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Monument Health hit with lowest federal quality rating
WEBBart Pfankuch. Apr 22, 2024 12 min. Leaders at Monument Health in Rapid City said they provide quality care despite receiving a 1 out of 5 federal safety and quality rating. Monument Health's flagship hospital in Rapid City, S.D., had the state's lowest safety and quality rating from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2023.
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Special report: Pandemic threatens fragile rural health care system
WEBIn rural South Dakota, serious health problems are more common while health care is less accessible. Rural South Dakotans have a higher rate of death from many health conditions, a higher prevalence of poverty and less access to health-care providers than non-rural residents, according to data from the Rural Health Information Hub.
Questions swirl around who qualifies next to get COVID-19 …
WEBSouth Dakota health officials and medical providers have been near the top of the nation in administering COVID-19 vaccines as they become available, but a significant new challenge awaits as the state moves into a much larger, more difficult-to-define population of people who may qualify for a shot. That upcoming
Updated: Concerns over dueling Medicaid ballot measures leads …
WEBOn July 11, Dakotans for Health co-founder Rick Weiland withdrew Initiated Measure 28 from the November ballot and announced that his group will join South Dakotans Decide Healthcare in pushing for the passage of Constitutional Amendment D. Both coalitions have the same aim of expanding Medicaid in South Dakota, but …
Experts: Timing is right for Sanford Health's $350M expansion in
WEBHorizon Health Care has 32 clinics that provide medical, dental and behavioral-health services in a 28,000-square-mile area of rural South Dakota, mainly in the sparsely populated northwest and east-central regions of the state. Horizon Healthcare offers telemedicine in several medical areas, including behavioral health, acute care, …
Committed to their Communities: Two rural medical professionals …
WEBEditor’s note: This article is part of the final segment in the South Dakota News Watch series, “Small Towns, Big Challenges” and features two rural medical professionals who show a deep commitment to providing medical care to residents of remote small-towns in South Dakota. In many rural areas of
Rural health initiatives fill life-saving gaps in remote areas
WEBImproving the quality and access to health care in rural areas is one goal of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, which had an initial endowment of about $5.5 billion. To date, the Helmsley trust – which has an office in New York City and another in Sioux Falls – has made 414 grants worth nearly $400 million to improve
Severe dental diseases persist in S.D. due to chronic poverty and …
WEBPoor dental health is a significant and vexing issue on the state’s Native American reservations, where limited access to dental care is exacerbated by high levels of poverty. Problems also exist in the few metro areas of South Dakota, where many low-income residents find it hard to afford dental care or find subsidized care.
Rural doctor shortage in S.D. worsened by lack of physician …
WEBThe doctor shortage is widespread in rural South Dakota. A map created by the South Dakota Department of Health shows that ready access to primary care physicians is available only to residents along the Interstate 29 corridor, a few areas in the central Missouri River region and around the Black Hills in the west. Most other areas of …
Vaccinations slump in South Dakota after changes to services
WEBIn the 2021-2022 report, DOH showed the state falling short of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's goal of 95% immunization with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine after falling from 96% in 2019-2020 to 93.7% in 2021-2022. This follows a nationwide trend of falling vaccination rates for kindergartners entering school, which …
School counselors in SD playing larger role amid student mental …
WEBHow to get mental health help and watch video series. Resources to get help for yourself or someone else who may be considering suicide: The Helpline Center: Callers across the state can obtain county-specific resource information and be connected to a suicide hotline. Call: 211 or 1-800-273-8255
Effort begins to reduce risk of death of S.D. mothers during …
WEBSanford Health also has been developing its own set of practices in response to the Joint Commission’s new requirements to improve patient safety, Briggs said. One innovation the hospital system plans to take advantage of is a way to automatically alert doctors and nurses when a patient’s blood pressure is recorded as …
Rivers at Risk: Studies reveal health hazards in Rapid Creek, Big …
WEBState health records show that 80 people reported being sickened by E.coli in 2016, with 28 cases in the age range of 1 to 14 years old. The School of Mines research showed that the highest number of shigatoxigenic markers were found during June and July, the period of peak recreational use of the water bodies tested and by far the most …
Rising anger and violence toward healthcare workers hampering …
WEBThe World Health Organization found in February 2022 that as many as 38% of healthcare workers around the world suffered physical violence at some point during their careers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that workplace violence against American healthcare workers nearly doubled in frequency from 2011 to 2018. Violence …
South Dakota offering millions in grants to nursing homes
WEBSouth Dakota News WatchBart Pfankuch. Senate Bill 209 will offer $5 million in grants to long-term care facilities for implementation or expansion of telehealth services. That measure was funded through American Rescue Plan Act dollars, and the grants will be administered by the state Department of Health. A separate measure, Senate Bill 80
South Dakota moms bond over a shared experience: C-sections
WEBNature can be hard on moms. It doesn’t always cooperate with those who’ve dreamed of a natural birth. Nearly 25% of all births in South Dakota happen by cesarean section, according to 2021 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s among the lowest rates in the nation, yet it represents a significant surgery undergone …
Nursing shortage worsens in South Dakota at a time when COVID …
WEBMonument Health is offering a $40,000 sign-on bonus for highly skilled positions in intensive care and operating rooms, said Kerkenbush. Billboards and ads for the eye-catching hiring bonus are in the Black Hills area and a few other states across the country, such as Maine, Connecticut and Mississippi, she said.
Human health, environmental and antibiotic concerns follow CAFO
WEBThe National Association of Local Boards of Health said in a 2010 report that antibiotic use in animal feed has increased as more animals are being raised in CAFOs. Farmers use antibiotics in feed to keep animals healthy and to prevent potentially disastrous infections and die-offs of large numbers of animals kept in confined areas.
Proposed health plan for SD farmers would fall outside state and
WEBRyan Brown, an administrator with the Farm Bureau Health Plan of Tennessee, said his organization has been offering health benefits since 1947 and has operated the type of plan South Dakota is considering since 1993. The plan that is the model for the South Dakota Farm Bureau plan has about 100,000 members across the …
New, more contagious COVID-19 variant pushing infection rates …
WEBThe emergence of the latest COVID-19 variant, which makes up nearly 80% of new cases nationally, is raising additional health concerns due to its ability to infect people even if they are vaccinated or have had a prior infection, and health officials are increasingly recommending precautions such as masking indoors and staying up to date …
Contaminants common in SD drinking water but most within legal …
WEBFor nitrates, the EWG health limit is .14 ppb, compared with the long-held federal safety standard of 10 ppb; for arsenic, the EWG health limit is .004 ppb, compared with the federal standard of 10 ppb; and for radium, a common contaminant in South Dakota drinking water, the EWG limit is .05 pico curries per liter, compared with the federal
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