Shaping the Future of Rural Healthcare at Avera
This past fall, James "Jim" Dover became the third President and CEO of Avera Health. What drew the California native to Avera? What impressions does he have after his first few months? And what are his hopes for Avera Health in the years ahead?
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Dana Mach, BSN, DNP
Dana Mach was just 9 years old when she discovered her love of taking care of other people. She’s the subject of this month’s USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Diana Feldhacker, PhD, OTD
When Diana Feldhacker enrolled in the Occupational Therapy program at Creighton University, she had no inkling that she would eventually be developing an OT doctoral curriculum herself and even directing the new program.
Looking Forward: Regional Healthcare Leaders Share Their Hopes for the Year Ahead
For our end-of-the-year issues, we invited CEOs of some of the region's leading hospitals and health systems, both small and large, to share some of the things they are looking forward to at their respective organizations in 2024.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Keeley Pollman, PA
For 16 years, Keeley Pollman has worked daily with advanced practice providers, physicians, nurses and therapists as a Physician Assistant at Surgical Institute of South Dakota. She says the physician assistant program at the USD School of Health Sciences was excellent preparation for the collaborative work she does now.
SDAHO Celebrates 11 Distinguished Service Award Recipients During State’s Largest Healthcare Conference
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) celebrated its 97th annual convention September 20-22, 2023, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. During the celebration, an award luncheon was held to recognize recipients of affiliate society awards, in addition to SDAHO’s own Distinguished Service Awards (DSA).
Yoder Elected to SHSMD Advisory Board
Julia Yoder, marketing and PR director at Brookings Health System in Brookings, South Dakota is one of three new board members elected to the the Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) advisory board.
Avera Announces New President and CEO
James “Jim” Dover, FACHE, a seasoned health care executive with more than 30 years of experience serving in leadership positions across a wide array of hospital and health systems, has been named the next President and Chief Executive Officer of Avera Health.
HRMC Physicians Clinic Orthopedics Welcomes Dr. Kevin Hofer
Kevin Hofer, MD, orthopedic surgeon, has joined the Huron Regional Medical Center (HRMC) medical staff, according to Erick Larson, president and CEO for HRMC.
Spencer Hospital Board Officially Appoints Tiefenthaler as Hospital President
Long-time local healthcare leader Brenda Tiefenthaler has been officially named the next president and chief executive officer at Spencer Hospital, succeeding Bill Bumgarner who will retire later this year.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Dustin Little, DPT
It's a big leap from the small town of Castlewood, South Dakota to San Francisco, California, but Dustin Little, DPT, has had no trouble making it.
UnityPoint Clinic Introduces New Gastroenterolgy Services and Team
Ben Pottebaum, DO and Morgan Hemer, ARNP have joined the team at UnityPoint Clinic® General Surgery providing gastroenterology services for the Siouxland area.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Travis Elmore
Few people understand addiction and its consequences the way Travis Elmore does. That's because Elmore, a graduate student in the Department of Addiction Counseling & Prevention program, has been down that devastating road himself, starting at the age of 15.
Total Vascular Care for Your Patient at Sanford Vascular Associates
When your patient needs vascular treatment, Sanford Vascular Associates is here. Dr. Thekla Bacharach, South Dakota’s only female vascular surgeon, is one of four fellowship-trained and board-certified surgeons on the growing team at Sanford Health.
Total vascular care for your patient at Sanford Vascular Associates
Dr. Thekla Bacharach, South Dakota’s only female vascular surgeon, is one of four fellowship-trained and board-certified surgeons on the growing team at Sanford Health. She and the team use new technologies to provide innovative vascular care to patients across the region.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Lindsay Weber, CNP
Lindsay Weber, CNP, President and CEO of Avera St. Benedict Health Center in Parkston, South Dakota is the latest USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight.
Life in the Fast Lane: Dr. Stephen Dick, Emergency Physician, Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Every year, an estimated 65,000 patients come through the Level 2 Trauma Center at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, the largest and busiest ER in the tri-state area. For more than three decades, Dr. Stephen Dick has been the personification of hope for many of those patients as well as a model of compassion, strength, and humility for his ER colleagues.
Sanford Health Welcomes Two New Providers To The Bismarck Medical Center
Michelle TePastte, MD, and Amir Kichloo, MD, have joined Sanford Health in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Fostering a Culture of Wellbeing at Sanford; Heather Spies, MD, Physician Director, Clinician Experience and Wellbeing
Sanford's answer has been to invest significant resources into fostering a system-wide "culture of well-being".