Fire chief to lead South Dakota Healthcare Coalition
Retiring Sioux Falls Fire Chief Jim Sideras is taking on the role of executive director of the South Dakota Healthcare Coalition. Sideras' new position will require him to work closely with four regional state healthcare coalitions and a governing board to enhance statewide relationships for health care facilities in emergency preparedness, response and recovery.
COVID Mass Testing Events
The South Dakota Department of Health, in partnership with the South Dakota National Guard and Office of Emergency Management, and the U.S. Department of...
Gov. Daugaard delivers FY2018 budget to joint session of SD Legislature
Gov. Dennis Daugaard presented his sixth budget address to the South Dakota Legislature Tuesday afternoon. His budget address portrayed a positive economic growth, but...
Formula Shortage
The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) continues to work with SD WIC nutrition program participants to ensure access to safe formula alternatives as...
SD Medicaid Fraud Control Unit & SDAHO – Working Together
On August 27, 2020, the South Dakota Office of Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) entered into a Settlement Agreement and an Integrity...
DSS Launches Program to Help with Behavioral Health Costs
The Department of Social Services (DSS) recently launched the Behavioral Health Voucher Program, offering funding assistance and support for mental health and substance use...
South Dakota Medicaid Coverage on Prenatal Visits
The South Dakota Department of Social Services and the South Dakota Department of Health are working to identify pregnant women who may be eligible...
First Case of Monkeypox Identified in South Dakota
The South Dakota Department of Health is reporting the first case of monkeypox in a South Dakota resident. The male in his 30s from...
WIC Program Announces New Income Guidelines
The South Dakota Department of Health’s (DOH) Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program strives to ensure that families have the resources needed to be...
SDAHO’s Tim Rave Joins “On Call with the Prairie Doc” to Talk Medical Cannabis
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations CEO, Tim Rave appeared on SDPB’s medical discussion program, “On Call with the Prairie Doc”, to discuss...
