Baszler Promoted to Emergency Department Nursing Director
- June 22, 2026
Ashley Baszler, RN, has been promoted as the new emergency department (ED) nursing director.
In this role, Baszler is responsible for the day-to-day, 24/7 operations and professional nursing practice in the ED. She will work closely with medical staff, nursing team members and ancillary departments within the health system to improve the quality and efficiency of care delivered to patients. In addition, she will assume supervisory responsibilities for the emergency department staff.
Baszler holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from South Dakota State and became a registered nurse in 2007. She has worked at Brookings Health for 12 years, most recently serving as an emergency department nurse with house supervisor and clinical coordinator responsibilities. She also has experience as an obstetrics, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and flight nurse.
Brookings Health’s workforce embodies the spirit of teamwork, working together across disciplines to care for local patients and residents. Individuals who want to join Brookings Health System’s Top 20 Rural Community Hospital team can find a position right for them at brookingshealth.org/Careers.
About Brookings Health System
Brookings Health System, located in Brookings, South Dakota, includes a 49-bed hospital, the 79-bed The Neighborhoods at Brookview nursing home, Brookhaven Estates senior living apartments, Yorkshire Eye Clinic & Optical, and medical clinics in Arlington, White and Volga, South Dakota. It is a non-profit, municipal health system that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency and extended care services. Brookings Hospital provides local access to doctors in Brookings and offers robotic da Vinci surgery and Mako robotic-arm assisted procedures, making it one of the premier rural community hospitals in South Dakota. For more information about the services offered at Brookings Health System, please call (605) 696-9000 or visit us on the Web at brookingshealth.org.