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Thumbs up. That was the consensus at RiverView Health Monday, December 21, as many of RiverView’s frontline healthcare providers received the COVID-19 vaccine. RiverView received 43 vials of the Pfizer vaccine Monday, according to RiverView Chief Nursing Officer April Grunhovd. Sixty-two frontline workers had received the first dose of the two-dose vaccine by Monday night. […]
RiverView Health is now offering monoclonal antibody treatment for those who have tested positive for COVID-19, are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19, and have certain risk factors, such as diabetes or heart disease that increases their risk of severe COVID-19 complications. This one-time, one-hour outpatient IV infusion treatment has proven to reduce
When RiverView Health began planning for a new hospital and even when the construction on the new building began, they likely didn’t imagine they’d be opening in the midst of a pandemic that would impact their operations and services. But that is exactly the situation they found themselves in when the new hospital opened in
If you have symptoms of COVID-19, a rapid antigen test is now available at RiverView Health, Crookston, to determine if you are positive for the virus. RiverView began offering the test on Dec. 3. An antigen test is designed to detect proteins from the virus that causes COVID-19. The test is only for those who
It’s not too late to get your flu shot at RiverView Health! Being immunized against influenza is more important than ever this year to keep people healthy and not overwhelm our health care system during the COVID-19 pandemic. December 6-12 is National Influenza Vaccination Week. Anyone six months and older should have a flu vaccine.
RiverView Health is pleased to welcome Todd Sekundiak, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Sekundiak is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in adult joint reconstruction using minimally invasive techniques. Dr. Sekundiak has a practice at Sanford Health, Fargo. He is a native of Winnipeg, and graduated from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine, Winnipeg. He
