JRMC adds Emergency Rm, physician

Jamestown  (CSi – JRMC)  Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) is pleased to welcome a new emergency department physician to their team, Dr. Ben Muscha. Dr. Muscha is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician who is experienced providing care in both emergency and family medicine settings.

JRMC, President, CEO, K.C. DeBoer says, “It is an honor to welcome Dr. Muscha to JRMC,”having more emergency medicine physicians on staff allows for more consistent care in our emergency department for our patients.”

Dr. Muscha is experienced in family and emergency medicine. Dr. Muscha graduated from the UND School of Medicine in Grand Forks for medical school and completed his residency with the UND Family Practice Center focused in family medicine in Grand Forks, ND. During his residency in Bismarck, he had the opportunity to provide emergency coverage for area hospitals. As a result, he was exposed to the Jamestown community after working one weekend every month for two years at Jamestown Hospital. After residency, he practiced in Carrington, ND and from there moved to Bismarck, ND. After one of the worst winters in Bismarck, he and his family made the decision to move to Arizona where he practiced family medicine and urgent care.

Originally from Harvey, MN, Dr. Muscha and his wife, Carmen, have a strong North Dakota spirit. As empty-nesters, they have a passion for hockey and hold season tickets to UND games and are looking forward to attending games.

Dr. Ben Muscha will provide shared coverage in JRMC Emergency Department. It is his goal to provide you high quality care in emergency situations. You can trust that Dr. Muscha has the knowledge, training and experience to provide you with very good care during your visit.

About the JRMC Emergency Department
The emergency department (ED) staff takes care of approximately 8,700 patients every year. Patient care is provided for orthopedic emergencies, trauma, heart attack (Acute MI), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), stroke, asthma and other medical and surgical emergencies.

The emergency department also provides approximately 1,500 outpatient services each year. These include chemotheraphy, electroencephalogram (EEG), electrocardiogram (EKG), antibiotic infusions, blood transfusions, dressing changes and wound care, iron infusions for low hemoglobin and immune globulin for immune deficiency.

Remember, for any emergency dial 911. For the emergency department and outpatient services call (701) 952-4845.