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Subscribe to our RSS feed Subscribe to our RSS feedBrookings Health System Fosters Workforce Development by Supporting Brookings High School HOSA Chapter
As the largest health care employer in Brookings, workforce development is a critical strategy for Brookings Health System. When the new HOSA chapter started at Brookings High School at the beginning of this school year, Brookings Health System’s leadership team knew they wanted to support the group in molding future health care professionals.
Campaign Receives Three-to-One Matching Gift
Thanks to a very generous, anonymous Brookings, S.D. philanthropist, for every dollar donated to the “Make This House a Home” campaign, an additional three dollars will be given until the goal of $600,000 is reached.
Brookings Health System Named to Elite Top 20 Rural Community Hospital List
Brookings Health System was recently named one of the Top 20 Rural Community Hospitals in the United States by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).
Brookings Health System Named a 2017 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital
Brookings Health System announced today it was recently named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This is the second consecutive year Brookings Health has been included on the list.
Registration Now Open for DONA Birth Doula Workshop
To further develop the volunteer doula program for parents delivering their baby at New Beginnings Birth Center, Brookings Health System will again host the popular DONA Birth Doula workshop on April 29 and 30.
Auxiliary Funds The Period of Purple Crying Program
Brookings Healthcare Auxiliary is continuing to fund The Period of Purple Crying, a program offered at Brookings Health System designed to help prevent shaken baby syndrome.
Safe Sitter Classes Scheduled for this Spring
Registration is now open for Brookings Health System’s popular Safe Sitter Classes. Paramedic Wendy Long will teach two sessions this spring on Saturday, Mar. 25 and Saturday, May 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in hospital conference room A.
The Neighborhoods at Brookview Earns Perfect 5-Star Rating from Nursing Home Compare
New quality data recently issued on Nursing Home Compare, www.medicare.gov/ nursinghomecompare, ranks The Neighborhoods at Brookview with a perfect five-star rating across all four measureable dimensions. The four dimensions include health inspections, quality measures, staffing and overall rating.
Spring Understanding Grief Classes Start March 6
Brookings Health System’s free six-week educational series, Understanding Grief, will begin on Monday, March 6. The class series is led by Social Worker Denise Larson.
New Beginnings Baby Café Expanded to Thursday Afternoons
Brookings Health System recently added a Thursday afternoon meeting time for New Beginnings Baby Café, the free, drop-in breastfeeding support session for nursing and expecting mothers.