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Avera Building Largest-Ever Patient Care Expansion

Web(Pierre, SD) — Avera Health is aiming to keep more patients in Sioux Falls with its largest-ever expansion. One of the region’s biggest healthcare systems announced massive upgrades yesterday.

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DOH Workforce And Education Center Breaks Ground In Pierre

Web(Pierre, SD) — South Dakota health officials say a new state-of-the-art facility in Pierre will help expand educational opportunities, specifically in the public health sector.

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New Clinic Chain To Open In North Dakota Dakota News Network

WebBy Jesse Allen. (Bismarck, ND) — A new health clinic chain will soon open in North Dakota. It’s called VitellaCare clinics, and is a joint effort between HealthyDakota and Crossover Health. The companies hope to open 2 holistic healthcare clinics by the end of the year. The company will also offer behavioral health services.

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Sanford Health Opening Clinic In Horace Dakota News Network

WebJune 9, 2023. By Jesse Allen. (Horace, ND) — It’s been a long wait but the residents of Horace are getting a new health facility. Horace is a fast-growing town about 15 miles south of Fargo. City leaders have been trying to get health services closer to home to handle general appointments and emergency situations. Sanford Health is stepping

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Sanford USD Medical Center Verified As Level 1 Trauma Center

WebSeptember 12, 2023. By Paul Bougie. (Sioux Falls, SD) — Sanford USD Medical Center is now officially a Level 1 Trauma Center. It’s the only facility in the state verified to that level. The designation, awarded by the American College of Surgeons, is a recognition that the center “provides the highest level of surgical care to trauma

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Burgum Names New Health And Human Services Commissioner

Web(Bismarck, ND) — Governor Doug Burgum has named Wayne Salter as North Dakota’s new Health and Human Services commissioner. Wayne Salter served as Texas’ deputy executive commissioner of access and eligibility services for almost six years.

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Avera Research Institute Awarded $58M In Grant Funding

Web(Sioux Falls, SD) — Avera Health is announcing a big boost for its research institute, receiving 58-million dollars in grant funding. It’s thanks to two grants from the National Institute of Health.

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Williston State College Building Medical Training Facility

WebJune 29, 2023. By Paul Bougie. (Williston, ND) — Williston State College has secured funding for a new state of the art healthcare training facility. The nearly 37-million-dollar facility is being built to address a shortage of healthcare workers in North Dakota. Training for nursing, radiation techs, and surgical techs will be available, and

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Sanford Health Delivers First Babies Of 2024 Dakota News Network

WebBy Jesse Allen. (Bismarck, ND) — Sanford Health doctors delivered the first babies of 2024 in both Bismarck and Fargo. Jozette and Leo Belgrade welcomed Baby Keith at 12:57 New Year’s morning. In Fargo the first baby of 2024 was born to Katie Sartin and Garrett Bohannon. Baby girl River Joy entered the world at 8:18 a.m. on New Year’s Day

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First And Only Midwife-Owned Birth Center In SD Expands

WebApril 16, 2024. By Paul Bougie. (Sioux Falls, SD) — The first and only mid-wife owned center in Sioux Falls is expanding. Flourish Wellness and Birth Co. is now a full wellness clinic. Sisters and owners Sarah Roe and Erin Vande Lune say they now see men, women and children after expanding into pediatric and family care last May. Pediatric

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Williston Mayor Recovering From Illness Dakota News Network

WebJuly 12, 2023. By Paul Bougie. (Williston, ND) — Williston Mayor Howard Klug is reportedly recovering after falling ill. According to reports, he’s experienced an “unexpected illness”, with Williston City Commission Vice President Brad Bekkedahl taking over for Klug in the meantime. While a return date for the mayor has not been

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Dr. Chima Resigns As Sioux Falls Public Health Director

WebJune 14, 2023. By Paul Bougie. (Sioux Falls, SD) — Dr. Charles Chima is resigning after nearly two years as public health director for the City of Sioux Falls. That’s according to Director of Human Resources Bill O’Toole. Dr. Chima was appointed by Mayor Paul TenHaken in 2021, and officially hired on June 28th that year.

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Mayo Clinic Removes Webpage On Hydroxychloroquine

WebSeptember 27, 2023. By Jesse Allen. (Rochester, MN) — The Mayo Clinic has removed a page from its website after a former Trump Administration official spotlighted it in a social media post. The website contained a page in its prescription medication section that discussed hydroxychloroquine, which is commonly used to treat malaria.

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Inpatient Behavioral Health Returning To CHI Williston

WebSeptember 13, 2023. By Paul Bougie. (Williston, ND) — CHI St. Alexius Health Williston president Garrick Hyde says the hospital’s inpatient behavior health unit is coming back. That wing of the facility has sat unused since 2010, but thanks to a two-million-dollar grant from the state government, the unit will be restored. According to Hyde

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Avera Health Announces Data Security Breach Dakota News …

WebAvera Health Announces Data Security Breach. September 7, 2023. By Paul Bougie. (Sioux Falls, SD) — Avera Health says that the imaging firm, DMS Health Technologies, used at different locations in the network, experienced a data security breach. About 15-hundred Avera patients are impacted, according to Wednesday afternoon’s …

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MN DOC Announces Fine, Consent Order Against UnitedHealthcare

Web(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce has reached an agreement with UnitedHealthcare over the company's mental health coverage. The consent or

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Hepatitis A Vaccine Clinic Opening In Grand Forks After Possible

WebFebruary 19, 2024. By Paul Bougie. (Grand Forks, ND) — A Hepatitis A vaccine clinic will be open at Grand Forks Public Health this week after numerous people were potentially exposed to the virus. Health officials say anyone who ate at the UND Memorial Union Chick-fil-A from January 15th to February 7th. A food worker tested positive for the

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Bismarck Man Accused Of Sex Crimes Ruled Mentally Competent

WebJanuary 25, 2024. By Jesse Allen. (Bismarck, ND) — A Bismarck man accused of child sex crimes is mentally fit to stand trial. The State Hospital in Jamestown made the ruling for Gary Kline during his status conference yesterday. His attorney has requested Kline undergo a second mental health evaluation. Kline is facing charges for reportedly

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Extreme Cold Freezes Pipe At Minot Hospital Dakota News Network

WebJanuary 15, 2024. By Paul Bougie. (Minot, ND) — Extreme cold from the ongoing polar vortex caused a pipe to freeze at Trinity Health hospital in Minot on Saturday. The pipe froze in the hospital’s Emergency Trauma Center, but thankfully didn’t cause any water flow issues in the building. Trinity Health released a statement saying the

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