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New Reports on Health and Well-being of Children During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing two new reports in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that provide important insights on...

HHS Awards Nearly $55 Million to Increase Virtual Health Care Access and Quality Through Community Health Centers

Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly $55 million to 29 HRSA-funded...

South Dakota Department of Social Services Funding Opportunity Announced

The SD Department of Social Services Division of Behavioral Health is offering an implementation and training opportunity through the South Dakota Screening, Brief Intervention,...

Importance of Rewarding and Recognizing Employees

Recognizing and rewarding employees has a positive impact on engagement, productivity, retention, culture and satisfaction. If those reasons aren't enough to convince you of...

Tool Helps Hospitals Target Infection Prevention Efforts

A new four-part tool is available to help hospitals and health systems estimate the cost and benefit of interventions to prevent health care-associated infections. The...

SDAHO Hosts All District Meeting

​​The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) hosted an all-district meeting for member CEOs and administrators on Tuesday, February 22. Due to challenging...

Avel eCare is Recruiting Facilities to Participate in Educational Program Opportunity

The pandemic has been a life-changer for many, particularly those living in a nursing home or who care for someone who lives in a...

FDA Alerts Providers to COVID-19 Rapid Test Recall

The Food and Drug Administration announced a Class 1 recall of the E25Bio COVID-19 Direct Antigen Response Test. E25Bio is recalling its COVID-19 Direct...

2022 South Dakota Legislative Update: Week 6

Week 6 of the South Dakota Legislative session has concluded with several healthcare related bills taking center stage. A few key issues to be...

DOH Completes Statewide Distribution of One Million Free COVID-19 Test Kits

The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) announced today it has completed its statewide distribution of one million Flowflex COVID-19 at-home antigen tests. Shipping...

Reimagining Emergency Management Systems

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and Department of Health and Human Services, by way of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...

CDC Studies Look at COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Effectiveness

During the omicron wave, the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was 87% effective at preventing emergency and urgent care visits and 95% effective at...

SDAHO’s Upcoming Educational Opportunities

​SDAHO will offer the following professional development opportunities within the month of March. Click the title to register and learn more. March 1 | A...

2022 SDNA Nurses Day at the Legislature

Register now for the 47th Annual South Dakota Nurses Association (SDNA) Nurses Day at the Legislature! Nurses Day at the Legislature provides a valuable...

Winter 2022 Trustee Quarterly Newsletter Now Available

The Trustee Quarterly newsletter for winter 2022 is now available with the theme focusing on supporting an exhausted workforce and preventing future workforce shortages....

Human Trafficking in South Dakota

Did you know that only 1-3% of trafficked victims are identified and human trafficking has become the 2nd largest criminal industry in the world...

Application for New Residency Positions – Due March 31st

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) is encouraging providers to apply for the 1,000 newly created Graduate Medical Education (GME) residency slots...

Celebrate National Donor Day

Observed every year on February 14th, National Donor Day is an observance dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ, eye and tissue donation. By...

2022 South Dakota Legislative Update: Week 5

Week 5 of the 2022 South Dakota Legislative session has concluded with activity beginning to pick up in both committee hearings and the House...

Earn Nursing Contact Hours at SDAHO’s Post-Acute Care Conference

Registration is now open for the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organization's (SDAHO) Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference, April 13-14 in Sioux Falls at...

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