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Brookings Health System in Brookings, SD recently added a new blood coagulation analyzer to its laboratory, making it easier to monitor patients who stay at Brookings Health System’s hospital and are prescribed the anticoagulant Heparin or a Heparin-like medication.
White Medical Clinic Receives Deficiency Free Survey and Rural Health Clinic Certification
White Medical Clinic recently received a deficiency free survey and rural health clinic certification from the South Dakota Department of Health.
Brookings Health System’s Hospice Deepens Commitment to We Honor Veterans Program
This Veteran’s Day, Brookings Health System reconfirms its commitment to We Honor Veterans, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) pioneering campaign that aims to improve the care veterans receive from hospice providers and empowers hospice professionals to meet the unique needs of dying veterans.
Free Diabetes Screening and Education Set for Nov. 20 at White Medical Clinic
White Medical Clinic will hold a free diabetes screening and education session on Tuesday, Nov. 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. in observation of American Diabetes Month.
Nathan Anderson Hired as New Information Management Director at Brookings Health System
Nathan Anderson of Brookings, SD, was recently hired by Brookings Health System as the organization’s new information management director.
Sleep Study Lab Open House Scheduled for Oct. 25
Brookings, S.D. – Oct. 18, 2012 – The community is invited to an open house at Brookings Health System’s Sleep Diagnostics Facility on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. The sleep study lab is located on the first floor of Brookhaven Estates, 2400 Sunrise Ridge Circle.
Cermak Receives Award from SDSLHA
Becky Cermak, speech-language pathologist at Brookings Health System, recently received the Honors of the Association from the South Dakota Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SDSLHA).
New Cordless Fetal Monitors Give Freedom to Expectant Mothers
Brookings Health System recently purchased a new Philips Avalon Cordless Fetal Transducer System. Three new fetal monitors measure a baby’s heart rate, uterine activity and mom’s heart rate while in labor from any location within New Beginnings Birth Center.
Breast Cancer Awareness Presentation Scheduled for Oct. 24 in White
Karen BumannKaren BumannKaren Bumann, certified physician assistant at White Medical Clinic, will provide education on breast cancer awareness on Oct. 24 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Country View Apartments dining room, 100 Patrick Avenue in White.
Memorial Donation Brings Comfort and Warmth to Dialysis Patients
Friends and family of John H. Gustafson, a lifelong Brookings resident and business leader who passed away on March 25, gathered in the kidney dialysis waiting room at Brookings Health System on Sept. 26 to recognize a gift presented in Gustafson’s memory.