Press release from Park Ridge Health:
Hendersonville, N.C. (July 15, 2014) — Park Ridge Health is excited to announce the addition of David Erickson, M.D., to its team of providers and specialists. As a pediatric hospitalist, Dr. Erickson will be caring for patients on Park Ridge Health’s 15-bed labor & delivery unit.
Dr. Erickson, a board-certified pediatrician, has been providing care for 14 years. He is relocating from Bemidji, Minn., where he served approximately 8,000 patients each year as a pediatrician at Sanford Clinic and provided care in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. Dr. Erickson attended medical school at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, and completed his pediatrics residency at Oregon Health Sciences University. He is certified in both neonatal resuscitation (NRP) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
“Park Ridge Health’s environment and culture encourages focused, high-quality medical attention delivered in a very personal way, and I’m excited to be a part of that,” Dr. Erickson said.
Before enrolling in medical school, Dr. Erickson earned his Master of Divinity from Luther-Northwestern Theological Seminary and served as a Lutheran minister in Drayton, N.D., for five years. He spends his free time enjoying the outdoors and the company of his wife, Erin, five children and granddaughter.
About Park Ridge Health: Founded in 1910, Park Ridge Health is a beloved piece of our growing community’s health care network, providing leading-edge, compassionate care in a Christian environment. Park Ridge Health is a member of Adventist Health System, a family of 45 exceptional, faith-based hospitals across the country that operate independently to deliver care and services that best meet the needs of their communities. Leading the way in many medical firsts for the region, Park Ridge Health provides personalized care at more than 30 locations, offering a dedicated network of more than 140 physicians and providers, cardiac care & rehabilitation, emergency services, nationally awarded cancer care, state-of-the-art surgical care, full-service orthopedic care, a boutique labor & delivery experience, a full range of imaging services and the only accredited hyperbaric medicine facility in Western North Carolina. For more information about Park Ridge Health or to find a physician, please visit www.parkridgehealth.org or call 855.PRH.LIFE (855.774.5433).
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