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Altru’s Board of Directors Announces Recruitment of New President

Grand Forks, N.D. - Altru’s Board of Directors announces that the recruitment of the organization’s new presid…
Jul 12, 2022

Altru Earns CARF Accreditation Through 2025

Grand Forks, N.D. – Altru Health System has been issued accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Re…
Jul 6, 2022

Altru Nurse Earns DAISY Award Recognition for Being the “Best in Her Profession”

Grand Forks, N.D. – Leanna Haugen, RN, a nurse at Altru Health System, is being honored with The DAISY Award f…
Jun 30, 2022

Altru and Universal Health Services Sign Letter of Intent to Expand Inpatient Behavioral Health

Grand Forks, N.D. (June 14, 2022) – Altru Health System and Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) have signed …
Jun 14, 2022

Altru Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

Altru has received the American College of Cardiology’s Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievem…
Jun 10, 2022

Altru Locations Recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Homes

Grand Forks, N.D. — Seven Altru locations have been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance…
May 18, 2022

Altru the Only Hospital in North Dakota Awarded Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2022 List

Grand Forks, N.D. – Altru has been recognized on Newsweek’s list of Best Maternity Hospitals 2022. This presti…
May 11, 2022

Altru Physician Jeff Eickman, M.D., Named Provider of the Quarter

Altru is pleased to announce Jeff Eickman, M.D., has been awarded the Provider of the Quarter for Q1 of 2022. …
Apr 25, 2022

Altru Receives Technology in Healthcare Recognition

Grand Forks, N.D. — Altru has been recertified as a HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Socie…
Apr 13, 2022

Altru Generosity in Action Scholarship Applications Open Now

Grand Forks, N.D. - Altru Health System and Altru Health Foundation are excited to announce Altru Generosity i…
Apr 6, 2022

Second Booster Doses of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Available at Altru

Grand Forks, N.D. - A second booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines is now available at Altr…
Apr 1, 2022

Altru Pharmacist Recognized: 50 Years of Service

When Ken Schwandt started working as a pharmacist 50 years ago, he would use a manual typewriter to type up th…
Mar 21, 2022