– St. Hosp. Governing Brd to meet, Dec 14

Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota State Hospital Governing Board members will meet Monday, Dec. 14, at 9 a.m., Central Time, in room 227 in the hospital’s LRC – administration building, 2605 Circle Dr., in Jamestown. The public is welcome to attend.

The agenda includes a final review of bylaws and regulations. State Hospital Superintendent Rosalie Etherington, Ph.D., will give a report. Board members will receive a financial report, the medical director’s report, and reports on the hospital safety program, seclusion and restraint, and quality support services. Department of Human Services Executive Director Maggie Anderson will give a department report.

Advisory board meeting attendees will also tour the new 15-bed expansion at the hospital’s Tompkins Assessment and Rehabilitation Program, which provides substance addiction treatment services through a contract with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR). The State Hospital implemented the legislatively-authorized expansion from 90 to 105 beds on Dec. 1.

In addition, the meeting agenda includes time at about 10 a.m. for comments from State Hospital employees and the public. A complete meeting agenda is online at www.nd.gov/dhs/info/publicnotice/index.html.

Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations, including auxiliary aids, to participate in the meeting can contact Karla Bachmeier at 701-253-3964, Relay ND TTY 800-366-6888, or kxbachmeier@nd.gov.

The 319-bed North Dakota State Hospital provides short-term acute inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse treatment, intermediate psycho-social rehabilitation services, forensic services, and safety net services for adults. The hospital also provides residential addiction treatment services for adults referred to the Tompkins program by DOCR. In addition, the hospital has a Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment Program that provides inpatient evaluation and treatment services.

More information about the North Dakota State Hospital is available online at