Brookings Health System of Brookings, SD, recently added a new holmium laser to its surgical unit to help treat patients with kidney, bladder and ureteral stones. Urologists from Urology Specialists of Sioux Falls will begin performing same-day holmium laser lithotripsy at Brookings Health System on Feb. 1.
Arlington Medical Center in Arlington, SD, recently added new testing equipment to check the clotting tendency of blood for patients who take the medication Coumadin.
Brookings Health System Foundation officially launched the “Make this House a Home” campaign today to raise $600,000 in funds for The Neighborhoods at Brookview, the new skilled nursing facility currently under construction.
Brookings Health System was recently awarded a Health Information Exchange (HIE) Connectivity Grant by the South Dakota Department of Health. The health system will be one of the first health care providers in the state capable of exchanging electronic health records with other providers.
A son was born to Xieyang Tao and her husband, Doug O’Mara, of Oldham, S.D., on Monday, Jan. 7, making him the first baby of the New Year born at Brookings Health System.
A new training simulator for central lines will help Brookings Health System paramedic staff prepare for taking care of patients with a central line in an emergency situation.
Dr. Richard Howard of the Sioux Falls Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery will start holding an outreach clinic at Brookings Health System. Starting in January, he will be available to see patients the third Tuesday of each month.
Brookings Health System of Brookings, SD, recently purchased a new portable x-ray and a new ultrasound system. Both medical imaging systems are completely digital and produce high-resolution pictures, creating greater detail to help physicians better diagnose and treat patients.
Brookview Manor setup the second annual Resident Christmas Store on Monday, Dec. 10 in the facility living room, allowing residents to use gift tickets to purchase Christmas presents.
Brookings Health System has selected The Neighborhoods at Brookview as the name for the new skilled nursing facility, currently under construction and scheduled to open summer 2013.