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Oakes Community Hospital, dba CHI Oakes Hospital, is a 20-bed critical access hospital that provides various inpatient and outpatient services to approximately 14,000 people in southeastern North Dakota. It is also a 24-Hour Emergency Level V Trauma Center. The hospital building was newly-constructed in 2007, replacing a 50-year old building, and in 2010, Oakes Community Clinic was opened within the hospital building. The hospital is part of a larger values-based organization, CommonSpirit Health.

CHI Oakes Hospital is ranked highly in the entire CommonSpirit Health system in the categories “likely to recommend” and “overall satisfaction.”

The medical staff consists of providers that are multi-specialists in family practice, internal medicine, cardiology, sports medicine, and geriatrics. There are also a number of specialists on our courtesy staff that provide services such as cataract and general surgery. The physicians team up with the highly trained nursing staff to provide excellent patient care. Physical Therapists and our Certified Nurse Anesthetist provide additional services to meet the needs of our community.

The CHI Oakes Hospital has a dynamic nursing team with excellent skills. All nurses receive ACLS Certification and cross training to all areas of the hospital.

Commitment to Safety

Your safety is our highest priority. We’re constantly striving to improve.

This is one example of our many ongoing safety efforts.

Goal: Reduce patient fall injuries

Action: Perform fall risk assessments and audits, high fall risk interventions, patient/family education and chart monitoring by fall lead

Results: 0 patient fall injuries for 12 months