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CommonSpirit Health and Altru Health System Sign Letter of Intent

Bismarck, N.D. - CommonSpirit Health and Altru Health System have signed a non-binding letter of intent to exp…
Jan 22, 2026

Altru Health System First in North Dakota to Earn Certified Blue Zones Worksite® Status

Organization Demonstrates Well-Being Leadership for Employees and CommunityGrand Forks, N.D. - Altru Health Sy…
Jan 16, 2026

Stephanie Foughty, MD Selected as Medical Director of Altru Hospital Devils Lake and Altru Clinic Devils Lake

Grand Forks, N.D. - Altru is pleased to announce that Stephanie Foughty, MD, has been selected as Medical Dire…
Jan 16, 2026

Pathology Doctor Named Physician of the Quarter

Dr. Heidi Jess of Altru’s Pathology Department has been selected as Physician of the Quarter. Dr. Jess was nom…
Jan 7, 2026

Altru’s Brittany Caillier Receives Prairie Business’ 40 Under 40 Recognition

Brittany Caillier, Altru Health Foundation’s director of philanthropy, has been named to Prairie Business’ ‘40…
Dec 7, 2023

Altru Physician Recognized with Top North Dakota Award

Dr. Heidi Philpot, a family physician with Altru, was selected as the 2023 NDAFP Family Physician of the Year…
Nov 20, 2023

Altru Welcomes New Board Member

Grand Forks, N.D. - Altru Health System appointed Retired Col. Timothy Curry to join the non-profit’s board of…
Nov 9, 2023

End-of-Life Educational Panel

Planning for the unknown. Preparing the best you can.End-of-life planning. Not easy to talk about, but importa…
Nov 6, 2023

Altru Honored for Digital Excellence as a 2023 Digital Health Most Wired Survey Recipient

Grand Forks N.D. - The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has released their cove…
Oct 26, 2023

Altru Health System Grand Forks Earns Echocardiography Accreditation by IAC

Grand Forks, N.D. - Echocardiography is used to assess different areas of the heart and can detect heart disea…
Oct 5, 2023

All-Star Nursing Team at Altru Recognized with the Daisy Award

Grand Forks, N.D. - Altru is recognizing an all-star nursing team with the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurse…
Sep 28, 2023

Altru Launches Regional Therapy Services in Hallock

Meet Providers at Open House Oct. 5  Grand Forks, N.D. - Altru Therapy Hallock is hosting an open ho…
Sep 19, 2023