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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.

The First Babies at the New Hospital in 1964

First babies at new hospitals are exciting for staff, giving them a chance to try out new birthing rooms and equipment to welcome their smallest patients into the world.

First Baby Born at Brookings Hospital Expansion

Scott David, son of Melody and Tyler Sieh of Revillo, S.D., is the first baby born at the new Brookings Hospital expansion. But that’s not the only thing that makes the 8 lb., 14 oz. baby boy who measures 21 inches long so special to his parents.

First Patients Treated at Brookings Hospital Expansion Today

After 16 months of construction, health care providers treated the first patients at the new Brookings Hospital expansion today. All services, including radiology, surgery, pharmacy, obstetrics and inpatient care, are moved into the building and are operational.