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Inside This Issue

CONTENTS PAGE 6 | [Sponsored] Orthopedic Oncologist Brings a Highly Specialized Skillset to South Dakota

On the Cover

Good Timing in Tough Times Huron Regional Medical Center ■

By Alex Strauss

How a can-do attitude and some well-timed decisions during the pandemic have helped propel this small rural hospital forward.

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PAGE 14 | Avera’s New Behavioral Health Wing Represents a “Sea Change” in Acceptance One doctor says Avera’s behavioral health expansion is evidence of South Dakota’s compassion for those struggling with their mental health.

PAGE 15 | Music & Memory: SDFMC Program Explores the Connection How a program that equips South Dakota nursing home residents with mp3 players can make their lives easier as well as those of their caregivers and family members.

of medical care for much of our region.

We talked with the CEO and the Chief Medical Officer at Huron Regional Medpandemic, and the unique joys and challenges of providing high quality care in a small community.

Also in this issue, the moving story of a Sioux Falls healthcare worker struggling with alcohol addiction, some insight into what Avera's behavioral health expansion says about our community, and Sanford welcomes an orthopedic oncologist, one of only a handful of such specialists in our region.

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Orthopedic Oncologist Brings a Highly Specialized Skillset to South Dakota

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OSHUA JOHNSON, MD, is an orthopedic oncologist at Sanford Health and one of the only specialists in this field across the

state. Orthopedic oncology is highly specialized with only a few hundred practitioners in the country.

The specialty focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and management of tumors or cancers that start in, spread to or otherwise affect bones and soft tissues, including cartilage, fibrous tissues, muscles, nerves and vessels.

Bone cancer can involve any bone.

Cancer that originates in the bone — as opposed to elsewhere and spreading to the bone — is very rare. It makes up less than 1% of all cancer cases and noncancerous bone tumors are more common than cancerous bone tumors. Metastatic disease followed by myeloma and lymphoma are the most common cancers to affect bone in adults.

If patients report bone pain, especially if it occurs primarily at night or have constitutional symptoms such as fatigue, weight loss, fever, chills, etc., they should see their provider for imaging. Scans may reveal a tumor or other lesion, which should be further examined by a specialist like Dr. Johnson.

“Anytime a provider discovers a concerning bone or soft tissue lesion, I’m happy to see their patient,” said Dr. Johnson. Any soft tissue mass larger than a golf ball should be evaluated

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with advanced imaging prior to

of pain, thereby improving function

orthopedic oncology fellowship at

resection.

and quality of life for patients. In

the University of Texas MD Ander-

Dr. Johnson treats all types of

the case of primary bone or soft

son Cancer Center in Houston,”

soft tissue tumors, as well as benign

tissue cancer, my goal is to cure, if

Dr. Johnson said.

and malignant bone tumors.

possible,” he said.

Dr. Johnson went to medical

“My role as an orthopedic oncol-

Dr. Johnson can operate on all

school at the University of North

ogist is to manage cancer involving

ages, from pediatric to senior

Dakota. He completed several

or arising in soft tissues or bones. I

patients, and on all parts of the

rotations at Sanford Health hospi-

offer surgical treatments to remove

body.

tals during that time. He is excited

cancer with the goal of cure in the

“I chose orthopedic oncology

case of localized sarcoma. If the

since it’s one of the few orthopedic

“I like the mission of the hospi-

patient needs adjuvant chemother-

specialties where you can save

tal, and my wife and I are both from

apy or radiation therapy, I offer

lives. I also get the opportunity to

North Dakota and wanted to come

referrals to those specialists. I also

interact with patients and help

back to the region,” he said. “I’d say

treat metastases to bone or other

them through what is likely one of

Sanford is the leader of healthcare

lesions that weaken the bone by

the most challenging situations

in the Dakotas.”

stabilizing the bone prior to fracture

they will face,” he said.

or repairing bone if fracture has occurred,” he said.

to return to his roots.

