Prairie Lakes Launches Ion Robotic-Assisted Technology to Detect Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is one of the first healthcare systems in South Dakota to implement Ion, a robotic-assisted technology for minimally invasive biopsies deep within the lung not accessible through a traditional bronchoscope.
Prairie Lakes Welcomes New Director Of Surgical Services
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) is pleased to welcome Jason Zukosky as the new Director of Surgical Services.
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Earns National Recognition As Top Rural And Community Hospital
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) has once again been recognized as one of the Top 20 Rural and Community Hospitals in the nation by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), for the seventh time since its inception eight years ago.
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Earns Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital Award
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) has been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.
Prairie Lakes Announces New Director Of Supply Chain
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) announces Michael Moore as the new Director of Supply Chain.
Creating a Continuum of Care in Watertown
For a city with fewer than 25,000 people in one of the nation's most rural states, Watertown, South Dakota has long enjoyed an exceptionally high level of healthcare. For more than 80 years, Brown Clinic has been a big part of that…
Looking Forward: Regional Healthcare Leaders Share Their Hopes for the Year Ahead
For our end-of-the-year issues, we invited CEOs of some of the region's leading hospitals and health systems, both small and large, to share some of the things they are looking forward to at their respective organizations in 2024.
Prairie Lakes Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer, Lynn Severson
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) is pleased to welcome Lynn Severson to the administrative leadership staff. As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Severson will provide executive leadership for financial management at PLHS.
Prairie Lakes Welcomes Two New Hospitalists
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Hamid Assadi, MD and John Kinross-Wright, MD to our team of Hospitalists who manage the medical care for patients who are hospitalized at Prairie Lakes.
Prairie Lakes Nurse Anesthetist Completes Pain Management Fellowship
Austin Dale, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and Director of Anesthesia at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System recently completed his Fellowship in Advanced Pain Management through Texas Christian University.
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System And Brown Clinic Finalize Agreement
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System and Brown Clinic are pleased to announce they have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Brown Clinic by Prairie Lakes Healthcare System effective January 1, 2024. Brown Clinic will then become Prairie Lakes Brown Clinic.
Prairie Lakes Welcomes New Chief Information Officer
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) is pleased to welcome Tim Pugsley to the administrative leadership staff. As Chief Information Officer (CIO), Pugsley will provide executive leadership for strategic information technology initiatives at PLHS.
Prairie Lakes Celebrates 5-Star Rating From CMS
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) recently received and celebrated an overall five out of five-star hospital rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on their Care Compare website.
Prairie Lakes Elects Two New Board Members
The Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Board of Directors has elected Don Roby and Doug Sharp to serve as members of the board.
Prairie Lakes Adds Physician Assistant To Urology Staff
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System welcomes licensed and board-certified Physician Assistant, Joseph Bretschneider, PA-C, to the Urology Clinic staff.
Clinical Nutrition Manager Awarded Sodexo’s Hero Of Everyday Life Award
Becky Schaible, Clinical Nutrition Manager with Sodexo, the provider of nutritional and environmental services at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, was one of the five recipients chosen for Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation’s 2023 Heroes of Everyday Life Award.
Prairie Lakes Welcomes New Radiology Director
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) announces Megan Gilbertson as the new Director of Radiology.
Prairie Lakes Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals For Treatment Of Heart Attack Patients
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System And Brown Clinic Announce Letter Of Intent
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System and Brown Clinic are pleased to announce the signing of a letter of intent for Prairie Lakes Healthcare System to acquire Brown Clinic within approximately 90 days, pending successful completion of due diligence and a definitive agreement.
Prairie Lakes Welcomes New Physician to Emergency Services
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System welcomes Niel Burns, MD to the ER staff at the Prairie Lakes Emergency Department.