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AVERA KAMI WOLDT
CASSIE OLSON
CRYSTAL NELSON Avera McKennan recently awarded its first three DAISY Awards for outstanding nurses. The three inaugural recipients were: Kami Woldt, RN, BSN, who works in the pre/post area at the Avera Surgery Center, Cassie Olson, RN, BSN, SCRN, a nurse in the Avera McKennan Brain & Spine Institute, and Crystal Nelson, RN, a NICU nurse. Going forward, the hospital plans to recognize three new DAISY winners each quarter.
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BLACK HILLS Regional Health, in partnership with the National Heart Health Program, has launched a new screening program to detect and measure calcium-containing plaque/blockages in coronary arteries. Measuring calcified plaque with a heart scan may identify disease before symptoms arise. The scan is recommended for people over 40 with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, a family history of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, or a history of tobacco use. The $75 calcium scoring screening is a 10-minute CT scan that requires no needles, prep or recovery time.
MANDY VERMEER Mandy VerMeer, RN, a nurse with Sheldon Medical Center, which is part of the Sanford Health Network, was recognized with her hospital’s third quarter DAISY Award.
JILL TICE Jill Tice has been promoted to Vice President of Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Management at Regional Health. Tice started her career as a CNA in 1999. She later served the Orthopedics/Neuro/Surgical departments as a Health Unit Clerk, RN and Clinical Resource Nurse. She was named Director of Quality, Safety and Risk Management in 2009. Tice earned her nursing degree at SDSU and holds an MA and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. She recently completed the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Chief Quality Officer Certification course.
SANFORD ALEX KALSBECK Certified Nurse Practitioner Alex Kalsbeck has joined Pioneer Memorial Hospital & Health Services in Viborg, South Dakota. Kalsbeck earned his BS in Nursing and his Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, at SDSU. He is board certified with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Kalsbeck grew up in the Brookings area and currently lives in Sioux Falls. He has been an RN at Sanford Health in the Pulmonary Department since 2012. Kalsbeck is certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).
ANDREW MCCANN
LAUREN PEIFFER
JESSICA C. MAESCHEN Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls recognized three DAISY award winners this Fall. They were cardiology nurse Andrew McCann, RN, Lauren Peiffer, RN, of the Central Resource Pool, and Jessica C. Maeschen, RN, who works in The Birth Place.
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