South Dakota
The KFC Foundation, based in Louisville, KY, has awarded LifeScape with a $10,000 grant to purchase a workforce readiness curriculum for its Pathways to Life school.
Avera announces plans to build a six-story tower addition to Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center and a three-story building on the Avera on Louise Health Campus.
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) is pleased to welcome Jason Zukosky as the new Director of Surgical Services.
Huron Regional Medical Center (HRMC) recently selected Teresa Gange to receive the Innovator of the Quarter Award.
Through a federal grant, a University of South Dakota professor is seeking to help end the devastating impacts that opioid misuse has on individuals, families and communities.
Over 800 South Dakota high school students will immerse themselves in experiences that demonstrate what a career in health care is like at the South Dakota HOSA State Leadership Conference April 11-12, held at the Sanford Pentagon, Sanford Fieldhouse, University of South Dakota – Sioux Falls campus and Southeast Technical College.
The University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences is one of six locations nationwide that will host a summit with the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) to bring together health industry and academic partners to identify emerging interprofessional trends and create alliances.
As of this winter, all three wound care professionals at Brookings Health System’s Wound Center have earned their wound care specialization certification from the Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board.
Monument Health proudly announces the posthumous recognition of Lynnett Rotert, BSRT, CBDT, with the prestigious 2024 Dr. Sydney Bonnick ISCD Award for Excellence in Densitometry.
As a pioneer in refractive and cataract surgery, Vance Thompson, MD, founder of Vance Thompson Vision, continually seeks new ways to advance the art and science of ophthalmic surgery.
The Sanford International has named Holly Huntimer of Sioux Falls, the 2024 Sanford Children’s Hospital Ambassador.
Avel eCare, the nation’s leading provider of clinician-to-clinician telemedicine services, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Ambulatory Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.
Once again, this year, the personal finance website WalletHub has ranked Sioux Falls as one of top 15 happiest cities in the country.
Stomach aches, respiratory infections, lacerations, and fractures may be all in a day's work for a busy emergency department like Sanford Health's. But when the patient is a child, even a routine case may turn out to be anything but.
Like many students who earn their undergraduate degrees at USD, Alec Baker chose to stay for his graduate studies.
This year, Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana is celebrating 40 years of granting life-changing wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses in our region.
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.
Kari Termansen, an instructor in the University of South Dakota Department of Addiction Counseling & Prevention, has been appointed by Gov. Kristi Noem to the South Dakota Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals (BAPP).
Brookings Health System was again named a Top 20 Rural Community Hospital in the United States by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).
Every industry uses cleaning practices to protect South Dakotans from unwanted contact with germs.
Physical activity is one of the best ways to improve overall health and manage stress, yet one in four U.S. adults are sedentary for more than eight hours each day, which can have negative consequences on physical and mental health.
Yankton Medical Clinic, P.C. - Norfolk Internal Medicine Physician Dr. AJ Spanel was recently named Team Physician for Northeast Community College in Norfolk.
SDAHO’s Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference is taking place April 10 - 11, 2024 in Mitchell, SD at the Highland Conference Center.
Huron Regional Medical Center is encouraging the community to dress in blue in March to raise awareness of and prevent colorectal cancer.
Huron Regional Medical Center (HRMC) recently honored Herb Ramirez with the Beyond Exceptional Everyday (BEE) Award.
The University of South Dakota Department of Nursing is hosting a Rural Career Fair event for pre-nursing and nursing students on March 4 from noon - 2 p.m. in the Lee Medical Building atrium.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Jorgen Yde (JY6) Foundation’s Nurses Dinner. The event is open to everyone, and is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Saturday, March 23 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Downtown Sioux Falls.
Sanford USD Medical Center has been awarded on Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals 2024.
Dakota Vascular is thrilled to announce a significant change in outreach location, effective April 1, 2024.