Search MyChart MENU About Us Newsroom 2021 Altru Transforms COVID Hotline into ... Altru Transforms COVID Hotline into New 24/7 Nurse Advice Line Grand Forks, N.D. - After experiencing great success with our COVID Hotline, Altru is expanding this service to function as a Nurse Advice Line beginning Friday, June 25. Patients and community members will still be able to call 701.780.6358 for help with COVID-19 and other health questions. “Since launching the COVID Hotline in March of 2020, we have taken more than 150,000 calls from people in North Dakota, Minnesota and even as far as California,” said Heather Strandell, COVID-19 Incident Commander for Altru. “Our team has proven to be a vital resource to our communities.” Altru was the first health system in the state to launch a COVID-19 Hotline to help patients. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in our region, the team took as many as 1,200 calls in a single day. “The Nurse Advice Line will be a good option for patients of all ages with medical symptoms or injuries, medication questions, postop or post hospitalization questions,” said Strandell. Callers with emergent symptoms are encouraged to call 911. The Nurse Advice Line will be available to patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 701.780.6358. About Altru Health System Based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Altru Health System is a physician-led, multispecialty group practice with an acute care hospital, Level II trauma center, specialty hospital, more than two dozen Grand Forks and regional practice locations, and a large home care network. Altru Health System was the first member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, extending Mayo Clinic knowledge and expertise to the patients we serve. For more information, visit altru.org. Related Blogs Cold Symptoms in COVID Times Featured Over the last two years, testing for viral illness has changed with the introduction of new coronavirus strains and rapid COVID tests. Fortunately, ... Continue Reading Prevail Over Prediabetes Prediabetes is not something to be taken lightly: It’s a sign that your body has developed insulin resistance. As a result, glucose in your blood—also ... Continue Reading 1 / 10 View All Newsroom 2021 2020 2019 2018 1200 South Columbia Rd Grand Forks, ND 58201 701.780.5000 Blogs Newsroom Contact Us Find a Provider Our Locations For Healthcare Providers See important information from Altru Health System on Non-discrimination and Interpreter Services. Copyright © 2021 Site Map Privacy Policy