Bill to save Elgin hospital among 7 late additions to special session

By: Mary Steurer, Jacob Orledge, Amy Dalrymple

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: January 21, 2026

Words: 763

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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A proposal to save a community hospital is among seven bills North Dakota legislative leaders advanced Tuesday for consideration during a special session.

Although the session that starts Wednesday is focused on federal Rural Health Transformation Program money, legislative leaders discussed 19 additional bill drafts.

Legislative leaders rejected a majority of the proposals, but voted unanimously to advance a bill drafted in response to the financial woes of Jacobson Memorial Hospital, …

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