The NHS Northstar Blog
May 2025, Employee Milestones and Welcomes
NHS Northstar wants to celebrate our staffs' milestones, whether they have worked here for 21 years, or they just started! We would like to recognize the following employee anniversaries and their years of service May Anniversaries: Jo Anna Huusko, Linden: 1 year Justin Peterson, Jones: 1 year Abbigail Wivoda, Kingston: 1 year Jenna Koski, Residential Services: 1 year Tammie Peterson, Virginia Community Services: 2 years Lisa Pluth, Horizons: 3 years Sheila Grannemann, Evans: 4 years Carla Schwartz: Residential Services: 4 years Christopher Williams, Orion: 4 years Emily Anderson, Nova: 15 years Rich Allen, Jones: 21 years NHS Northstar is also excited to grow our teams, and we would like to welcome [...]
Learning and Development Ticket System
Learning and development is proud to present a new ticket system! The Formstack ticket system will be available on desktops and in the kiosk. Much like IT tickets, anyone can submit a ticket for support. Please use this Formstack ticket system to submit ideas for any support you might need. Once the ticket is submitted, learning and development will correspond with leadership to decide how we can get the resource and support you need to you. Leaders, please encourage all staff to feel confident using the training Formstack. As always, trainings are determined by leadership. Ideas for what will help staff support individuals are welcomed [...]
May 2025, Shining Star of the Month: Laura Berg
Program: Cresent (Aurora, MN) Employed with NHS Northstar: 1.6 years, and previous 5 years with ESI Laura was nominated by her supervisor, Fred, who shared, “The only reason I have not nominated Laura for one of the previous awards is because she doesn’t want to draw attention, but I have come to the determination that ignoring the amazing contributions she has made in the lives of the people who live at the Crescent house would be a disservice to her, and to the spirit of care that we try to live by here.” Laura is flexible with scheduling, always shows up when she says, and is self-sacrificing in the level of care she consistently gives. [...]