Sen. Rounds and Thune support IV solution letter to FDA
South Dakota Sen. Rounds and Sen. Thune have joined dozens of colleagues in signing a letter to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) asking...
Call for entries for Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service
Applications are being accepted through April 6 for the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, an honor awarded to hospitals that...
Flu is widespread nationwide, claims lives of 37 children
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has classified the flu as “widespread” in all but one state - Hawaii - however, it has remained...
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model Open for Voluntary Participation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has announced the creation of a new voluntary advanced alternative payment model called Bundled...
SD hospitals excel in implementing Person & Family Engagement metrics
As of November 2017, 50 percent of South Dakota Compass Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) hospitals are meeting four or more of the five...
Building campaign for Eureka hospital surpasses goal
The town of Eureka raised more than $2 million in six months for the construction of a new hospital, surpassing their original goal by...
Regional Health Sturgis Hospital set to move into $10 million expansion
The Regional Health Sturgis Hospital is getting prepared to move into their new 20,000 square-foot addition later this month. The $10 million project started...
Funding for Medicare rural extenders package remains high priority
With a Feb. 8 funding deadline approaching, Congress needs to address several items of unfinished business, namely the expiring Medicare rural ambulance and home...
SD Legislature moves into high gear; opposition to SB 87 strengthens
It is full speed ahead at the South Dakota legislature. As of this morning, 445 bills have been introduced. The Council on Public Policy...
Trump’s first State of the Union touches on opioids, ACA
President Trump gave his first State of the Union speech last night covering a broad range of topics and hoping, with both content and...
