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.