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Mark your calendar to attend Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association’s Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held September 17, starting at 6 p.m. at Carter County Events Center. This is an opportunity to get a current update on the progress of the new hospital and learn about changes happening at Dahl Memorial. All of the positive changes happening at Dahl promise to continue to offer the community and surrounding area the best in rural healthcare. The nomination committee is currently seeking interested individuals from the c...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association will be hosting its annual meeting on September 17, starting at 6 p.m. at Carter County Events Center. There is much to report at the annual meeting this year with all that has been happening including the new building project, the new hospital foundation, a new computer system, new pharmacy and so much more. The hospital board also has two board positions to fill. It is time for individuals who are interested in rural healthcare and the growth of Dahl Memorial to step forward. Anyone who...
There are zero cases of COVID-19 in Carter County. However, last Friday Fallon County saw its first case and Tuesday, Wibaux County its. As of Tuesday, there were 1,952 cases of COVID-19 in Montana with 1,034 active cases. Some Carter County residents were close contacts of the Fallon County case. A close contact is defined as a person who has been less than six feet away from a person with COVID-19 for more than 15 minutes. A close contact is notified of this by their local...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare CEO Ryan Tooke recently received notice that the association will be awarded another large grant for the new facility. Funds from this $500,000 grant awarded by the Helmsley Foundation will be used to purchase a CT scanner and go towards construction of a CT room in the new hospital. The new Dahl Memorial Healthcare will not only be home to the rural health clinic, critical access hospital and long-term care facility, it will also house a pharmacy,...
FREE COVID-19 testing for people with no symptoms will be held on July 7 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church parking lot in Ekalaka. Carter County Public Health, in coordination with Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association, will be hosting this drive-through COVID-19 Community snapshot testing. While testing of individuals without symptoms offers only a brief snapshot in time and an individual and business remain susceptible to COVID-19 exposure at any point following a test, more frequent testing at the c...
Often, women are more concerned about taking care of others than taking care of themselves. I know I do – I do my best to make sure my daughter has clean clothes, food she’ll eat, things to do. Now that she’s a tween, she is pretty good at taking care of herself. But there always seems to be something or someone else to be concerned about. But, to properly care for others, we women must make ourselves our number one priority! If we fall ill or get hurt, who will take care of the house, the kids, our significant other, our w...
The meaning and purpose of Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association expands beyond the medical care provided to our community and the people passing through our community. The economic impact of DMHA is also extremely important. The direct effect of DMHA’s impact on our local economy includes a payroll last year of $1.76 million dollars and provided 39 full time equivalent jobs. Indirectly, DMHA also produces an additional 14 non-hospital jobs. Individuals employed at Dahl Memorial Healthcare spend a portion of their salary on go...
Carter County Election Administrator Pam Castleberry said this week that ballots for Montana's primary election will be mailed to Carter County voters on Friday, May 8. Locally, there are only two filings for the primaries. Republican incumbent Tracey D. Walker filed for Clerk of District Court/Superintendent of Schools and Republican incumbent Rod Tauck has filed for reelection to the county commission. Registered voters within the county will also be voting on the Dahl...
I am writing to thank you for your past support of the Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association operating mill levy. I am requesting your continued support for the mill levy for operational assistance. The importance of the levy is more than for the operation of the facility. Passing the levy shows solid community support for the facility. When a funding source recognizes strong support from the community, they are likely to partner with us to complete current and future projects. Over the past year, Dahl Memorial has received...
Through the Rural Health Development Hospital Improvement Grant, several eastern Montana facilities have banded together to provide support for each other on a regional basis. The grant is designed to provide additional funding for hospitals for capital purchases, quality improvements and for creating cost savings and operational efficiencies. It is meant to benefit smaller facilities in implementing improvements on an annual basis. The Hospital Improvement Grant has been...
For the purposes of this letter, I am speaking as a community member, as well as on behalf of my position with Dahl Memorial. During this time, there seems to be more questions than answers, more fear than normality, and more rules than rights. Covid-19 is something new and the uncertainties are greater than the certainties. Because of that we need to be more cautious than not. In our area we have several things that are certain. Cold days are cold and hot days are hot. During such days, we know the effects of what could...
There is an overwhelming amount of information available that is related to COVID-19. Following are some guidelines all residents should practice. First, social distancing – keeping six feet between you and everyone else. Washing your hands, and not touching your face are essential to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. These preventative measures should be practiced at all times, especially when leaving your home. Secondly, follow the directions of Carter County Public H...
A virus is an infectious microscopic organism which invades a living organism, such as humans, animals, bacteria, and plants, and uses those host to replicate. There are a multitude of different viruses. Many viruses cause diseases in humans, such as influenza, the common cold, chicken pox, AIDS, and rabies. Fortunately, for many common viruses there are vaccines available that humans can get to prevent infections. However, there are not vaccines available for all viruses, especially new ones, like the one that causes the...
