North Dakota State Hospital superintendent resigns

BISMARCK — A public servant for 28 years has resigned to pursue new endeavors and spend extra time together with her household.

Dr. Rosalie Etherington has resigned her place because the superintendent of the North Dakota State Hospital, in line with an announcement made by Well being and Human Providers Commissioner Chris Jones.

“I’m grateful for Dr. Etherington’s many contributions to the State Hospital and the workforce and thank her for her dedication and dedication to bettering the lives of North Dakotans,” Jones mentioned.

Her work reworked the hospital care mannequin to a person-centered method which focuses on affected person outcomes and restoration, the discharge said.

The hospital has seen affected person outcomes bettering and the size of inpatient stays happening whereas Etherington was the superintendent.

An interim superintendent, Dr. Eduardo Pelayo Yabut will oversee the place till a brand new superintendent is appointed. Yabut may also proceed to function medical director, a place he has held since 2011, the discharge said.

The North Dakota State Hospital serves people with extreme, complicated and chronic psychological diseases and substance use issues or different co-occurring diagnoses by offering specialised inpatient and residential care.