A member of our Emergency/Trauma team, Dr. Keaveny provides immediate care to people with emergent illnesses and injuries, including heart attack and stroke. A Minot native, she graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks and completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, MN. Throughout her medical school and residency she has received numerous awards for academic excellence. Dr. Keaveny is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians and Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society.
Emergency and Trauma
Scott E Knutson, MD
Scott E. Knutson, MD, received his undergraduate degree in biomedical science from St. Cloud State University and received his medical doctorate from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine in Vermillion. He completed his family medicine residency at the UND Center for Family Medicine in Minot, where he served as chief resident and received the William J. Buckingham North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians and the Minot Community Preceptors Family Medicine Resident of the Year Award in 2004.
A native of Minneapolis, Minn., before joining Trinity Health, Dr. Knutson practiced at Minot Air Force Base from 1998 to 2002, serving as Chief of Medical Staff, flight surgeon, and Officer in Charge of the Flight Medicine Clinic. He has served as clinical assistant professor of Family Medicine at UND (since 2005) and has been the director of the UND SMHS MILE Program since 2011. In 2015, he was appointed assistant dean of the UND School of Medicine Northwest Campus. Dr. Knutson is a member of Trinity Health’s Emergency/Trauma team and past Chief of Medical Staff at Trinity Health. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Christian Medical and Dental Society, and Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society.
Aaron Herington, MD
Aaron Herington, M.D., is a physician specializing in Emergency Medicine, a branch of medicine that pertains to the diagnosis of a variety of illnesses that can be treated through various interventions. He joined Trinity Health in June 2011.
Dr. Herington became a Doctor of Medicine through the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2008. From July 2008 to June 2011, he served an Emergency Medicine Residency at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. He is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Emergency Medical Residents Association.
Kevin Franks, DO
As an Emergency Medicine specialist, Dr. Kevin Franks provides immediate diagnosis and treatment for people with life-threatening illness and injury. A graduate of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri, he completed his Emergency Medicine residency at St. John Oakland Hospital in Madison Heights, MI, where he served as Chief Resident in 2001-2002. He practiced five years with Emergency Physicians P.C. of Dunmore, PA, prior to joining Trinity. Dr. Franks is a member of the American Academy of Emergency Physicians.
Emergency and Trauma
Level II Trauma Reverified with Zero Deficiencies
July 2019
The Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons has verified Trinity Hospital as a Level II Trauma Center following an onsite survey that found zero deficiencies.
The hospital was visited for two days in June by an experienced team of site reviewers, who used the current American College of Surgeons’ Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient as a guide in conducting the survey.
In addition to identifying zero deficiencies, the verification committee highlighted several strengths of Trinity Health’s trauma program, citing the dedication and commitment on the part of trauma team members, the use of evidence-based protocols to treat injured children, including those with head trauma; the existence of a highly developed trauma alert system, and the availability of inpatient rehabilitation.
“This recognition confirms our commitment to provide the highest quality of care for injured patients,” said Trauma Director Gary Wease, MD, FACS. “I extend my appreciation and congratulations for the hard work by physicians and hospital staff that resulted in this outcome.”
The approval extends Trinity Hospital’s verification as a Level II trauma center for the maximum period of three years.
Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1987, the Committee on Trauma’s verification program provides the development of trauma centers in which participants provide not only the hospital resources necessary for trauma care, but also the entire spectrum of care to address the needs of all injured patients.