AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRural Health: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Bismarck to promote federal rural-health funding for hospital upgrades, telehealth and recruiting nurses and doctors. Sen. John Hoeven said nearly $200 million in first-year North Dakota funding has been committed, with another year of funding expected; tribal leaders also pressed for more resources to improve care in Native communities. Hospital Changes: Altru Health System signed an agreement to acquire St. Alexius hospitals in Bismarck, Garrison and Turtle Lake, while keeping their Catholic affiliation. Prevention and Care: North Dakota childhood vaccination rates continue to slide, and the state is among those reporting measles cases amid a nationwide surge. Sanford Fargo also earned the highest neonatal-care designation.
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