
Two large hospital systems in the Upper Midwest say fully vaccinated people make up a minority of COVID-19 hospitalizations and an even lower number of people needing intensive care and ventilators. Minnesota-based Allina Health reported 176 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 this week and that 22% are vaccinated against the coronavirus. Sanford Health says 159 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalized this week at its facilities in the Dakotas and Minnesota, and that 10% are fully vaccinated. The hospital systems are among the first in the nation to report their COVID-19 hospitalizations by severity and vaccination status.


Valley Senior Living on Columbia in Grand Forks Among The Best in North Dakota
(File image) (KNOX) - Valley Senior Living on Columbia has been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2026 by U.S. News & World Report. This ranking places Valley on Columbia as one of five nursing homes in North Dakota to receive this designatio...
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UND Partners With Space And Defense Supplier Voyager Technologies
North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer holds up an agreement between Voyager Technologies and UND, along with Matt Kuta, president and co-founder of Voyager (left), and UND President Andy Armacost. Contributed photo via UND Today. (By Joe Banish. UND To...
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Re-imagining The Dakota Conference on Rural Health
(UND Today photo) (By Jena Pierce. UND Today) - The Dakota Conference on Rural Health, which has been a mainstay in North Dakota for over 40 years, has seen different iterations over its four decades. In 2026, the summer conference is being reimagine...
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