Jess Owczarek, Registered Nurse, Receives DAISY Award
Jess Owczarek, a Registered Nurse at Rapid City Hospital Labor and Delivery, has received the prestigious DAISY Award. A national program, the award is presented to nurses who go above and beyond for their patients and community. She was nominated by a patient.
Barnes Named President Elect Of American College of Physican Advisors Board Of Directors
Dr. Barnes is the Lead Physician Advisor in Clinical Documentation Integrity and Utilization Review for Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She is also a system-level Physician Advisor for Avera Health. She is a Clinical Professor for the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine as well as a practicing internist and hospitalist.
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[Interview] Coping with COVID-19, Clarissa Barnes, MD
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, healthcare workers are on the front lines of the battle against it. Clarissa Barnes, MD, is an Internist and hospitalist at Avera McKennan and medical director of Avera’s Light Program, which addresses things like physician stress and burnout. We spoke with her in mid-March on how the crisis is impacting people working in medicine in our area.