The Pain Science Center at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System; A New Approach to an Old Problem
Pain is one of the most common issues driving people to seek medical care. The CDC estimates that as many as one in four adults suffer from chronic pain. And yet, researchers are still teasing out the complex web of factors that underlie it. Understanding the root causes of pain and developing individualized plans to reduce or eliminate it is the goal of the new Pain Science Center at Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic in Watertown.
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
This Spring, Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, South Dakota, a town of 22,000, was named among the Top 20 Rural Community Hospitals in the nation by iVantage Health Analytics. Prairie Lakes was the only independent hospital in our region to make the list, which was based on eight indices including inpatient and outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspectives, costs, charge and financial stability.