New Technology Enables Minimally Invasive Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy Procedures For Early Lung Cancer Detection At Avera St. Luke’s Hospital
April 1 marked the launch of Avera St Lukes Robotic bronchoscopy program, ushering in a new era of lung cancer detection and treatment.
Avera Encourages Everyone To Consider Donation During National Donate Life Month
April is National Donate Life Month and Avera encourages every person to consider the opportunities that can come in the life-giving process of donation.
Heine Recognized With Avera Sacred Heart Hospital DAISY Award
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital is pleased to announce that Carrie Heine, RN, is the most recent recipient of our quarterly nurse recognition program called the DAISY Award.
Avera Announces Largest Building Project In Its History
Avera announces plans to build a six-story tower addition to Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center and a three-story building on the Avera on Louise Health Campus.
Avera Hospitals Named To National Top 100 Lists For 2024
Several Avera hospitals are listed among the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals in the United States for 2024 as named by the Chartis Center for Rural Health.
Focus On The Facts Of Heart Health This February
American Heart Month is an ideal time to review heart health facts and consider steps everyone can take to reduce heart disease risk.
Avera Builds On Hospital@Home To Offer Hospital Care At Home
Selected patients are benefiting from hospital-level care in their own home through Hospital@Home, a collaboration between Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center and Avera@Home, Avera’s home care and hospice agency.
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, one of the largest not-for-profit rural health care systems in the Midwest.
Wieseler Recognized With Avera Sacred Heart Hospital DAISY Award
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital is pleased to announce that Cortney Wieseler, RN, is the most recent recipient of our quarterly nurse recognition program called the DAISY Award.
Avera Addiction Care Center Earns Human Experience Award
For the second year in a row, Press Ganey honored the Avera Addiction Care Center with a Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award®.
Avera Plans Expansion Projects To Increase Access To Behavioral Health Services
To meet ongoing and increasing demand for high quality behavioral health services, Avera is expanding access to inpatient care at two locations, in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen, SD.
Avera Receives Grant To Increase Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners
Avera Health announces grant funding of $950,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice over a three-year period to enhance the availability of trained sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) for victims of interpersonal violence.
Avera Foundation Earns Fifth Consecutive High Performer Distinction
For the fifth consecutive year, Avera Foundation was recognized by the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) with the High Performer distinction for 2023.
Renovated Mitchell Tech Radiologic Technology Department Completed
Future radiologic technology students will offer tours of their newly renovated, state-of-the-art laboratory classroom Monday at Mitchell Technical College.
Rachael Sherard, Selected For The New Class Of Rural Health Fellows By The National Rural Health Association
Rachael Sherard, Senior Vice President of Rural Health for Avera Health, has been selected for the new class of Rural Health Fellows by the National Rural Health Association.
Shantel Krebs Named Regional President And CEO Of Avera St. Mary’s Hospital
Avera announces that Shantel Krebs has been named Regional President and CEO of Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre.
Avera Health, Owens & Minor To Open New Integrated Service Center At Foundation Park In 2025
Avera Health, an integrated health system based in Sioux Falls, SD, and Owens & Minor, Inc., a Fortune 500 global health care solutions company, today announced plans for a 330,000 square foot commercial building for supply distribution and other integrated services.
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.
Avera Informed Of DMS Health Technologies Data Event
Avera was recently notified that DMS Health Technologies (DMS), an imaging vendor used at various locations across its footprint, experienced a data security event that affects about 1,500 Avera patients.
Avera Research Institute Awarded Up To $58 Million For Maternal And Child Health Grant Funding
Avera Research Institute has been awarded federal grant funding that will total up to $58 million over seven years to conduct research to benefit the health of mothers and children, especially those in American Indian and rural communities.