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Business Briefs for Nov. 2

Avera Marshall hosts University of Minnesota medical student Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall is hosting a medical student through the Rural Physicians Associate Program (RPAP) of the University of Minnesota Medical School. Peder Johnson will be at Avera Marshall for nine months gaining hands-on learning, caring for patients of all ages. He is working under the supervision of preceptors Dr. Jane Hartman and Dr. Alexandria Echols-Simpson. His primary focus is in family medicine, but he will also do rotations in surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, ...

Business Briefs for Oct. 21

Farmward Cooperative names new CEO The board of directors of Farmward Cooperative announced they have selected John Husk as the company’s new chief executive officer. Husk comes to Farmward with more than 40 years of leadership experience in farm supply and grain marketing and assumed his role as CEO on Oct. 18. “After a comprehensive search, the board is both excited and confident in our decision to hire John as our new CEO,” said Farmward Board Chairman Calvin Aarons. “He has a tremendous passion for agriculture and the cooperative system and more importantly, ...

Business Briefs for Oct. 18

Avera earns highest level among ‘Most Wired’ Health Systems Avera has again earned the highest level of recognition as a Level 10 organization in the 2021 Digital Health Most Wired Survey conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively health care organizations apply core and advanced technologies into their clinical and business programs to improve health and care in their communities. This is the third year that Avera has been named as a Level 10 ...

Business Briefs for Oct. 14

Ritland joins Hoffman & Brobst Hoffman & Brobst, Certified Public Accountants announced the addition of Abby Ritland, a staff accountant, to the professional staff of its firm. She is a graduate of Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall and has previous experience in accounting. Ritland and her husband Benjamin live in Marshall with their 1-year-old daughter and one on the way. Merhar named senior operations director at Partners in Community Supports Cottonwood native Tory Merhar, who joined Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota in 2016 as the senior director of Partners in ...

Business Briefs for Aug. 27

Pediatrician joins Avera Medical Group Marshall Chioma Osemwegie, MD, Pediatrics, joined Avera Medical Group in Marshall in August. Dr. Osemwegie earned her medical degree at the University of Nigeria Nsukka in Enugu State, Nigeria. She completed both a pediatrics internship and a pediatrics residency at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Osemwegie joins Dr. Timothy Michals and nurse practitioners Courtney Blomme, Amanda Enestvedt and Sara Kraft in providing a full range of pediatric care at Avera Medical Group Marshall. Tuff joins Hoffman & ...

Business Briefs for Aug. 2

Avera Marshall introduces vice president of Mission Services Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall welcomes Beringia Zen, Ph.D., in the role of vice president of Mission for the Avera Marshall region.  Zen comes to Avera with 15 years of experience in health care chaplaincy, mission leadership and higher education theology instruction. Prior to moving to Marshall, she served as the manager of spiritual care for Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif. since 2019. Her prior experience includes working in chaplaincy and management at hospitals in Kansas City, Mo. and ...