22 Good Samaritan Locations Earn National Quality Award
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced that 22 Good Samaritan locations received the 2026 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award. This recognition signifies a location’s commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care.
The Iowa Clinic Receives 2025 NAFA Clean Air Award
The Iowa Clinic has been awarded the National Air Filtration Association (NAFA)2025 Clean Air Award, one of the industry’s most respected recognitions for excellence in indoor air quality management.
Siouxland Women’s Health Care Earns Multiple 2026 Siouxland Choice Awards, Including Best Doctor’s Office
Siouxland Women’s Health Care in Sioux City, IA has been voted the 2026 Best Doctor’s Office, Best Place to Work, and Best Weight Loss Center in the Siouxland Choice Awards.
Christine Zallar, RRT, Honored with PHIL Award
Christine Zallar, RRT, was awarded Monument Health’s 2025 PHIL award. The Phil Award, which is The FACES Foundation’s signature program, is the only nationally recognized hospital-based recognition program dedicated to honoring outstanding respiratory therapists who provide exemplary care and treatment for patients with respiratory illnesses. Winners are nominated by patients, family members and other caregivers.
South Dakota Hospitals Recognized with 2025 Performance Leadership Awards
As part of National Rural Health Day this month, a number of South Dakota facilities have been recognized with 2025 Performance Leadership Awards for excellence in quality.
Yankton Medical Clinic’s Dr. Michael Pietila Honored as Top Physician for Third Year in a Row
It’s a three-peat! Michael Pietila, MD, FCCP, FACP, a board-certified pulmonologist and critical care physician with Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C., was recently honored with the Top Physician of the Year Award from Avera Home Medical Equipment (AHME) for the third consecutive year.
Boone County Health Center Provider Recognized By Wayne State College
Boone County Health Center Provider Dr. Bryant Carlson has been recognized as a ‘10 Under 10’ Alumnus by Wayne State College.
Avera Earns Spot on Forbes 2025 List of America’s Best-In-State Employers
Avera Health has been awarded on the Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025 for South Dakota. This prestigious award is presented in collaboration with Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list was announced on August 19, 2025, and can be viewed on Forbes website.
National Recognition for Physician’s Significant Contributions
Columbus Community Hospital is proud to announce that Dr. Nila Novotny, a dedicated and respected specialist in ear, nose and throat care, has received the 2024 Honor Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. This prestigious recognition celebrates her outstanding volunteer service and continuing contributions to the advancement of the field.
Altru Earns National Recognition for Excellence in Providing High-Quality Stroke Care
Altru has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
UnityPoint Health Hospitals Recognized Nationally for Excellence in Heart Attack Treatment
UnityPoint Health – Iowa Methodist Medical Center and UnityPoint Health – Iowa Lutheran Hospital have been recognized by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for their commitment to delivering high-quality care to heart attack patients.
Schweiger Honored with St. Francis Caring Kind Award
Kellee Schwieger was named the 2025 Caring Kind Award recipient at CHI Health St. Francis earlier today. Recipients of this prestigious award have gone above and beyond the call of duty to demonstrate compassion for patients, cooperation with co-workers and dedication to excellence in their job responsibilities. Schwieger, a registered nurse in surgical services, has been employed at St. Francis for more than 40 years.
Columbus Community Hospital respiratory therapist honored for life-saving actions during storm
Columbus Community Hospital is proud to recognize respiratory therapist Melissa Ramaekers with the Sheaf of Wheat Award for her exceptional dedication that averted a potentially critical situation during a recent severe winter storm.
Avera McKennan Hospital Achieves DNV Heart Failure Advanced Certification in South Dakota
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center has earned Heart Failure Advanced Certification from DNV, recognizing the facility's excellence in heart failure diagnosis, treatment protocols, and patient outcome metrics.
Yankton Medical Clinic’s Dr. Byron Nielsen Recognized with 2025 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Yankton Medical Clinic’s Byron Nielsen, MD, has been selected as the 2025 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota.
JRMC Recognized with Two Women’s Choice Awards®
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is proud to announce that it has been recognized with two prestigious Women’s Choice Awards®, reinforcing its commitment to excellence in patient care.
JRMC Earns 2024 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Honor
Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experiences and services, recognized Jamestown Regional Medical Center as a 2024 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award winner.
Brookings Health System Named Among Top 100 Rural Hospitals for Tenth Straight Year
For the tenth consecutive year, Brookings Health System has been included by The Chartis Center for Rural Health on the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals list.
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Recognized by Chartis as a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) announced it has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals by the Chartis Center for Rural Health.
National Awards for HFC Now Available Online
Hastings Family Care recently was listed as one of two Nebraska organizations to receive the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Target: Type 2 Diabetes Gold Achievement Award and the 2024 Check. Change. Control. CholesterolTM Recognition