsorship acknowledged from the podium at
awards
ceremony
Hat/Visor Sponsor - $3,000
• Green & Tee Sponsorship
• Name/Logo on hats/visor given to
golfers
Fairway Sponsor - $750
• A sign located on the fairway (150 yard marker)
• Company name in post-event ads in area
newspapers and Vim & Vigor, the Trinity Health
magazine
• Place an item of your choice into the golfer
goodie bags (i.e. pens, sticky notes, sunscreen, etc.)
Birdie Sponsor - $500
• Business name on a tee box sign
• Place an item of your choice into the golfer
goodie bags (i.e. pens, sticky notes, sunscreen, etc.)
The deadline for
Golf Tournament Sponsorships
is June 6, 2016.
Water Bottle Sponsor - $2,500
• Green & Tee Sponsorship
• Name/Logo on water bottle given to golfers
Range Ball Sponsor - $1,900
• Green & Tee Sponsorship
• Sleeve of balls given to golfers with sponsor logo
Bag Tag Sponsor - $1,500
• Green & Tee Sponsorship
• Name/Logo on tag given to golfers
Golf Tee Sponsor - $1,500
• Green & Tee Sponsor
• Name on golf tees given to golfers
The deadline for Specialty
Sponsorships
is May 1, 2016.
Sign up your
team today!
How does your support make a difference in a patient’s life?
• Over 50 cancer patients received travel and lodging assistance;
• Forty-four cancer patients regained their strength and endurance through Trinity’s Cancer Exercise Rehabilitation Program at the
YMCA, in 2015.
• Over 60 patients and their caretakers were able to stay at Trinity’s CancerCare Cottage while receiving treatment.
• We offer yoga and about 30 patients have taken part.
• Ten patients have done art therapy.
For information about the sponsorships or to sign up, please call the Trinity Health Foundation office at (701) 857-5432.
6 • MARCH 2016
TRINITY HEALTH
HEALTHTALK
Community Events
On February 4, Dr. Bethany Jensen, Broadway Family Denistry (second from the
right), presented $350 to the Trinity CancerCare Center. Fundraising efforts came
from donations raised last October. For each contribution from patients or staff at
Broadway Family Dentistry over one dollar, a pink jelly bracelet was given to the
donor in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Efforts like this are very much
appreciated and will be used to help any and all patients, said Shane Jordan,
director of the Trinity CancerCare Center. Jensen is pictured with, from left: Cody
McManigal, Trinity Health Foundation assistant; Jordan; and Shawn Smothers,
interim director of the Trinity Health Foundation.
Kayla Cole, a clinical dietitian with Trinity Health, led a grocery store tour – focusing on heart health – at the original MarketPlace Foods, on February 9.
Susan Burkhart, RN, MSN, CDE, BC-ADM, with Trinity Center for Diabetes
Education, spoke to residents at The View on February 9 about “Living With
Diabetes.”
The Trinity CancerCare Center received about 20 blankets donated by the Central
Campus FBLA on February 11. With Carol Mohagen, a social worker with the
CancerCare Center, is Hannah Heisler, Vice-President, and Rebecca Kubler, a
member with the Central Campus FBLA.
Pat Halverson conducted blood glucose and cholesterol screenings at Trinity Health's
booth at the Ag Expo, held at the North Dakota State Fair Center January 27-29,
2016.
Heidi Zaderaka, a respiratory therapist with Trinity Health’s Cardiac
Rehabilitation, speaks with a member of the public during Trinity’s Heart Health
Fair, held at the Dakota Square mall on February 6.
The Trinity Health Auxiliary Healthy Hearts Club presented a $10,000 check to
Trinity’s Cardiac Rehab program on Saturday at Heart’s Desire. The money was
raised through the February 13 event and a golf tournament this past fall. Heart’s
Desire was sponsored by Ryan GMC/Buick/Cadillac and the Holiday Inn.
Pictured are Brenda Beyer, president of the Trinity Health Auxiliary, Jeff Redekopp,
manager of Trinity Health Cardiac Rehab, and Sherry Maragos, coordinator of the
Trinity Health Auxiliary Healthy Hearts Club.
Patients from Trinity's Cardiac Rehab attended en masse to the Rehab's Open
House, held February 17, during Cardiac Rehabilitation Week (February 13-20).
