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New Beginnings Birth Center Launches TeamBirth Program for Labor and Delivery

New Beginnings Birth Center at Brookings Health System is enhancing local maternity care by launching the TeamBirth program, becoming the first maternity unit in South Dakota to implement the nationally recognized initiative.

Hoerner Named New Inpatient Care and Case Management Nursing Director

Austin Hoerner, RN, has been promoted as the new inpatient care and case management nursing director. 

Brookings Health Recognized with Ninth Consecutive Performance Leadership Award

As part National Rural Health Day, Brookings Health System announced it has been recognized with a Performance Leadership Award in the outcomes measured category. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance among all rural hospitals in the nation. It is Brookings Health’s ninth consecutive year receiving a Performance Leadership Award.

Emily’s Hope and Let’s Be Clear Expand Free Naloxone Access with New Box at Brookings Health System

Emily’s Hope, in partnership with Let’s Be Clear, is proud to announce the installation of a new community-access naloxone distribution box at Brookings Health System’s emergency entrance. This life-saving initiative expands access to naloxone across South Dakota and supports the mission to prevent opioid overdose deaths.

40 and 30 Years of Serving Compassionate Care

November is National Care at Home Month, and Brookings Health System is celebrating accordingly, making their home health and hospice services known. 

Brookings Health System Invested $7.4 Million in Community Benefits in 2024

Brookings Health System invested $7.4 million in community benefits in 2024 according to its newly released Community Benefit Report.

Medary Acres Greenhouses Helps Grow Funds for a New Ambulance

For the third consecutive year, the Darnall family of Medary Acres Greenhouses is answering an important emergency call: inspiring others to give to Brookings Health System Foundation. As the matching gift sponsor for the Foundation’s South Dakota Day of Giving campaign, Medary Acres Greenhouse hopes to grow funds that will help purchase a new advanced life support ambulance.

New Study Shows Brookings Health System Generated $56 Million in 2024 to Local Economy

A new study conducted by the Center for Rural Vitality and Community Well-Being at South Dakota State University and commissioned by Brookings Health System demonstrates how the rural community hospital not only provides essential access to care for rural residents, but also drives the local economy.

Inspiring Health Sponsorships Available for Laboratory and Nurse New Graduates

Brookings Health System is currently accepting applications for newly graduating laboratory and nursing students interested in the Inspiring Health Sponsorship Program.

2026 Clinical Enrichment Internship Program Now Open for Nursing Students

Brookings Health System has partnered again with the South Dakota Board of Nursing to offer a clinical enrichment program for nursing students. Applications for the paid summer internship are being accepted now until Oct. 31 at brookingshealth.org/CEP.