Sanford Thief River Falls welcomes new urgent care provider
May 12, 2023
Contact:
Jessica Schindeldecker
Sanford Health Senior Communications Specialist
(701) 200-6080/ Jessica.Schindeldecker@SanfordHealth.org
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINN. – Kyle Slaathaug, nurse practitioner, has joined Paul Anderson and Beth Peterick with the Sanford Health Thief River Falls urgent care team. His addition will further improve access for patients experiencing unexpected medical conditions that require immediate attention.
“Urgent care medicine has become increasingly popular because it provides convenient, flexible, high-quality access to health care,” said Tyler Ust, Sanford Clinic Director. “Our urgent care providers are able to see patients and have them on the road to recovery in as little time as possible.”
Sanford’s centrally located urgent care team provides fast, reliable care, without an appointment, for a wide range of common urgent medical concerns:
• Cold or flu-like symptoms
• Sore throats
• Earaches
• Fevers
• Pink, itchy eyes
• Rashes
• Urinary tract infections
• Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
• Cuts or minor burns
• Strains or sprains
• Minor broken bones or fractures
Urgent care, located at Sanford Thief River Falls Clinic, 3001 Sanford Parkway, Thief River Falls, Minn., is open Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon. The urgent care clinic does not require an appointment and visits are seen on a first-come, first-served basis, unless another patient arrives with a more severe condition that requires immediate attention.
Urgent care is not meant to replace your primary care physician. Rather, it provides an alternative to an emergency room when the illness/injury is not life-threatening but needs to be addressed in a timely manner.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves more than one million patients and 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations and world clinics in 8 countries around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
