The Year of the Nurse
Two hundred years after the birth of Florence Nightingale, the World Health Organization designated 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. But it's no surprise if you didn't know. In fact, thanks to COVID-19, what was supposed to have been a celebratory year has all but slipped by without much celebration. The timing of Certified Nurses Day on March 19th was particularly unfortunate. That was the week most states began to see their first cases of coronavirus.
Avera ALS Clinic Honored by ALS Association
The ALS Association, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Chapter has presented its Honoree Award to staff and leadership of the Avera ALS Clinic at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center.
Avera to Build Cancer Center in Pierre
Avera Health has announced plans to build a new Avera Cancer Institute in Pierre. The project is being made possible by up to $10 million in grant funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and will be called the Helmsley Center. The center will offer state-of-the-art cancer care as well as clinic space for primary and specialty care.
New Transitional Care Unit Will Fill Unmet Need in Sioux Falls
Avera has announced that it will open a Transitional Care Unit at Avera Prince of Peace Retirement Community campus in Sioux Falls.
First Twin Register Launches in South Dakota
Avera and the Avera Institute for Human Genetics have established the first and only twin register in South Dakota. The new register will enable the AIHG to collect and analyze DNA from twins throughout the Midwest to provide insight into traits and diseases that are specific to the region.
Virtually Ideal: Avera’s Expanding eCare Empire
A 42 year old Parkston, South Dakota area man is having dinner with friends when he suddenly develops the classic signs of a stroke. He becomes week, half of his face droops, and he loses the ability to talk. His wife rushes him to the nearest hospital, Avera St. Benedict Health Center in Parkston, where his friend, family physician Jason Wickersham, MD, is waiting.
Avera eCARE Supports Local Care in More Than 10 Percent of Nation’s Critical Access Hospitals
There are 1,331 certified “Critical Access Hospitasl” (CAHs) across the nation, and Avera eCARE now serves more than 10 percent of these facilities through services that include Avera eICU CARE, eEmergency, ePharmacy and eConsult. Avera extends specialty care to distant rural facilities through interactive video and advanced computer monitoring technology.
Gamma Knife Treatment Now Available at Avera Cancer
Avera Cancer Institute Sioux Falls is now offering treatment for brain tumors with the a precision radiation therapy tool called the Elekta Gamma Knife Perfexion. The gamma knife allows for the delivery of the highest therapeutic doses to the smallest treatable tumors and is considered the gold standard for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders.
Expanded Cancer Care in Mitchell and Aberdeen
Mitchell residents had their first opportunity to meet the area’s new medical oncologist, Kathleen Naegele, DO, at a January open house celebrating Avera Cancer Institute Mitchell’s 15th Anniversary. The event was also a celebration of the installation of a fully digital Elekta Infinity linear accelerator.
New Grassland Health Campus Opens in Mitchell
Avera officially opens the new Avera Medical Group Family Health Center on the Grassland Health Campus in Mitchell this month.