Three Weeks to Go: Meet Butters and Recharge at SDAHO's Annual Convention
We're just three weeks away from SDAHO's 2026 Annual Convention, September 16–18 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center! If you haven't registered yet, now is the time to do so, and join us as we celebrate A Century Strong: Honoring Our Past, Shaping Our Future.
Beyond Recruitment: Resources to Retain and Develop Your Workforce
Recruiting great employees is only the beginning. Keeping them engaged, supported and growing within your organization is just as important.
How Organizations Can Support Caregivers
Nearly 63 million Americans—almost 1 in 4 U.S. adults—provide unpaid care to a family member or friend with a complex medical condition or disability. Caregivers of adults alone provide an estimated 49.5 billion hours of unpaid care each year, valued at more than $1 trillion.
A Century Strong: From the SDAHO Vault – Fifty Years of Change
Last month, from The SDAHO Vault we looked back at the first 25 years of the South Dakota Hospital Association, from its beginnings in 1926 through 1951. This month, we're opening the vault again and moving ahead 50 years — from 1952 to 2001.
Monument Health Earns 15th Straight Platinum Heart Attack Care Award
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026 making 15 consecutive years receiving the honor. Rapid City Hospital is one of only 350 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor, with fewer maintaining Platinum-level performance for 15 consecutive years.
Yankton Physician Selected to Present at National Palliative Care Assembly
Amanda Sedlacek, DO, MSA, FACP, FACOI, FAAHPM, Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine Physician at Yankton Medical Clinic, has been selected by the Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care Planning Committee to present nationally at the 2027 National Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in March 2027.
Monument Health Earns U.S. News High Performing Rating in Five Conditions
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has been named among U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Hospitals edition as a High Performing hospital for Heart Arrhythmia, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure and Stroke. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News' Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
Avera Relaunches 'Ask the Question' Suicide Prevention Campaign
During September, which is National Suicide Prevention Month, Avera has launched its Ask the Question public service campaign for the fifth year.
Same Filter Rating, Dramatically Different Performance Results
The maintenance supervisor placed two air filters on the workbench.
At first glance, they looked identical.
Same size.
Same efficiency rating.
Ophthalmology Limited Expands Surgery Center, Adds Neuro-Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology Limited is celebrating an exciting new chapter with the expansion of its Eye Surgery Center and the addition of Neuro-Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus services. This fall, the practice will welcome healthcare partners and community members to a special open house, offering guests an opportunity to tour the expanded facility, meet members of the team, and learn more about the growing range of specialized eye care services available close to home.
Sanford USD Medical Center Named to Becker's 100 Great Hospitals
Sanford USD Medical Center has been named to the Becker's Healthcare list of 100 Great Hospitals in America. The Sioux Falls medical center is the only hospital in the state of South Dakota to be named to the list.
Monument Health Earns Three American Heart Association Awards
Monument Health has received three American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for demonstrating a commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, helping save lives, support recovery and reduce hospital readmissions.
Monument Health Awarded Grants to Expand Rural Care Access
Monument Health has been awarded two grants through South Dakota's Rural Health Transformation Project, state funding aimed at strengthening access, quality, and long-term sustainability of rural health care. The grants will support Care Connect and the Telemed Transfer Center, two initiatives designed to bring more timely, specialized care to patients across Monument Health's rural and frontier service area.
Good Samaritan Administrator Named National Leader of the Year
Good Samaritan – Ridge View Estates senior living administrator, Melissa McCorquodale, has been named the 2026 Provider Achieving Care Excellence (ACE) Leader of the Year by the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL).
Vance Thompson Vision Welcomes Aaron M. Ricca, MD, and Return of Retina Services
VanceThompson Vision is pleased to announce the addition of Aaron M. Ricca, MD, and the return of retina care to their practice. Dr. Aaron M. Ricca is an established, board-certified, fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in vitreoretinal disease.
Seven Sanford Hospitals Earn National Heart Attack Care Awards
Seven Sanford Health hospitals across four states have earned recognition from the American College of Cardiology. Sanford USD Medical Center in South Dakota, Sanford Medical Center Fargo and Sanford Bismarck Medical Center in North Dakota, Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in Minnesota, and Marshfield Medical Center and Marshfield Medical Center -Weston in Wisconsin have all received the ACC's NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026. Those six locations are among only 350 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.
Sanford Health, North Memorial Health Complete Partnership
Sanford Health and North Memorial Health today announced the organizations have finalized their partnership and are now one nonprofit integrated health system operating as Sanford Health. The combined organization will preserve Robbinsdale Hospital and its essential role as a Level I Trauma Center while making significant investments that improve care, expand access and build a stronger rural-urban network across Minnesota.
Sanford Health Watertown Welcomes Two New Physical Therapists
Sanford Health Watertown is excited to welcome Physical Therapists Jett McGirr, DPT, and Lauren Lenards, PT, to the Sanford Watertown Rehabilitation and Therapy family.
Join Colleagues from Across the Region at the 2026 South Dakota Neuro Stroke Conference
Stroke care is a team effort, and there has never been a better opportunity to connect, learn, and collaborate with professionals dedicated to improving outcomes for patients across South Dakota.
Walipawn Schroeder Earns Avera Queen of Peace DAISY Award
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital is pleased to announce that Walipawn Schroeder, RN is the most recent recipient of its quarterly nurse recognition program called the DAISY Award.