2022 North Dakota Cardiac System Task Force
Dr. Yassar Almanaseer – Physician: Chair 2/1/2021
Cardiologist Sanford Health Fargo
5225 23rd Ave S
Fargo, ND 58104
Yassar.Almanaseer@sanfordhealth.org
Represents: Receiving Hospital
Dr. Jason Go – Physician
Cardiologist Altru Health
1200 S Columbia Road
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Represents: Receiving Hospital
Dr. Dragos Balf – Physician
Cardiologist Sanford Health Bismarck
300 N 7th Street
Bismarck, ND 58501
Represents: Receiving Hospital
Dr. Susan Farkas – Physician
Cardiologist Sanford Health Fargo
801 Broadway N
Fargo, ND 58102
susan.farkas@sanfordhealth.org
Represents: Receiving Hospitals
Dr. Robert Oatfield – Physician
Cardiologist CHI St. Alexius Bismarck
900 E Broadway Ave
Bismarck, ND
robert.oatfield@commonspirit.org
Represents: Receiving Hospital
Dr. Jeffrey Sather – Physician
Trinity Hospital – Emergency Trauma Center
1 Burdick Expressway West
Minot, ND 58702
jeffrey.sather@trinityhealth.org
Represents: Emergency/Trauma
Jody Ward – ND Center for Rural Health
Senior Project Coordinator
Center for Rural Health
1201 11th Ave SW
Minot, ND 58701
Represents: ND CAH Quality Network
Kathy Lonski – EMS
Quality Improvement Manager F-M Ambulance
2215 18th St. S
Fargo, ND 58103
Represents: Emergency Medical Systems
Curt Halmrast – Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
ND EMS Association
Oakes Ambulance
17 South 2nd Street
Oakes, ND 58474
Represents: Emergency Medical Services Operations
Liz Albers - American Heart Association
State Government Relations Director
American Heart Association ND Advocate
Represents: American Heart Association
Christopher Price – ND Health and Human Services
Director of EMS Unit, ND Health and Human Services
1720 Burlington Drive
Bismarck, ND 58504
Represents: ND Health and Human Services – Emergency Medical Systems Unit
Christine Greff – ND Health and Human Services
State Cardiac Coordinator - EMS Program Representative
1720 Burlington Drive
Bismarck, ND 58504
Represents: State Cardiac System of Care
Aprille Luger – Cardiac Coordinator
Cardiac Program Specialist/STEMI Coordinator Sanford Health Bismarck
300 N 7th Street
Bismarck, ND 58501
aprille.luger@sanfordhealth.org
Represents: Receiving Hospital
Erica Erck – Cardiac Coordinator
Stroke/STEMI Coordinator Trinity Health
1 Burdick Expressway W
Minot, ND 58701
Represents: Receiving Hospital
Ryan Telford – Cardiac Coordinator
STEMI Program Specialist Essentia Health Fargo
3000 32nd Ave
Fargo, ND 58103
ryan.telford@essentiahealth.org
Represents: Receiving Hospital
Joan Reis – Cardiac Coordinator
Cardiac Program Coordinator CHI St. Alexius Bismarck
900 East Broadway Ave
Bismarck, ND 58501
Represents: Receiving Hospital
Kalah Erickson – Cardiac Coordinator: Vice-Chair 2/1/2021
STEMI Navigator Sanford Health Fargo
5225 23rd Ave S
Fargo, ND 58104
kalah.erickson@sanfordhealth.org
Represents: Receiving Hospital
Deneille Haberstroh - Cardiac Coordinator
Stroke/STEMI Coordinator Altru Health
1200 S Columbia Road
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Represents: Receiving Hospital
Referring Hospital Representatives
(2 Representatives from each region)
Alana McClellan- CAH SE Region Representative
ER Manager, Trauma & Stroke Coordinator
CHI Mercy Health
570 Chautauqua Boulevard
Valley City, ND 58072
alana.mcclellan@commonspirit.org
Represents: Critical Access Hospital
Dawn Falk- CAH NE Region Representative
Pembina County Memorial Hospital
301 Mountain Street East
Cavalier, ND 58220
ASRH NE Region Representativex1
ASRH SE Region Representativex1
ASRH SW Region Representativex2
Karla Spence- CAH NW Region Representative
Director of Nursing-St. Andrew’s Health Center
316 Ohmer St. N.
Bottineau, ND 58318
Tara Nardacci- CAH NW Region Representative
Stroke Coordinator-Mountrail County Medical Center
615 6th St. SE
Stanley, ND 58784