Since orthopedic oncologists are

Although his specialty is ortho-

so rare, most patients with bone or

pedic oncology, Dr. Johnson’s

soft tissue cancers need to travel to

Specific surgical approach

training enables him to offer a vari-

get the care they need. “I’m eager

depends on the stage of disease, the

ety of orthopedic procedures. He

to build something that hasn’t

tumor’s location, size, as well as the

also treats patients with hip and

previously been here. Historically,

condition of the surrounding tis-

knee arthritis, failed hip and knee

a lot of patients were referred to the

sues. Treatment is tailored to each

arthroplasty and trauma.

Mayo Clinic or Minneapolis,” Dr.

specific case and to provide the best possible outcomes.

“My goal is to provide reduction

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“I did five years of a general

Johnson said. “To be able to provide

orthopedic residency at the Mayo

this treatment locally is something

Clinic, followed by a one-year

I’m very excited about.” ❖

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This March, Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana is focusing on children with kidney diseases, spreading the word to medical professionals on who qualifies for a wish and how to refer a child. Children between the ages of 2 ½ and 18 years old that have not received a wish from another wish-granting organization and have been diagnosed with a critical illness may qualify. Critical illness is also described as progressive, degenerative or a malignant condition that, despite adherence to the treatment plan, is currently placing the child’s life in jeopardy.

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•A typical hemolytic uremic syndrome treated with chronic anticomplement therapy in order to remain in remission There are other conditions that may be eligible for a wish when the condition includes life-threatening comorbidities that are currently placing the child’s life in jeopardy. These conditions will be reviewed on a Diagnosis Verification Form.

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GOOD TIMING IN TOUGH TIMES Huron Regional Medical Center

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BY ALEX STRAUSS RICK LARSON, CEO of Huron Regional Medical Center, joined HRMC in August 2020, just as the word “pandemic” was becoming a regular part

of our vocabulary. Like everyone else, he had no idea what was coming, or that Huron itself would soon become “ground zero” for community spread of SARSCoV2 in South Dakota.

What he did know was that the

staff and providers of HRMC were well-equipped to handle whatever came their way.

“These people come from hardy stock,” says Larson. “Most of them come from a long line of people who are used to putting their nose to the grindstone and getting things done. They know they can do hard things.”

Larson himself has had to do plenty of hard things in the last two years, too, not only navigating the ship through the pandemic,

but

also

making

critical,

time-sensitive decisions about expansions, acquisitions, staffing, technology, and other things that would have implications far beyond the immediate crisis.

“Despite what’s going on, there always needs to be incremental progress,” says Larson. “We have to still be looking to what’s the next right answer, regardless of what else is going on in the world. I think Chief Medical Officer Cy Haatvedt, MD, [right] and CEO Erick Larson of Huron Regional Medical Center.

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our timing was pretty good.”

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Upgrading Spaces and Technology

“We had the bandwidth because we scaled back on elective surgeries

Less than a year after Larson

for a while,” says Larson. “So we had

joined the team, and with much of

people with some time available.”

the rest of the region still struggling

The same factors also made it a good

with pandemic overwhelm, HRMC

time to implement a single EHR

embarked on three construction

system for the three clinics and the

projects, including an expansion of

hospital that each had their own.

their Physicians Clinic on the south

“At the end of the day, we needed

side of the hospital, an expansion of

the efficiency that being on the same

the Emergency Room and outpatient

page provides,” says Larson.”EHR

treatment areas, and a new imaging

implementation is not always easy

center.

but, because of the situation, we

The Clinic expansion, which is due to be completed later this year,

were able to put it in place and start optimizing it pretty quickly.”

adds a second level to the one-story building, doubling the space to house up to 20 physicians. Some of those

Recruiting and Supporting Staff

physicians are coming from the longstanding Tschetter Hohm Clinic

HRMC’s recent expansions, the

after HRMC assumed operations last

EHR implementation, and a hospi-

summer in anticipation of several

talist program started last year are

physician retirements.

timely for another reason, as well.

