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SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update: November 7, 2025 A resource for members

Each week we provide an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story will include a direct link to...

SDAHO in the News: Hospital Closures Rare Even with Mergers

South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) President and CEO Tim Rave was interviewed by KELOLAND News about how hospital mergers impact potential hospital...

Celebrate 100 Years with SDAHO – Reserve Your Sponsorship Today!

In 2026, the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) will celebrate 100 years of advancing healthcare across South Dakota — and we want...

Home Care Week | November 9–15, 2025

A Celebration of National Care at Home Month November is National Care at Home Month, and throughout the month, SDAHO is highlighting several areas of...

2026 SDAHO Nurse Leadership Sponsorship

The South Dakota Board of Nursing and the South Dakota Center for Nursing Workforce are sponsoring the 2026 SDAHO Nurse Leadership program, thus providing...

A Century Strong: Honoring Our Past, Shaping Our Future – SDAHO’s 100th commemorative coffee table book

The year 2026 marks a remarkable milestone for the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO)100 years of service, leadership, and dedication to advancing...

Celebrate National Rural Health Day in November with AHA Toolkit

National Rural Health Day is coming up on November 20, offering a time to recognize the dedicated health care professionals, hospitals, and communities working...

South Dakota DOH announces completion of statewide Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment

The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) Office of Lifespan Health has completed a year-long, statewide needs assessment focused on improving the health and...

Increase productivity by leveraging Microsoft 365 tools

SDAHO will host Randy Dean, IT expert, on Thursday, November 13, at 12:30 p.m. CST / 11:30 a.m. MST.  Join us as Randy shares valuable...

AHA responds to OSTP request on AI policies for health care

The American Hospital Association (AHA) provided comments to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) request for information regarding regulatory reform on artificial...

Meet Ramp: A smarter way to manage health care finances

SDAHO Enterprises November Endorsed Business Partner Spotlight The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) Enterprises is proud to recognize Ramp, an Endorsed Business Partner...

Microsoft issues security update addressing critical vulnerability impacting Windows server services

Microsoft has released a security update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting multiple versions of Windows Server Update Services that was...

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update: October 31, 2025 A resource for members

Each week we provide an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story will include a direct link to...

Rural Initiatives: Breaking Down Stigma: SDAHO brings powerful conversations on Opioid Use Disorder to South Dakota communities

Across South Dakota, health care professionals are hearing a powerful message about substance use disorder, stigma, and the importance of compassionate care. South Dakota...

Registration for 2026 SDAHO Nurse Leadership program opens November 3

If you have the willingness to learn and grow in your professional development, then the 2026 SDAHO Nurse Leadership Program is for you! Nurses are...

AHA blog: 2025 Cybersecurity Year in Review, Part two -Mitigating Third-Party Risk, Ensuring Clinical Continuity and Addressing AI Risk

Part one of this blog reviewed the number of cyberattacks the health care field endured this year compared to last; provided an overview of...

Reduce Turnover, Boost Engagement with SDAHO’s Workforce Retention Series

Retention of nursing staff and healthcare professionals is more important than ever. SDAHO is partnering with Proactive LTC to offer this 4-session series by...

November is National Care at Home Month

November is National Care at Home Month, an annual observance recognized each year to bring together the care at home movement, inspire outreach to...

Funding opportunity for clinical trials for persons living with dementia and their care partners

South Dakota’s Healthy Brain Coalition* is sharing the grant information below with colleges, universities, medical or nursing schools, health care systems/settings or other fiscally...

Share Your Expertise – Speak at a SDAHO Event!

Do you have an idea, best practice, or success story to share with your peers? SDAHO is now accepting speaker topic submissions for our...

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