Patzer Honored with First Avera Queen of Peace Hospital DAISY Award
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Patzer Honored with First Avera Queen of Peace Hospital DAISY Award

Amanda Patzer, RN, was recently recognized with Avera Queen of Peace Hospital’s first DAISY Award, which will be a quarterly honor going forward. She has worked in the Women’s Center at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital for 10 years. Patzer, second from the right, is holding the DAISY Award banner surrounded by her co-workers. 

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Free Nursing School: CHI Health Growing The Next Generation Of Caregivers
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Free Nursing School: CHI Health Growing The Next Generation Of Caregivers

Want to become a nurse but the cost is holding you back? CHI Health will pay for you to enroll in Purdue Global’s two year nursing program. Through the “Grow Our Own Nurses” partnership, CHI Health pays for students’ tuition, books and additional fees at Purdue Global. Upon completion, students will earn their Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree. Once they pass the RN state board exam, they’ll commit to a full-time nursing position at a CHI Health hospital for three years. The program is open to current CHI Health employees or friends and family members who apply with an employee referral.

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Prairie Lakes Nurse Practitioner, Haley Ellis, Joins Pulmonology
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Prairie Lakes Nurse Practitioner, Haley Ellis, Joins Pulmonology

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System proudly announces that Certified Nurse Practitioner, Haley Ellis, has moved to the Pulmonology department. Ellis works with Pulmonologist, Dr. Svien Senne, in the care and treatment of patients with both chronic and acute diseases of the lungs, respiratory tract, and bronchial tubes.

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Increasing Interprofessional and Simulation Learning Opportunities
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Increasing Interprofessional and Simulation Learning Opportunities

The School of Health Sciences is ideally organized to provide interprofessional training, as the school contains a larger number of health programs and more health professions students than are found at any other university or college in the state.

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Katie Harlow, RN, Receives DAISY Award
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Katie Harlow, RN, Receives DAISY Award

Katie Harlow, a Registered Nurse at Rapid City Hospital ICU, 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.

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