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S.D. Hospital Hit With Lowest Federal Quality Rating

WEBRAPID CITY, S.D. – Monument Health’s flagship hospital received the lowest federal quality rating possible over the past two years, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which helps patients evaluate hospital safety and …

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Hospitals, clinics, patients will benefit from expanded …

WEBPIERRE, S.D. - The expansion of Medicaid services in South Dakota will become official on July first. Voters last November approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the expansion. Tim Rave, President of the Association of Health Care …

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Monument Health officially joins Mayo Clinic Care Network

WEBRAPID CITY, S.D. – Monument Health, formerly Regional Health, officially joins the Mayo Clinic Care Network today, Jan. 17, becoming part of a worldwide network of independent health care systems with special access to Mayo Clinic's knowledge and …

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Spearfish Hospital listed In Top 100 Rural Hospitals

WEBSPEARFISH, S.D. - Monument Health Spearfish Hospital has been chosen as a 2024 “TOP 100” Rural & Community Hospital by The Chartis Group. The Chartis Group is a comprehensive healthcare advisory firm, and each year they unveil the Top …

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SD offering millions in tech grants to nursing homes

WEBA separate measure, Senate Bill 80, will provide $2 million in grants to providers of elder care services for technology innovations that can “improve the quality of life and health outcomes of elderly residents and support health care workers.”. That …

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Senate committee passes three more med marijuana bills

WEBPIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) -- The 2024 South Dakota Legislature continues to tinker with the citizen-passed medical cannabis law. This morning (Wednesday), the Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed three bills that add requirements or …

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Grand Opening of new VA outpatient care facility …

WEBRAPID CITY, S.D. – Professional engineers studying the Hideaway Hills subdivision in Black Hawk, S.D., site of a 2020 sinkhole over an abandoned state-operated gypsum mine, say the remaining homeowners should leave because soils under and …

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South Dakota Announces Next Generation of EMS Services

WEBPIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to announce the launch of a new telehealth partnership between DOH, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Agencies, and Sioux Falls-based telemedicine provider, Avel eCare. This …

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New VA Outpatient Clinic set to open in August

WEBRAPID CITY, S.D. - Veteran health care in the Black Hills continues to evolve. Facilities in Sturgis and Hot Springs, SD continue to buck the trend of VA health facility closures while new Veterans Affairs medical facilities are being built - including …

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Black Hills Life Flight is Coming Soon to Hot Springs

WEBHOT SPRINGS, S.D. - A trusted name in air medical service will soon be ready to answer the call when residents of Fall River County and beyond need emergency care. Black Hills Life Flight announced today that it will open a new air medical base at …

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Another nursing program enters the market in Rapid City

WEBRAPID CITY – Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell has secured a space for its new nursing program at a Monument Health location in Rapid City. The Rapid City program will be offered for an Associate of Science degree with no LPN license required …

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Monument Health announces leadership changes

WEBRAPID CITY, S.D. - Mark Schulte, President of the Sturgis Hospital and Market at Monument Health, has been promoted to Vice President of Operations for the Rapid City Market. Monument Health also announced that Mark Schmidt will take over …

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Monument Health, Sanford Health part of patient data breach

WEBRAPID CITY, S.D. - Both Monument Health and Sanford Health have announced that DMS Health Technologies, the imaging vendor for its mobile heart screen trucks, experienced a data security event earlier this year. The incident allegedly …

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South Dakota governor signs law banning medical care for trans …

WEBPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill on Monday that prohibits gender-affirming care for transgender people under the age of 18. South Dakota is among more than two dozen conservative states considering similar …

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Sanford replaces CEO after controversial email about masks

WEBSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The head of one of the largest regional health systems in the Midwest has been replaced after telling employees that he had recovered from COVID-19 and was not wearing a mask. Sanford Health said in a release Tuesday …

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Nationwide Health Alert For Contaminated Ground Beef

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – A nationwide health alert has been issued for Greater Omaha ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a particular strain of Escherichia coli that is known to cause severe intestinal infection in …

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Soil Health Conference offers speakers, producer panels

WEBThe 2024 Soil Health Conference will be held at the Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel in Rapid City, January 23-24, 2024, with a full day and a half of speaker sessions, awards, producer panels, and time to engage with sponsors. Keynote …

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Mercades Dahlvang

WEBMercades Dahlvang, age 32, of Piedmont, formerly of Philip, South Dakota, died on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Monument Health in Rapid City. Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Sunday, November 19, at First Lutheran Church in Philip. Funeral services …

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