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Subscribe to our RSS feed Subscribe to our RSS feedJerstad Promoted to Emergency Department Medical Director
Brookings Health System recently promoted Dr. John Jerstad, M.D., to Emergency Department (ED) Medical Director at Brookings Hospital. As the ED Medical Director, he provides guidance, leadership, oversight and quality assurance in the emergency room and to the ambulance service.
Phyllis Sander Honored with Gift to Brookings Health System Foundation’s Capital Campaign
Nurses impact the lives of the people they care for. One nurse who spent her career at Brookings Health System’s hospital impacted lives so profoundly it prompted Daktronics, Inc. and its senior leadership to bestow a gift to Brookings Health System Foundation in her honor.
SDSU Pharmacy Students to Provide Free Medication Reviews at Brookings Health System
SDSU student pharmacists belonging to the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) will provide free medication reviews at Brookings Health System’s hospital. Reviews will be held in hospital conference room D on Nov. 6, Nov. 19, Dec. 4 and Dec. 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. each day.
Brookings Health System Designated Baby-Friendly Hospital
Brookings Health System is the first non-Indian Health Services hospital in South Dakota to receive the Baby-Friendly® Hospital designation and the only one in a 180 mile radius, demonstrating the organization’s commitment to helping mothers successfully breastfeed their infants.
Flu Shot Clinics Planned for Oct. 28 in Arlington & White
Arlington Medical Center and White Medical Clinic will hold their annual influenza shot clinics for their respective communities on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Andrews Receives Brookings Health System’s Health Professions Scholarship
Brandon Andrews, wide receiver on South Dakota State’s football team and a senior pre-physical therapy/exercise science major, was selected by the Athletic Department Scholarship Committee as the 2015-16 recipient of the Brookings Health System Health Professions Scholarship in athletics.
Flu Shot Clinic Set for Oct. 28 at Volga Medical Clinic
Volga Medical Clinic will hold its community flu shot clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the clinic.
Latest Family/Resident Survey Gives The Neighborhoods at Brookview Strong Marks
The Neighborhoods at Brookview received strong marks again on the skilled nursing home facility’s latest family/resident survey conducted by independent research firm, My Innerview.
Understanding Grief Classes Begin Oct. 15
Brookings Health System will once again hold its free six-week educational series, Understanding Grief, led by Social Worker Mavis Gehant.
County Supports Hospital Expansion & Renovation Project
Brookings County Commissioners recently approved a $750,000 contribution to Brookings Health System Foundation in support of the Progress Lives Here hospital expansion and renovation capital campaign.