Avera Heart Hospital Regional President and CEO Jon Soderholm welcomed participants to the Sioux Falls session, which featured discussions on a wide range of topics including the prescription drug monitoring program, nursing home beds, APRNs and lay midwifery.
In Aberdeen, Ashley Erickson, CEO of Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center, shared a welcome and helped guide discussions that focused on the potential for further Medicaid reform in South Dakota and legislative summer studies.
Future “in-person” legislative forums will be held:
- Monday, Dec. 19
Yankton Legislative Forum
Avera Sacred Heart
4-5:30 p.m. - Tuesday, Dec. 20
Mitchell Legislative Forum
Avera Queen of Peace
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. - Wednesday, Dec. 28
Parkston Legislative Forum
Avera St. Benedict
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Also, SDAHO will be hosting an all-member webinar on:
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Tuesday, Dec. 20
3-4 p.m. CST (2-3 p.m. MST)
The webinar will cover the same material from the “in-person” legislative forums and will provide an opportunity for health care professionals, legislators, and others to participate who were unable to attend in-person.
There is no charge for the webinar, but pre-registration is encouraged. Please contact Sheena Thomas at 605-361-2281 or sheena.thomas@sdaho.org to register.
A recording of this webinar will be available for a limited time, and information on how to access the recording will be shared after the live event.
