Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
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Northwood, N.D. – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) toured Northwood Deaconess Health Center and met with North Dakota rural health leaders.
“This was a good day in Northwood. I enjoyed the tour of Deaconess Hospital and appreciate the hospitality and leadership provided by CEO Pete Antonson and his team,” said Senator Cramer. “We had an informative and instructive meeting with North Dakota rural health to discuss workforce challenges, behavioral health, telehealth, and operations. We have a lot of work to do to ensure all rural communities in North Dakota have access to quality health care and the solutions are far more likely to come from Northwood than DC.”
At the meeting, Senator Cramer discussed hot topics in rural health in North Dakota including recruiting and retaining employees, telehealth, and mental and behavioral health services.
The meeting included representatives from the North Dakota Center for Rural Health, Northwood Deaconess Health Center, Towner County Medical Center, CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake, Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center, First Care Health Center, Langdon Prairie Health, Sakakawea Medical Center, Unity Medical Center, South Central Health, Mountrail Medical Center, and the North Dakota Hospital Association.