Shaping the Future of Rural Healthcare at Avera
This past fall, James "Jim" Dover became the third President and CEO of Avera Health. What drew the California native to Avera? What impressions does he have after his first few months? And what are his hopes for Avera Health in the years ahead?
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Dana Mach, BSN, DNP
Dana Mach was just 9 years old when she discovered her love of taking care of other people. She’s the subject of this month’s USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight.
Patient overcomes heart failure with help from Sanford Health
Oliver “Jack” Duck, Sr. has been in good health his entire life, but when he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib) and heart failure, all hope seemed to be lost. Thankfully for Jack, the was able to intervene, restore his hope, and walk alongside him on the road to recovery.
Bridging Compassion and Resources to Help Patients Find Hope
Equipped with compassion, Sanford Community Health Workers (CHWs) assist patients in getting access to basic needs and essential support….
Know Your Enemy
Each year, the Emergency Care Research Institute issues its Top 10 Health Patient Safety Concerns. Their most recent report identifies the top ten concerns to be aware of now.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Diana Feldhacker, PhD, OTD
When Diana Feldhacker enrolled in the Occupational Therapy program at Creighton University, she had no inkling that she would eventually be developing an OT doctoral curriculum herself and even directing the new program.
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…
PhD in Health Sciences Program Sees Record Number of Students
As health systems increasingly utilize more and more data, the demand for leaders with research backgrounds also surges. The University of South Dakota's Ph.D. in health sciences program is designed exactly for this…
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.
What’s New at Sanford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine?
Sanford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, delivers comprehensive and compassionate musculoskeletal care with a team approach.
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications is the most important new information technology in decades that will change healthcare. This creates an ongoing necessity for healthcare systems to regularly assess the impact and risks of AI as its development and deployment is outpacing legal, medical, or business changes.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Keeley Pollman, PA
For 16 years, Keeley Pollman has worked daily with advanced practice providers, physicians, nurses and therapists as a Physician Assistant at Surgical Institute of South Dakota. She says the physician assistant program at the USD School of Health Sciences was excellent preparation for the collaborative work she does now.
USD School of Health Science Success Spotlight: Jennifer Bailey, MPH
Jennifer Bailey's path to public health has been an unusual one. A native of Vermillion, Bailey studied biology as an undergraduate at USD. For more than two decades, she has been a fish biologist at the La Crosse Fish Health Center, a US Fish and Wildlife facility in Onalaska, Wisconsin
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Dustin Little, DPT
It's a big leap from the small town of Castlewood, South Dakota to San Francisco, California, but Dustin Little, DPT, has had no trouble making it.
South Dakota Named 9th Best State for Healthcare
THe personal finance site WalletHub has named South Dakota the 9th best state for healthcare.
Neonatal Research Network Funding Advances Care for Sanford Children's NICU Patients
Sanford Children’s Boekelheide Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Sioux Falls recently secured extended funding from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) for Neonatal Research Network (NRN) clinical trials through 2030.
50 Years of Treating Patients, Training Doctors
Since its establishment as a non-profit corporation in 1973, CFM has been home to the Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency program (SFFMP) a program jointly and equally sponsored by Avera and Sanford It has trained more than 425 physicians, including nearly 40 percent of all board-certified family physicians in South Dakota.
The CURES Act Information Blocking Rule: 5 Practices to Avoid
As of April 5, 2021, all healthcare providers are required to comply with the 21st Century Cures Act Information Blocking Rule. To assist in your compliance with this complex regulation, here are five practices to avoid.
Spencer Hospital: Profile of a Top 100 Rural Hospital
Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa was recently named a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by Chartis for the eighth time. It is the only mid-sized Iowa hospital - and one of only 17 nationally - to have received the award every year since its inception.
USD School of Health Sciences Success Spotlight: Travis Elmore
Few people understand addiction and its consequences the way Travis Elmore does. That's because Elmore, a graduate student in the Department of Addiction Counseling & Prevention program, has been down that devastating road himself, starting at the age of 15.