Avera Heart Hospital Begins Construction on Three-Story Expansion
Today, Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, broke ground on a 35,000-square-foot addition, which is the biggest construction project since the heart hospital was built in 2001.
2025 Avera Quality Congress Recognizes Outstanding Projects and Leaders
Leaders of quality improvement projects and individuals who exemplify Avera’s values of hospitality, compassion and stewardship were honored at the Avera Quality Congress on Sept. 16 in Sioux Falls, SD. A total of 84 projects and individuals were nominated. Over 500 Avera employees and special guests attended the conference.
Avera Hospitals Earn Highest Rating From Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services
Five Avera hospitals have been named 5-star facilities by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Star ratings enable consumers to more quickly and easily assess the patient experience of care information that is provided on the Care Compare website.
Profile: J. Michael Bacharach, MD, Vascular Medicine Specialist
When vascular medicine and intervention specialist J. Michael Bacharach, MD, left the Cleveland Clinic in 1995 to join North Central Heart in Sioux Falls, he didn’t expect the move to be permanent. “I thought I’d stay four or five years and get a program going and that I would then go take a chairmanship somewhere,” says Bacharach.