It’s finally here, we are moving!

Mar 27, 2017 construction, move, moving, new facility

Sakakawea Medical Center will be moving into the new Sakakawea Medical Center beginning Monday, April 3, 2017. The move will take approximately 3 days to complete. During the move, the current (old) facility will remain open for admissions, emergency department visits, and/or other needed hospital care until 6:00 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, April 5^th, 2017. Services affected during the move are as follows:

Radiology will have limited services during the move
Starting at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4th, Respiratory Therapy will not be available for outpatient services (such as CPAP/PFT) without an appointment
On Wednesday, April 5th Laboratory services will be limited to blood draws, tests will be sent to the Beulah Clinic for processing
During the three day move, dietary services will be available for patients and residents only; public and employee meals will not be available

Once the new hospital has opened at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, no new admissions will be taken at the out-going (old) hospital facility. Any hospital admissions between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. should use the new hospital entrance. The Emergency and main entrance of the new hospital is located on the northwest corner of the facility.

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