Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
NOTICE: Visitor Restrictions
Due to a recent rise in respiratory illnesses within the Bemidji area, Sanford Bemidji Medical Center and Sanford Bagley Medical Center has put in place visitor restrictions.
Visitor restrictions will be effective at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8.
At Sanford Bemidji, you’ll find a medical team that is committed to providing the best care right in our own community. As the region’s largest hospital, we offer patients access to an unmatched level of comprehensive care close to home.
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, originally founded in 1898, has more than 6,000 admissions and 800 births each year in our level II nursery. As a regional hub, the emergency department, a level III trauma center, treats nearly 30,000 patients a year.
Our care team provides inpatient and outpatient surgery, cardiac care, general medical/surgical/orthopedics care, intensive and critical care services, radiology, diagnostic testing, rehabilitation services and emergency care. We have a women’s & children’s center and a special care nursery.
Our medical center has 118 licensed beds and four floors of care. It is also home to Sanford Bemidji Heart & Vascular Center. Patients with clinic appointments at the heart & vascular center should use the east entrance to the Medical Center.
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Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Doctors
Tokunbo Akandé, MD
Pediatrics - Hospital
Eugene Aleksandrovich, MD
Internal Medicine - Hospital
Randall Ambroz, MD
Radiology
Kris Anderson, MD
Internal Medicine
Roland Armstrong, MD
Gynecologic Care
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ronald Bardwell, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology
Myles Brandt, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology
Briana Bruce, MD
Pediatrics - Hospital
Patty Burdick, PA-C
Family Medicine
McKenzi Burmeister, MD
Emergency Medicine
Tracy Chalgren, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology
Mark Claussen, MD
General Surgery
Joseph Corser, MD
Family Medicine
James Dewar, DO
Interventional Cardiology
Hiedi Folkert, PA-C
Internal Medicine
Maxwell Gessner, MD
Anesthesiology
Giridhar Guntreddi, MD
Pediatrics - Hospital
Matthew Hallanger, DO
Emergency Medicine
Daniel Hoody, MD
Administration
John Imsande, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology
Rachel Jaeger, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology
Joshua Kelsey, PA-C
Cardiology
Katherine Kuefler, MD
Emergency Medicine
Paul Lappinga, MD
Pathology
Daniel Louvar, MD
Nephrology
Melissa Meyer, PA-C
Cardiology
William Muller, MD
Family Medicine
Matthew Nielsen, MD
General Surgery
Johnna Nynas, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kelley Olsen, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology
Laura Orgon, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology
Sudhir Pasham, MD
Internal Medicine - Hospital
Andrea Patten, MD
Emergency Medicine
Hari Pokhrel, MD
Internal Medicine - Hospital
Hillary Porter, FNP, APRN, CNP
Pain Management
Steven Quamme, MD
Family Medicine
Stephen Rith-Najarian, MD
Wound Care
Andrew Rook, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology
Benjamin Roy, MD
General Surgery
Matthew Sanford, MD
Radiology
Rhonda Schaffer, MD
Pathology
Natalee Schultz, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology
JoLyn Seitz, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Aviskar Sharma, MD
Internal Medicine - Hospital
Jayten Shook, DO
Emergency Medicine
Donna Shorter, PA-C
Internal Medicine - Hospital
Maria Statton, MD
Family Medicine
Craig Stevens, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology
Chalermkiat Thanasawat, MD
Internal Medicine - Hospital
Michael Thurgood, MD
Radiology
Micah Treuer, MD
Emergency Medicine
Alfredo Valdez, MD
Pediatrics - Hospital
David Vanengelenhoven, MD
Family Medicine - Emergency
Benjamin Westerhoff, DO
Internal Medicine - Hospital
Cassandra Whitney, APRN, CRNA
Anesthesiology