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TRINITY HEALTH
7 • MARCH 2016
Against All Odds, Provider Perseveres
After several attempts to
have a foot issue treated,
Carla Pease found
salvation at Trinity
Health.
“I walked so poorly,
because of my spasticity
from CP,” Pease says,
referencing the cerebral
palsy she has had since
the age of three. “I
almost whittled away
part of my heel. My
because while another
physician could do it,
Albers’ plan was ideal.
Obviously he did, Pease
said in agreement, as she
sat across from him in
his office in late
October.
In fact, Albers did three
surgeries at once. He
straightened Pease’s
heel, inserting a few
applied, and was turned
down. She applied to a
different program; she
was turned down again.
In all, eight nursing programs turned her down,
because of her cerebral
palsy.
Discouraged from the
many rejections, Pease
decided to pursue a
career as a medical
assistant, as it would be
With Williams’ letters of
recommendation, Pease
was able to get into the
Dakota Nursing Program
through the Fort
Berthold Community
College, New Town.
“I kept telling him I’m
going to be a nurse
practitioner and work at
Trinity,” Pease says.
From there, Pease also
attended Williston
State College,
through Trinity
Health. (There were
also online programs,
such as through the
University of
Cincinnati, that
contributed to her
education.)
She struggled with
poor depth
perception and
left-sided weakness,
due to her CP, but
Pease found different
ways to do things
necessary for her
training. Instead of
throwing in the
Aaron Albers, DPM, a podiatrist with Trinity Health, looks at the foot of Carla Pease, AGPCNP-BC, a
nurse practitioner with Trinity’s Convenient Care Clinic. In 2014, Albers performed a surgery on Pease
proverbial towel,
that helped her gain mobility.
Pease used it to wipe
away the sweat
screws to make it more
instead and persevered
as close as she could
ankle was turning in and stable; corrected Pease’s
towards her aspirations
pushing everything in.”
spastic Achille’s tendon; be to being a nurse.
of becoming a nurse
However, nobody
and removed a bone
In August 2014, Pease,
practitioner.
wanted her to do
spur (“That still feels
who works as a nurse
clinicals in their
As part of her nurse
marvelous, by the way,”
practitioner at Trinity
program.
practitioner practicum,
Pease added.)
Health’s Convenient
she returned to Trinity
“Who wants a girl with
Care Clinic, went under Pease notes that doing
CP?” she asks. “Nobody.” Community Clinicthe knife to help correct the surgeries at one
Garrison, as well as the
foot issues associated
time would help lessen
But that wasn’t true.
now-closed Trinity
with her cerebral palsy.
complications.
Community ClinicShe found Trinity
The operation was, what “If you can have one
Parshall.
Community Clinic –
Pease calls, “the big one.”
surgery with a chance of Garrison to be a
“It was kind of crazy to
It was so big that twelve
welcoming place for her do practicum and ten
complications, rather
orthopedic surgeons
to complete her medical years later, the NP
than three, somebody is
“from Minneapolis to
assistant practicum
going to pick the one.”
program at the same
Denver” said no to.
while she applied for a
clinic,” Pease said about
This wasn’t the first
nursing program.
The severity of the issue,
time that Trinity came to Through the practicum, the Garrison clinic.
coupled with Pease’s
“Time flies when you’re
Pease’s rescue.
she gained clinical
cerebral palsy and
having fun.”
experience which
Complex Regional Pain
When Pease was three
included learning how to Pease noted how her
Syndrome – which
years old, she was
experience at these two
give injections, how to
creates hypersensitivity
diagnosed with cerebral
clinics make up “a huge
document patients
to any pain – was
palsy. This required
part of my knowledge.”
medical records, and
enough to deter some,
quarterly stays at the
how to obtain vital signs. She notes that Jill
but not all.
Shriner’s Hospital in
Trulson, PA-C, who now
Minneapolis, Minnesota; It was also through this
Aaron Albers, DPM, a
works at Trinity
practicum that she met
podiatrist at Trinity, took it was there that Pease
Community Clinic-New
became inspired by the
“this cool podiatrist” by
on the task.
