Clinical Component

Thriving Oncology Team: Cutting-Edge Services & Collaborative Care at Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd

  • Join a Collaborative Team of 2 MD’s and 2 Oncology APC’s 
  • Specialty Services Include Onsite – RAD ONC, Surgical ONC, INTV RAD, Palliative Care  
  • Extensive Support Services Including Genetic Counselor, Nutrition Support, Nurse Navigation and Lymphedema Specialists  
  • Program Accreditations - Comprehensive Community Cancer Program  
  • NCI Community Oncology Research Program Grant Recipient with Access to Current Clinical Trials  
  • National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers by ACS  
  • Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Conferences  
  • Nurse Practitioner run High Risk Breast Program & Survivorship Clinic
  • Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening program
  • 24 chair on-site Ambulatory Infusion Center with an average volume of 40 patient visits per day. Administration of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, supportive medications including antibiotics, iron, IVIG and blood/blood products.
  • Option for 4-Day Work Week 
  • 12-15 Patients/Day 
  • Low No-Show Rate, Great Patient Compliance 
  • Epic EMR 
  • Call: Phone Call Only, Hospitalists Admit and Cover Patients at Night  

We met with Dr. Kobrossy in person to get his insights on working at Essentia

He’s been with Essentia since 2021, at their Fargo Cancer Center. He is originally from Lebanon and grew up in Canada.

Regarding working for Essentia:
“Essentia have their values on the walls and in their mission statement, and they really bring them to life. So you see a corporation that's very involved with every single physician. I mean, very often, the CEO will come down to see how things are going. When we’re marketing out the in community, he acknowledges it and is very grateful. Essentia is also very active in the community.

There's a good sense of belonging, and you get to work with great people. So working for Essentia is really great. We see a lot of collaboration, a lot of teamwork, you find a framework or a structure or foundation that's very strong, and almost runs the center by itself. The nursing staff and team take a lot of ownership and pride in their work, making sure that everybody's happy and working efficiently. So it's a close-knit, caring institution, you never feel like a cog in the machine. Patient Care is fantastic. And part of that is because of the patients. Our patients are very educated, they're intelligent. We also work a lot and share patients with the Mayo Clinic. For some surgeries that we can't do here and patients, we have the same EMR, Epic. When a patient is sent out for a transplant, I look up their notes that same day. It's like they're in the same building almost. There's a good continuity of care and communication. It also pushes us to provide patients with the latest and the greatest; really cutting-edge treatments for their cancers.” 

Comprehensive Cancer Care

We take a team-based approach to care and offer comprehensive cancer services including:

AWARDS/RECOGNITION 

  • Program accreditations as a Community Cancer Program and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers by the American College of Surgeons
  • Accredited Breast Center of Excellence
  • 2020 Chartis Center for Rural Health Top 100 rural and community hospitals award
  • CMS Care Compare 4-star rating - 2021
  • National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health Overall Excellence in Quality and Patient Satisfaction
  • Level III Trauma Center
  • Minnesota Department of Health Primary Stroke Center Certification
  • Joint Commission Hip Replacement Program – Gold Seal of Approval
  • Joint Commission Knee Replacement Program – Gold Seal of Approval
  • Baby-Friendly Designation
  • Certified as HIMSS EMRAM (Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model) Level 7 for both our Inpatient and Ambulatory facilities 

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