As the coronavirus spreads throughout the world and country, the threat of the virus has made significant local impacts. Last Thursday, Montana Governor Steve Bullock declared a state of emergency. On Friday night the Montana High School Association (MHSA) announced that the remainder of all state basketball tournaments would be canceled, ending the Carter County High School Lady Bulldogs' season after a semi-final loss at the Class C Tournament in Missoula where several fans...
On Tuesday, Carter County Public Health released the following statement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time for social responsibility. We have to understand others in our circle are vulnerable, and we need to protect them. COVID-19 is a new strain of coronavirus that causes a respiratory illness that is being transmitted across the world. The pandemic COVID-19 has created a massive influx of patients, which is leading to healthcare organizations overseas that are overwhelmed with patients, where healthcare...
Last week, U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) introduced legislation to extend the Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) until August 2024, a program in ten facilities across Montana, Nevada and North Dakota that develops and tests health care delivery and reimbursement models for Critical Access Hospitals in hyper-rural counties. The project began in August 2016, and expired in July 2019. Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association in Ekalaka, McCone County Health Center in Circle and...
On Monday, Heather VanGelder from ONEOK presented an $80,000 check to Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association. The funds from the grant will be used to purchase twenty-five new Stryker hospital beds for the new facility that is currently under construction. Twenty-one of the beds will be used for long-term care while the other 4 will become acute care beds. "They are going to be a major upgrade from what we have now," said Jordan Walker of Dahl Memorial. "They're brand new. We...
by Raquel Williams, RN Sorry about the hiatus, life had gotten a little too hectic with college, work and Tegan’s schedule. However, now that I have moved into the Carter County Public Health department, I plan to reach out to the people of this county more frequently. I developed this column a couple of years ago to provide health education to the public, as I am passionate about educating others and feel getting information out to citizens is essential. However, I am not going to talk about health promotion or disease p...
Dear Editor, The Carter County Food Bank would like to thank everyone for their support. We are very fortunate to have this service available to needy families. Approximately 400-500 lbs of food per month goes out. The Montana Food Bank Network provides many staples for us, including canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter and nuts, some meats and all the pasta products you could ever want. As we approach this holiday season, I have been receiving lots of requests for a list of food bank needs. Following is a list of...
Carter County Public Health and Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association will be hosting flu vaccine clinics on Sunday, November 10 and Monday, November 11. Sunday’s clinic will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the community hall in Alzada. The Monday, November 11 clinic will take place from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at Dahl Memorial Clinic in Ekalaka. The regular influenza vaccine costs $20 per vaccine. Pneumococcal vaccine will also be available. Residents who would like the cost of the vaccine billed to insurance must bring their i...
Mid-Rivers Communications has been awarded a zero-interest Rural Economic Development Loan (REDL) from USDA Rural Development on behalf of Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association in Ekalaka. The REDL program provides funding for rural projects through local utility organizations. The over $580,000 in zero-interest loan funds will be used by Dahl Memorial toward the purchase of an upgraded electronic health record system necessary to meet Medicare and Medicaid compliance requirements and streamline patient care. The Dahl...
Most of the discussion at Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association’s meeting last week was about the new facility project. Dahl CEO Ryan Tooke explained that the association is currently working on electrical, plumbing and heating bids. “We are trying to get them within range,” he said. Tooke expects groundwork to start at the new facility site on the first week of October. Pharmacist Michelle Mehling has been busier than expected at the new Dahl Memorial Healthcare Community Pharmacy that opened in July, Tooke told the Eagle...
The first sod was turned for construction of the new Dahl Memorial Healthcare facility last Friday. Carter County Commissioner Steve Rosencranz, Dahl CEO Ryan Tooke and Dahl provider Dale Diede spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony. A $15.1 million dollar bond to build the new facility on the old Ekalaka Elementary School site passed during the General Election last November. The new hospital will include long-term care, patient rooms, a main nurses' station, a laboratory,...
On July 20, Ekalaka Track and Arena held their annual youth rodeo and ranch rodeo. In addition to the event winners in the youth rodeo, all-around winners for each age group received buckles. Buckles were donated by Dale Diede, Troy and Mikel Fruit, C&T Rodeo, Colby Diede and Dalene Finstad, Barry Blair, Brian Elmore, Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association, Greg Brence and Puptown Cattle Company. The winners of this year's ranch rodeo will advance to the Big Sky Ranch Rodeo...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association is thrilled to announce the addition of another healthcare provider! Alex Loudermilk, a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), will be starting on August 2 and will be working in the clinic on Mondays and Fridays. Loudermilk was born and raised on a ranch near Mill Iron and graduated from Carter County High School in 2003. She then moved to Billings and graduated from Montana State University with her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing in 2007. Louderm...