“The initiation of the second floor

As rural hospitals across the region

did work out really nicely,” says

struggle to recruit and maintain

HRMC Chief Medical Officer Cy

staff, these kinds of upgrades boost

Haatvedt, MD, a general surgeon who

morale among current staff and help

worked with the Tschetter Hohm

attract prospective employees.

clinic for 27 years. “By the time the

“These investments and the fact

building would be completed, our

that we have added horsepower to

providers would be able to move

our quality department show that

right in.”

we are serious about the quality that

And the timing was good from

we provide,” says Larson. “That is

another standpoint, too. Larson says

attractive to healthcare profession-

the board’s decision to pull the trig-

als considering working here.”

ger on this project when it did,

“We are building a young medical

despite the uncertainty of the con-

staff and one of our big challenges

tinuing pandemic, kept it from being

will be to retain those people,” agrees

bogged down by construction supply

Dr. Haatvedt.

chain issues that have since affected so much of the country.

To that end, Larson has implemented new performance measures

“If we had waited, we would cer-

and recognition programs for those

tainly be in that boat,” says Larson.

who excel, as well as “softer” benefits

“But we rolled the dice a little bit and

like loosening of the dress code and

decided to go ahead and do it. We

paternity leave for fathers.

The addition of 3D mammography means that more women are likely to stay in Huron for their annual screenings.

Huron Regional Medical Center’s new digital broadband MRI scanner, Philips Ingenia Ambition 1.5T, delivers revealing images that help physicians identify and pinpoint any potential problems.

had the dollars in the bank, so that helped, too.”

The timing of the ER expansion and the imaging center project, which included the purchase of a Philips Ingenia Ambition 1.5T MRI and 3D mammography technology, was similarly fortuitous.

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We have to still be looking to what's the next right answer, regardless of what else is going on in the world.

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USD School of Health Sciences

Success Spotlight Ashley Herrity Degree: MS in Nursing Practice–Nursing Informatics and e-Health, currently enrolled Current Position: Senior Clinical Informatics Analyst with Sanford Health. “ We are very exctied about the ability to provide rapid diagnosis, screenings, and diagnostic workups here locally,” says general surgeon and HRMC CMO Cy Haatvedt, MD. “It is an exciting time to be here.”

When people ask what Ashley Herrity and her team do at Sanford Health, she explains it this way: “We are a bridge between end users and our IT

As CMO, Haatvedt is finding ways to foster a sense of community and engagement among the medical staff with things like get-togethers and internal directories. It helps that many of the doctors and nurses who work here now or are coming in the next few years are actually from the Huron community.

As part of its “grow your own” philosophy, HRMC seeks out and works with local or

department. We are the people in the middle who help design the medical record and then help the end users understand how to integrate it into their workflows.”

Herrity held an associate degree in nursing from USD when she took the position as Senior Clinical Informatics Analyst at Sanford in 2013, a position which was “master's preferred.” Encouraged by her employer to pursue additional education, she completed USD’s RN to BSN program in 2017.

“I knew I wanted to get my master’s degree at some

regional students who want to return to the

point but I didn’t know when that would be,” she says.

area to practice. Medical students who commit

“Then I ran across an invitation to an information session

can enjoy incentives like stipends and loan

about this new master’s program for nurses at USD.”

forgiveness, sign-on bonuses, housing allow-

Although she had first considered a master’s degree

ance, competitive salaries, and practice support

in leadership, the MS in Nursing Practice–Nursing

when they arrive.