Town (but had worked
work of the nurses there. the name of Tyson
“I knew the procedure
at the Parshall clinic), is
She decided then and
Williams.
we needed to do,” Albers
“fabulous. She took me
there that she would
“He wrote me letters of
says. He spoke to his
when nobody else
become a nurse.
recommendation. He did
colleague, Tyson
would.”
Once Pease was of age,
everything in his power
Williams, DPM, who
“She is literally the
she began to look into
to get me into nursing
recommended that
greatest NP on the
nursing programs. She
school,” Pease says.
Albers do the surgery
planet,” Pease glowed.
“If I take care of my
patients half as well as
she has, I will have
accomplished my
dream.”
While training in the
program, Pease began to
experience trouble with
her foot. It began to
swell up and it
eventually turned black
and purple “and was in
horrible shape,” she says.
Despite that, orthopedic
specialists that Pease
consulted suggested that
it “was normal” but
Pease knew something
was wrong.
“Dr. Williams figured out
a joint in my good foot
ruptured,” Pease said
after her consult with
Dr. Williams.
The only thing was that
Pease didn’t have
insurance. “I had zero
dollars,” she says.
But Dr. Williams found a
saving grace – the
TriniCare program,
which helped with her
financial situation.
“They covered my
surgery, 100 percent,”
Pease said. “Not only did
they do that, but Dr.
Williams cut on the top
of my foot – instead of
the bottom – so I could
continue with my
training.”
After Pease completed
her training in 2013, she
insisted that she would
come to Trinity to work,
although she says
Dr. Williams believed
she would end up
somewhere else.
Now, fifteen years after
meeting Dr. Williams, “I
get to park next to the
guy that gave me my
start in training!” Pease
says.
Perseverance paid off,
and continues to
blossom, for many
people facing difficulty.
Pease hopes her
experience helps others
to keep pushing and
fighting for change and
better health.
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Dear Doc,
My child has a bad cold and now her eyes are dripping gooey
stuff. Does she need eye drops?
Worried Mom
Dear Doc,
When should I brush my baby’s teeth? When do I use
toothpaste?
Smiling Dad
Dear WM,
Often the cold virus can also cause some eye drainage. This does
not need antibiotic eye drops. A goopy, very red eye without
respiratory symptoms is more likely to respond to antibiotic eye
drops and should be evaluated by the doctor.
Doc
Dear SD,
A baby’s teeth can be cleaned with a non-flouride tooth cleanser
and a cloth or soft nubby brush as soon as baby has teeth! And
giving baby a clean moist cloth to chew on also helps with
teething discomfort. After age 1 year, children’s FLOURIDE
containing toothpaste is needed—but only a rice grain’s amount
on the brush.Baby should go to the dentist by age 3 or 4, sooner
if there are concerns.
Doc
8 • MARCH 2016
TRINITY HEALTH
Colonoscopies
HEALTHTALK
continued from page 1
Most people should start regular screening at age 50;
from that point, a colonoscopy is recommended every
ten years after. Colon cancer is much more common
after people turn 50 years old.
Colonoscopies are also recommended for those under
the age of 50, but there are some guidelines for that.
Those include:
• If you have a close relative who got colon cancer at a
young age
• If you have two or more close relatives who got colon
cancer – or growths in the colon – at any age
• If you have certain health conditions or a family
history of them
If you are a candidate for a colonoscopy, or have
Colleen Holen, of Bottineau, signs her name on the name wall at the Trinity CancerCare
Center. In December, Holen learned through a colonoscopy that she had a tumor in her colon.
questions about colorectal screenings, contact your
Surgical intervention helped remove the tumor and she is now cancer-free.
primary care physician, or make an appointment to see
a gastroenterologist. Trinity Health’s Gastroenterology
department includes Dr. Justino, Rukshana Cader, MD, and Bonnie Ler, FNP-C; they are located at Health Center-Medical Arts, and
can be reached at 857-7389. More information on the department can be found at trinityhealth.org/gastroenterology.
What’s New in Colon Cancer Testing?
Camera pill
Currently available at Trinity Health is a pill with a tiny camera inside that can take pictures of the colon after the patient swallows
it. For now it’s only available as a follow-up procedure for people who have not been able to complete a colonoscopy, not as its own
screening test. The images for video capsule endoscopy are sent to a small recording device which the patient wears. They then take
this device back to the doctor for uploading to the computer. If suspicious areas are seen, another procedure may be recommended.
