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Pharmacist and technician shortage threatens access to health …

WebBut Darger hasn’t had a full staff in three years to handle that increase. At least once a week, Darger has to pay a pharmacist to cover a technician shift. …

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With reorganization plans squashed for now, VA celebrates new …

WebRAPID CITY — The long-debated, evolving plans for veterans’ health care in the Black Hills took a step forward Thursday with the grand opening of a new …

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State hopes $1.7M telemedicine program will boost rural …

WebGov. Kristi Noem and the state lawmakers approved three initiatives in 2022 that infused up to $20 million into EMS. “Telemedicine in Motion” is the first of the …

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Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn’t …

WebNative Americans tend to die much earlier than white Americans. Their median age at death was 14 years younger, according to an analysis of 2018-21 data …

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New report recommends state efforts to sustain rural ambulance …

WebThe report was compiled by Healthcare Strategists in partnership with the department. It’s the third piece of a $20 million infusion of funding into South Dakota …

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Avera plans $245 million expansion in Sioux Falls for delivery care

WebAvera Health plans to expand two of its Sioux Falls campuses at a cost about $245 million. It’ll be the largest expansion of hospital patient care space in Sioux …

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Funding for nursing homes up 25% after state increase

WebKohler believes it’ll take between six and 12 months to see an impact on staffing. While the state saw 25% average growth in funding, not all facilities received the …

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Ballot question group sues Minnehaha County, alleges new policy

WebDakotans for Health, a health care advocacy network and ballot question committee, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Minnehaha County officials over new restrictions on petition …

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Legislators seek health care workforce report to address …

WebA resolution that would instruct the state Department of Health to issue a report on the state of South Dakota’s health care workforce is sailing through the …

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Help for new mothers proves more popular than state can handle

WebThe Department of Health’s Bright Start program grew from a handful of counties to near-statewide over the past year, thanks in part to an influx of federal …

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Long-term care committee’s work translates into legislative success

WebSummer study legislation that passed. A resolution requiring the state Department of Health to create a health care workforce report.; Legislation making it …

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Study group proposes a dozen ideas for long-term care with up to …

WebThe recommendation by the committee could cost the state anywhere from $217,256 a year (an increase to $70 a month) to $869,025 a year (an increase to $100 a …

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Health providers across the US call this Sioux Falls facility for help

WebSome Avel eCare employees even serve as remote school nurses. Some doctors and nurses work full-time at Avel, while others jump back and forth between …

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Facing public backlash, some health care companies are …

WebLast month, Louisiana state senators sent a report to the state insurance commissioner outlining dozens of concerns over the fairness of the deal, alleged …

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Calls to 211 Helpline Center rising again after post-pandemic lull

WebMental health calls to South Dakota’s 211 Helpline declined as the COVID-19 pandemic tapered off, but calls for all needs – especially for housing help – are on the …

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State apologizes, pays transgender advocacy group $300,000 for

WebThe state of South Dakota has issued an apology letter and a $300,000 payment to a transgender advocacy group for the abrupt cancellation of a Department of …

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Legislation would require Health Department to make video …

WebThe state Department of Health would have to create a video “and other materials” interpreting the state’s abortion ban and its effects on women’s health care, …

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Native American communities have the highest suicide rates, yet

WebNon-Hispanic Indigenous people in the United States die by suicide at higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group, according to the Centers for Disease Control …

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Bill that could doom Fairview-Sanford merger heads to Walz's …

WebThe Minnesota Legislature on Sunday passed a bill that bans anti-competitive health care mergers, which could kill the proposed marriage of Minneapolis …

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