Divide County Ambulance District

05/25/2022

“Medicaid and Medicare transports have a contractual allowance — a reimbursement cap where more than half the cost gets written off, leaving less than half to be paid through patient copays and the government check. He showed an example of an approximately $950 bill, where Medicaid would write off $584 and Medicare would write off $617.”

We see this in Divide County more often than not. On average, over 60% of billed charges are written off by insurance.

https://www.jems.com/administration-and-leadership/ems-director-paints-picture-of-statewide-ems-crisis-for-wv-legislators/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=jems_now_newsletter&utm_campaign=2022-05-24&fbclid=IwAR3pwqP-NZmdBrbJP3Abc59F7NVcO0vBm5YL-Vy6FK0d1hhCHK-5wtyYGzk

With closures and understaffed services, some areas are seeing two-to four-hour waits for an ambulance to arrive.

05/17/2022

05/04/2022

Help is available through the North Dakota Department of Human Services for those impacted by the extended power outage in northwest North Dakota following the April 22-23 blizzard and ice storm.

As utility companies continue to work overtime to restore power to customers, this assistance can provide a measure of relief for eligible renters and homeowners who have needed to run generators or rent hotel rooms until service is restored.

Read the full release at https://www.governor.nd.gov/news/burgum-announces-help-available-eligible-renters-and-homeowners-affected-extended-power

05/03/2022

Divide County has scheduled an emergency response food distribution at the Crosby Community Center on May 4 from 2-4 PM.

This is a supplemental distribution from the Great Plains Food Bank for anyone who lost food during the power outage or have experienced increased costs due to operating generators. The distribution point will be at the overhead door on the west end of the arena.

04/28/2022

We continue to keep a shelter open for rural Divide County residents who remain without power. This shelter has reduced hours of 9AM to 9PM unless overnight shelter is needed. Showers, heater meals, and water is available.

If you need access outside of the posted hours, please contact the Sheriff's Office at 701-965-64611 and we'll be more than happy to help you out!

The Divide County shelter is being moved to the Crosby Community Center - this shelter has "heater meals," handicap accessible, cots available, electricity for power, and showers (handicap showers will be available at the high school or hospital upon request). The new hours for the shelter are from 9am to 9pm.

04/27/2022

It's a beautiful day - let's play! - the Divide County Sheriff's Office is putting on a snowman contest. You build the snowman and have someone take your picture with your creation and put it on the Divide County Sheriff's Office page and the sheriff's office will judge the creations. The prizes are bikes!
Pictures must be in by 2:00 on Friday afternoon!

04/27/2022

We continue to see unsafe generator use in Divide County, with people exposed to carbon monoxide.

Generators MUST be outside in a well ventilated place.

If you have questions if something is safe or need help, call the EOC at 701-648-8700.

Divide County, North Dakota City of Crosby, ND

Divide County Sheriff's Office Crosby Rural Fire Protection District

Journal

04/26/2022

UPDATED SHELTER INFORMATION

The Shelter in Crosby has moved to the Divide County High School, this location is handicap accessible, allows for feeding, and has showers available to the public. Please see below for more information.

04/26/2022

There is an open shelter at the Courthouse. Enter the west side doors and go up the stairs to the first floors.

04/25/2022

The ambulance district is performing wellness checks throughout our service area. If you have a neighbor, friend, or relative you would like us to check on, please call EMS Operations at the Emergency Operations Center at 701-713-6038. Divide County Sheriff's Office and Crosby Rural Fire Protection District will be out to help residents use their generators safely.

A shelter has been opened at the Divide County Courthouse, 200 N Main St. in Crosby. Enter the west doors at the new addition and go to the 1st floor conference room.

Follow Divide County, North Dakota for more updates.

04/25/2022

UPDATE: As of 8:30 pm Friday, MDU had restored power to all but 49 customers in three towns — Zahl, Appam and Hanks. — The Journal

(As of Sunday evening) The latest word from MDU is not good. Expect towns like Crosby to be out until the end of the week. Per their spokesman moments ago:

“The area north of Williston is the hardest hit. We still don’t have a full picture because the airplane couldn’t go up this morning because of freezing concerns. It will go up Monday morning and we’ll get a look at the lines our crews could not view from the ground. With what we know as of tonight, Grenora, Zahl, Crosby, Powers Lake, McGregor and Wildrose will likely be out until the end of the week. Ambrose could be out for up to two weeks.

“The damage we have assessed so far is unprecedented. It’s the worst damage Montana-Dakota Utilities has had on its system. We have hundreds of crossarms broken and miles of poles down. The 9-mile line from Crosby to Ambrose will basically be new construction. We’ll have 15 crews (3 to 4 people per crew, so 45 to 60 people) in the area this coming week. If the aerial survey shows more damage than anticipated, we will bring in additional crews.”