
Grand Forks, N.D. –Breanna Privratsky, PA is joining the team at Altru Clinic in Crookston, Erskine, Red Lake Falls, and Fertile. She specializes in family medicine with specific practices in women’s health, children’s medicine, and urgent care.
“I strive to approach and treat every individual as if they were a friend or family member,” Privratsky explains. “The relationship between a patient and provider should be one that is built off trust and understanding.”
Breanna earned her Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree at the University of North Dakota. When she is not working, Breanna enjoys spending time with her children and husband. She likes to play games and read with her children and travel with her husband. When she has free time, she enjoys playing a tune on her violin and playing sand volleyball.
Altru Health System is a regional-owned, integrated system with a general acute care hospital, a specialty hospital, more than a dozen clinics in Grand Forks and the region, and a large home care network. It employs nearly 200 physicians and 4,000 staff and has an annual net operating revenue of more than $549 million. As the first member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Altru’s providers have access to clinically integrated tools extending Mayo Clinic’s knowledge and expertise to patients.
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