Rounding up Essentia media coverage from May

Each month, we share some of our favorite Essentia Health-related stories on the Newsroom. Here are a few of the highlights from May; please note that some of these stories require log-in credentials and thus may not be accessible for all.

WDAY (Fargo): Project SEARCH program launches at West Fargo High School

Minnesota Star Tribune: Amid rural health cuts, Essentia Health expands Iron Range ER

Prairie Public Radio (North Dakota): Alex Pierce, along with one of his providers Megan Carlblom, discusses the stroke care he received at Essentia Health-Fargo

Duluth News Tribune: Our View: Hospitals’ ‘community benefit’ comes at a steep price

Brainerd Dispatch: Tour details progress on Essentia’s new orthopedic center

WDAY: Fargo Marathon medical teams prepare for heat

Grand Rapids Herald-Review: Essentia internship helping Grand Rapids siblings kickstart their careers in rural healthcare

WDAY: Fargo hospital aims for top nursing accreditation

Fox 21 (Duluth): Essentia explores at-home blood pressure readings to ease hospital stressors

Valley News Live’s North Dakota Today (Fargo): Chelsey Kuznia discusses Stroke Awareness Month

Valley News Live’s North Dakota Today: Dr. David Ajayi discusses Hyperbaric Medicine Awareness Month

Northern News Now (Duluth): Free skin cancer screening on Melanoma Monday

Minnesota Star Tribune: Bites from these northern Minnesota ticks can turn your body against red meat

Prairie Public Radio: Modern births and US News and World Report designation for Essentia Health-Fargo

Fox 21: Essentia Health hosts first ever Nursing Excellence Fair to highlight projects

WDAY: Essentia shares running tips for pregnant marathon participants

Prairie Business Magazine (Grand Forks): The evolving profession of nursing

Previously on the Newsroom:

Essentia’s blood pressure home monitoring program likely to ‘end up saving lives’

By volunteering at a free clinic, Essentia providers in Virginia ensure access to care for all