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Aug. 6, 2012
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Medcenter One awarded scholarships for guided care nursing certification

BISMARCK, N.D.—Medcenter One was recently awarded $22,800 in scholarship funding from the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing (IJHN). The funding will enable 12 Medcenter One healthcare providers to complete the guided care nursing course through IJHN.

The guided care nursing course emphasizes best practices for chronic disease management, case management, caregiver education and support, transitional care and geriatric evaluation and management.

The following Medcenter One associates are enrolled in the course: Tess Schmidt, clinic manager of Medcenter One Mandan Family Clinic East, Medcenter One Mandan Family Clinic North and Medcenter One Bismarck Clinic Downtown; Erica Reiner, R.N., Kris Farrington, R.N., and Stacey Will, R.N., Medcenter One Bismarck Clinic Downtown; Donia Klein, R.N., Shauna Voigt, R.N., and Chantel Hillius-Kramlich, R.N., Medcenter One Mandan Family Clinic North; Kim Hamburger, R.N., Medcenter One Dickinson Clinic; Cindy Brandt, R.N., and Jeral Jan Trzpuc, R.N., Medcenter One Mandan Family Clinic East; and Andrea Lapp, R.N., and Nicole Kinnischtzke, R.N., Medcenter One Bismarck Family Clinic South.

About Sanford Health
Sanford Health is an integrated health system headquartered in the Dakotas and is now the largest, rural, not-for-profit health care system in the nation with locations in 126 communities in eight states. In addition, Sanford Health is in the process of developing international clinics in Ghana, Israel and Mexico.

Sanford Health includes 35 hospitals, 140 clinic locations and 1,360 physicians in 81 specialty areas of medicine. With more than 26,000 employees, Sanford Health is the largest employer in North and South Dakota. The system is experiencing dynamic growth and development in conjunction with Denny Sanford's nearly $700 million in gifts, the largest ever to a health care organization in America. These gifts are making possible the implementation of several initiatives including global children's clinics, multiple research centers and finding cures for type 1 diabetes and breast cancer. For more information, please visit sanfordhealth.org.