Brookings Health Recognized as a Top 20 Rural Community Hospital for the Eighth Time
Brookings Health System was again named a Top 20 Rural Community Hospital in the United States by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).
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.
Brookings Health's Exceptional Nurses Recognized with The DAISY Award
Brookings Health System recently recognized four nurses with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®: Shelly Deknikker, Savannah Price, Sara Klug and Nancy DeBoer.
Brookings Health Named U.S. Best-in-Class Employer
Brookings Health System has been designated a U.S. Best-in-Class Employer in the midsize category by Gallagher, a leading insurance brokerage, risk management, HR and benefits consulting company.
Brookings Health Recognized in Becker’s 2024 100 Great Community Hospitals
Becker’s Hospital Review recently published its 100 Great Community Hospitals 2024 list, recognizing Brookings Health System as one of its top community hospitals.
Brookings Health Again Sweeps Performance Leadership Award
As part National Rural Health Day, Brookings Health System announced it has been recognized with a Performance Leadership Award in all three measured categories: quality, outcomes and patient perspective.
Area Rural & Community Hospitals Rank Among the Country's Best
Several independent hospitals across our region have been recognized for outstanding results on the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX this year.
Brookings Health Upgrades to Latest Robotic Surgical Technology
Brookings Health System’s operating room team performed the first robotic-assisted surgery using the newly acquired da Vinci Xi surgical system.
Spotlight on Brookings Health System’s Advanced Wound Center
Brookings Health System’s Wound Center is an all-encompassing, full-service outpatient facility providing advanced wound care for patients presenting with a variety of non-healing wounds.
A View From the Top: Life at a Top 20 Rural Community Hospital
This Spring, when the National Rural Health Association released its annual list of Top 20 Rural Community Hospitals, three South Dakota hospitals were on it. In fact, South Dakota was second only to Indiana - which had five - in the number of institutions on the list. In addition to Avera St. Mary’s in Pierre, the list included two independent hospitals - Brookings Health System in Brookings and Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown.
Brookings Health System Steps Into Its Future with Bold Expansion
In many ways, the growth of Brookings Health System is a reflection of the growth of Brookings itself. Since the first Brookings Hospital opened its doors in 1964, the community, located just an hour north of Sioux Falls, has grown by 60 percent. With that growth have come changes in the community’s healthcare needs.