Thursday, Nov. 21, is National Rural Health Day! According to the US Food and Drug Administration, nearly one in five people in the United States live in rural areas.
Everyone should have access to affordable, quality health care regardless of where they call home. RiverView Health is proud to offer that care to our friends and families in this rural area, whether it’s National Rural Health Day or any other day of the year.
There are many definitions of what rural health care looks like. The following is a partial list of RiverView’s rural health offerings
An emergency room and hospital that never close
Labor and delivery services
Surgical Services, including ophthalmology, general, gastroenterology, and more
Orthopaedics, including robotic-arm-assisted joint replacement
Minimally invasive, complex spine care
Home Care with nurses available 24/7
RiverView Recovery Center, a chemical dependency recovery center with offices in East Grand Forks, Crookston, Thief River Falls, and Roseau
Clinics in Crookston, East Grand Forks, Fertile, Red Lake Falls, and Thief River Falls offering a variety of services, including family medicine, internal medicine, orthopaedics, podiatry, and gynecology services
Extended clinic hours during the week and weekend hours in Crookston because illnesses and injuries don’t keep to a weekday schedule
Rehab Services in four locations, including physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, cardiopulmonary rehab, occupational health, and a sleep center
Diagnostic Imaging with state-of-the-art technology
Pharmacy with extended weekday and weekend hours
Senior Life Solutions, an outpatient program designed for older adults experiencing mental challenges often associated with aging
Transitional Care for when you aren’t quite ready to go home from the hospital
Mental Health services
Laboratory services
Telehealth
Rural health care for RiverView also means playing a part in the community, including
Weighing teddy bears at the annual Teddy Bear Clinic designed to ease children’s fears of the hospital
Providers volunteering their time on the sidelines of local sporting events should someone get hurt and need help
Rehab Services team members participating in the Highland Inclusive Playground project to offer expertise, support, and education
Holding an annual Ox Cart Days Dodgeball Tournament for local kids
Volunteers participating in Nite to Unite, Lion’s Torchlight Parade, Home Delivered Meals, and Month of the Young Child events
Holding a free Scrubs Camp for high school juniors and seniors interested in healthcare
Hosting free presentions to educate the community on the latest information in health news
Rural health is a way of life and an opportunity to celebrate the “Power of Rural’’, the annual recognition’s theme. Thank you to everyone whose work and contributions positively impact the vast varied healthcare needs of people and families living, working, and raising their families in rural America.
Left to right, RiverView providers Dr. Brennen Smith, Dr. Erik Kanten, and Casey Wangen, CRNA, on the sidelines of the new Crookston High School football field, the KROX Radio Stadium.
RiverView team members Maddie Engelstad (left), MOTR/L, and Caitlyn Michno (right), PT, DPT, director of Rehab Services, with fellow Highland Inclusive Playground committee member Courtney Olson.
