Outstanding Rural Health Provider

This award is presented to a healthcare provider (e.g., physician, nurse, dentist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, dietitian, etc.), who practice in rural North Dakota, and is unselfishly committed to improving the health of their community and service area.

• 2022 – Dr. Wayne Anderson, Chief Medical Officer and general surgeon at CHI St. Alexius Health Williston
• 2020 – Brian Twete, Provider/FNP, Northwood Deaconess Health Center
• 2019 – Clark Kruta, CRNA, APRN, CHI Mercy Health, Valley City and Debra Middleton, ENP-C, FNP-BC, Cooperstown Medical Center
• 2018 – Gary Ramage, MD, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems, Watford City
• 2017 – Mark Longmuir, MD, Mountrail County Medical Center, Stanley