VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – CHI Mercy Health has been designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital now through March 31, 2020 by the North Dakota Department of Health.

“I want to thank, you and all of your staff, for their commitment to the care of stroke patients.” said Shila Thorson, MSN, RN-BC State Stroke & Cardiac System Coordinator. “You have a great facility and numerous strengths within your stoke system that were identified. We believe that everyone at your facility is working very hard and doing a very good job providing stoke care.”

Keith Heuser, President, CHI Mercy Health, presented the certificate to Alana McClellan, RN, ER Manager and Emergency Room Nurses Susan Ashline, RN and Andrea Rall, RN.