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ISABEL, S.D. – Grab your hat, grab the kids, grab a friend for a celebration fit for any Old West event that promises fun and fast-paced action and a commitment […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. -At a speech during the National Tribal Health Conference held in Rapid City this week, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Denis McDonough emphasized the unique contributions […]
PIERRE, S.D.  — Sully County wasn’t required to pay for the emergency medical care that a nonresident person who was indigent received at Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, according […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Monument Health reports substantial advancements in both the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade and CMS Hospital Quality Star Rating. Monument Health has received preliminary communication from CMS […]
RAPID 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 […]
To the uninitiated, taking a sick resident of a nursing home to a hospital or emergency room might not seem like a big deal. But those trips can be brutal […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The high cost of obtaining health care in South Dakota – ranked second most expensive in the nation – is prompting some residents to forgo necessary […]
RAPID 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 […]
GANN VALLEY, S.D. — Rural medics who rescued rancher Jim Lutter after he was gored by a bison didn’t have much experience handling such severe wounds. But the medics did […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A partnership with vision has finally come to completion with the opening of a new Veterans Affairs medical facility in Rapid City. The grand opening for […]
RAPID 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 […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A new report found more than half of transgender youth in the U.S. have lost — or are at risk of losing — access to gender-affirming health care. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – When an opportunity to apply for a pilot program in telemedicine designed for ambulances became available, Shawn Fisher with the Sturgis Ambulance Service was among the first […]
PIERRE, 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 […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Over 20 pharmacies have closed across South Dakota since 2018. And over 55% of the state’s counties either lack a pharmacy or only have one. The industry […]
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers in the House Health and Services Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill along party lines that would ban certain health care for transgender kids […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Combat veterans in South Dakota are encouraged by new legislation in Congress to expand treatment and benefits for soldiers exposed to toxic burn pits during deployment […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – Amid a COVID-19 resurgence, advocates are calling on nursing homes to require that all staff members get vaccinated. Both nationally and in North Dakota, a nonprofit tracking […]
Geraldine Heisz, 86, formerly of Spearfish SD, died on December 30, 2024 in Rapid City SD. Gerry is […]
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