Altru Health System

11/27/2025

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving!

As a reminder, we are adjusting hours this weekend.

🩺 The Express Clinic at Altru Professional Center is open today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Enjoy your holiday weekend, and stay safe! 🌟

View the full schedule of changes using the link in our bio » https://www.altru.org/press-center/press-releases/2025/altru-announces-holiday-hours-in-observance-of-the-thanksgiving

11/27/2025

🌟 Meet our latest Difference Maker: Ashley Acosta, sales associate at Altru Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy! 🌟

If you’ve picked up a prescription at Altru, you likely know Ashley. She greets everyone with positivity, remembers returning customers, and makes stressful moments easier with kindness and a little humor.

Her everyday interactions inspire our team and show what it truly means to be kind and pursue excellence for every patient.

Join us in celebrating Ashley for making a difference, one smile at a time. 💚✨

11/26/2025

🕯️ Join us for the Altru Candlelight Memorial Service on Saturday, December 6. Ornament decorating will begin at 4 p.m., followed by the service at 5 p.m. in the lobby of Altru Hospital.

This heartfelt annual service brings families and our community together to honor the lives of beloved children who have passed. It is especially meaningful this year as we gather in the new Altru Hospital for the very first time.

Each ornament, lovingly decorated and placed on the tree, symbolizes the enduring love and memories we hold close. 💚

All are welcome as we remember, reflect, and support one another.

11/25/2025

🎉 Team Altru took home the Judges’ Choice Award at the 2025 HollyDazzle Parade! 🎉
�Thank you to the Grand Forks Downtown Development Association for hosting such an amazing event for local families.

A huge shoutout to our incredible Altru EMS team and our talented carpenter, Kevin, for working with our marketing crew to bring this year’s float to life. From creative construction to detailed lighting, their hard work made all the magic happen. 🚑🔧💡

We’re so grateful for the teamwork, craftsmanship, and dedication that helped us take home the win! 🏆💚

11/24/2025

✨ HollyDazzle 2025 did NOT disappoint! ✨

This year, Whoville got an Altru twist. Welcome to ALTROOVILLE! 💚

Our very own CEO, Todd Forkel, starred as the Grinch, stealing the show but never our holiday spirit. 😉

Thank you to the Downtown Development Association in for coordinating such an awesome event that fills us all with community pride.

Check out these photos from an unforgettable night!

11/22/2025

Our Heart & Vascular team is hard at work preparing to move into their brand-new space on Monday! We caught up with them during the transition to give you a special first look at the new Heart & Vascular Center 🤩 Located on the 6th floor of Altru Hospital, this state-of-the-art space was designed with you in mind. Join Jodi Stauss, Practice Manager, for an exclusive walkthrough of the facility that will soon colocate all heart and vascular services. What does this mean for you? A seamless care experience with appointments and services like Echo, EKG, and vascular ultrasound all available in one convenient location.

We can’t wait to open the doors and welcome you to this beautiful new space on November 24!

11/21/2025

Thank you for supporting our NICU Mamas 💚

Today we delivered 75 “You Are Braver Than You Feel” shirts to the Altru Health System NICU in Grand Forks, and it was extra special because Grand Forks NICU mama Jaci and her son who was born at 26 weeks, joined us for the drop-off. 💕

These shirts are more than shirts. They are armor. A reminder of strength, resilience, and the courage it takes to show up every day in the NICU.

Thank you for making initiatives and give-backs like this possible!

11/21/2025

🌾 Happy National Rural Health Day! 🌾

Today we celebrate the strength, resilience, and heart of the rural communities we proudly serve. From our clinics and hospital to the farms, towns, and families across the region — your health and wellbeing are at the center of everything we do.

We’re grateful for the caregivers, partners, and community members who make high-quality rural healthcare possible. Thank you for trusting Altru to be part of your journey. 💚

11/20/2025

As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, we have a few changes to our hours next week on 🦃 Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28.

Most clinics, outpatient services and retail locations will be closed.

However, the following services will remain open:

🏥 Express Clinic – Altru Professional Center
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

💊 Altru Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Our Emergency Department and Altru Hospital remain open 24/7 throughout the holiday weekend.

If you experience a medical emergency, please call 911.

Wishing you a safe and happy Thanksgiving! 🍁

Learn more about our holiday hours » https://www.altru.org/press-center/press-releases/2025/altru-announces-holiday-hours-in-observance-of-the-thanksgiving

11/20/2025

We are excited to welcome McKenzie Titus, MD, to the Emergency Medicine team at Altru.

"I understand that nobody wants to be in the emergency department - for many patients and their families, I see them on one of the toughest days of their life. Knowing this, my goal is to treat everyone with care and compassion.”

Learn more about Dr. Titus » https://bit.ly/3JI0KtJ

11/18/2025

Move better. Feel stronger. Live with less pain.

Physical therapy isn’t just for athletes or post-surgery rehab. At Altru, our PT experts help people of all ages tackle everyday aches, recover after baby, prevent falls, stay active, and even delay or avoid surgery.

Curious how PT could help you? Check out these 7 surprising reasons to see a physical therapist. Your future self might thank you.

Learn more » https://bit.ly/4o3VWwN

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11/15/2025

We’re to share the inspiring story of Dr. Kathleen Gallagher, our general surgeon who spent more than three weeks in Gaza providing compassionate, life-saving care. Thank you, Dr. Gallagher, for making a difference for patients at home and abroad! 💚

Dr. Kathleen Gallagher spent more three weeks this fall in the Gaza Strip, where the sounds of machine gun fire and bombs dropping were constant.