Stool DNA test
A new type of non-invasive test to check for colon cancer is available now, and may appeal to people who want to be screened, but
don’t want to undergo the usual preparation required for a colonoscopy and some other screening tests. It’s called a Stool DNA test
because it looks for certain gene changes that are sometimes found in colon cancer cells.
The FDA approved a Stool DNA test called Cologuard in August 2014. The patient uses a kit at home to collect a stool sample and
mail it to a lab. The test checks for DNA changes that could be a sign of cancer or pre-cancerous growths called polyps. It also checks
for blood in the stool, which can be a sign of cancer.
No special diet or bowel preparation (no laxatives or enemas) are required for a stool DNA test. However, if the Cologuard test does
show a possible cancer or pre-cancer, the patient would then need a colonoscopy to confirm it, and possibly to remove any polyps.
And not everybody can have this type of colon screening test. It’s only for people with an average risk for colon cancer: no personal
history of pre-cancerous polyps, colon cancer, or some other colon problems. Cologuard is available through Trinity Health—ask your
doctor for more information.
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For the latest updates, check online at www.trinityhealth.org
March 2016
Mobile Mammogram Schedule
March 1 ..................Trinity Community Clinic – Mohall, 756-6841
March 2 ..........Northland Community Health Center – Turtle Lake
448-9225
Trinity Community Clinic – Velva, 338-2066
March 8 ....................Premier HealthCare – Devils Lake, 662-8662
March 15 ............................St. Luke’s Hospital – Crosby, 965-6349
March 16 ......................................................Tioga Clinic, 664-3368
March 29 ............McKenzie County Medical Center – Watford City
842-3771
March 30 ....Mountrail County Medical Center – Stanley, 628-2505
Trinity Community Clinic – New Town, 627-2990
Keys To Diabetes Success
The Keys to Diabetes Success will host a meeting on March 1, at 7
p.m., at Health Center-Riverside, 1900 8th Avenue SE, Minot. The
topic will be “The Old and New of Sugar Substitutes.” Space is
limited! Please reserve your spot today! Call 857-5268
Spice Up Your Cooking
Join a Trinity Health Registered Dietitian on Tuesday, March 8,
from 2-3 p.m., for a cooking class, “Cooking with Spices.” The class
will take place at the Trinity Health Community Conference
Room, located at Town & Country Shopping Center, 1015 S.
Broadway, Minot. There will be a $10 fee to help cover. Space is
limited. Please RSVP by calling 857-5268.
To keep up-to-date on upcoming
Trinity events, and more, visit our blog,
#Healthfeed, at www.trinityhealth.org/news.
Prepared Childbirth Classes
Learn about exercise and breathing techniques, labor/delivery,
newborn care, newborn feedings, etc. Enrollment is limited.
April 5-26, May 17-June 7 and July 19-August 9 (Tuesdays)
7-9 p.m., in the Prepared Childbirth Classroom, Trinity Health
Center – Riverside Education Center, 1900 8th Ave. SE.
March 18-April 6 and May 11-June 1 (Wednesdays)
7-9 p.m. in the Airmen and Family Readiness Center, Minot
Air Force Base. Please call (701) 723-3950 to register.
March 12, March 26, April 9, and April 30 (Saturdays)
9 a.m.-4 p.m., in the Prepared Childbirth Classroom, Health
Center – Riverside Education Center, 1900 8th Ave. SE.
Breastfeeding Basics
March 17, April 21, May 19, June 9, and July 14
Offered by Laureen Klein, RN, BSN. Meets from 7-8 p.m.,
Health Center – Riverside Education Center, 1900 8th
Ave. SE.
These classes are offered free of charge as part of Trinity’s
community benefit mission, but registration is typically
required. For more information, or to register for classes,
call (701) 857-3607.
Family Birth Center Tours
Expectant mothers are invited to attend a formal group
tour/education/Q&A session at Trinity Hospital’s Family
Birth Center. This opportunity allows every expectant mother
to hear and see valuable information in a relaxed
environment. We will also provide information on self-care,
infant safety and what to expect during your delivery.
See www.trinityhealth.org/familybirth_SVS or call
(701) 857-5380 for a detailed schedule.