Informatics and e-Health turned out to be an even better

HRMC was also the first recipient of

fit, not least because she could do it online and alongside

a SD Department of Labor Health Care Appren-

her full time job. Herrity says her choice of this program

ticeship Grant which has allowed them to offer

was less about advancement or income and more about

LPN, CNA, and tech apprenticeships. And, at a

equipping herself for the future.

time when many hospitals have had to bring in traveling nurses to supplement their staff, HRMC cut its budget for traveling nurses in half last year by working with area colleges and offering scholarships to bring in new RNs. “It is a pretty exciting time to be here,” says Haatvedt. Even given the challenges of the last two years, with new technology, remodeled

“We have lots of things happening at Sanford with the new virtual hospital and I think there are going to be a lot of opportunities for nurses,” she says. “I just want to be ready for any opportunity that might come about.”

Congratulations to this USD School of Health Sciences success story!

spaces, new doctors (five in the last year alone), and a staff committed to keeping care local, Haatvedt says everything “seems to be meshing together” for HRMC. “We are tired like everyone else,” says Larson. “But we are not going to be victims. We are going to be the captains of our own destiny.

We owe that to our community.” ❖

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AVERA’S NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WING REPRESENTS A “SEA CHANGE” IN ACCEPTANCE

T Matt Stanley, MD

“

We did not anticipate how hard it would hit us in the behavioral health area. Now, we are setting records every year . . .

”

HIS MONTH, AVERA OPENS

(including the region’s first inpatient

the doors on the 56,000 square

addiction program for those under 18), to a

foot addition to its Behavioral

specialized area for geriatric patients, to

Health Center in Sioux Falls.

24/7 psychiatric urgent care and a partial

Announced in December 2020, as the

hospitalization program serving youth for

pandemic was still raging across the

the first time, the Center is equipped to serve

country, this new space for children,

the gamut of mental health needs in the

youth, and adults with mental health

region. Stanley says it is a care model rarely

needs could not come soon enough.

found anywhere else.

“Like everyone else, we got very small for

“One of the things that makes us unique

a while during the pandemic,” says psychi-

among behavioral health campuses is that

atrist Matthew Stanely, MD, Vice President

we are relatively free-standing,” says Dr.

of Avera’s Behavioral Health Service Line.

Stanley. “It is rare to find this spectrum of

“Then the lid came off.”

care under one roof. We are very comprehen-

Avera–like other providers throughout

sive and becoming more so as we keep adding

the US–has experienced an enormous wave

new services like our new acute care and

of new patients in need of behavioral health

crisis stabilization area. That is a big differ-

services. Isolation, uncertainty, fear, and

entiator for us.”

disconnection have had a negative impact

The $28 million dollar expansion was

on mental health in general, but have taken

funded by a $13 million grant from the

an especially hard toll on young people.

Helmsley Charitable Trust and by widespread

“When we first started talking about this,

community support. Stanley says that

we had no idea that COVID was going to be

support reflects a significant shift in the

what it is,” says Stanley. “We did not antici-

perception of mental health care.

pate how hard it would hit us in the

“All of us are affected by behavioral

behavioral health area. Now, we are setting

health and we are more and more open to

records every year for the number of people

acknowledging that,” says Dr. Stanley. “For

who need these services. I believe we are

those who have been fighting the stigma

going to feel it for many years.”

of mental illness, this is an incredible sea

Fortunately, the new wing stands ready to help. From a floor dedicated to inpatient

change. We have felt an outpouring of support in this community.” ❖

behavioral care for children and youth

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Music & Memory

SDFMC Program Explores the Connection

S

INCE 2018, THE SOUTH

“It is really remarkable what lis-

is created and is loaded onto the res-

for

tening to personalized music can do,”

ident’s designated mp3 player.

Medical Care has been

says Kolba. “Research has shown that

Listening to that music then becomes

bringing music to the ears

it can reduce restraint usage, reduce

a regular part of the patient’s care

of some nursing home residents

the use of antipsychotic and anti-

plan.

through a national program called

anxiety medications, enhance social-

“COVID has been especially hard

Music & Memory.

ization, reduce falls, reduce pain,

for nursing home residents who have

and reduce resistance to

had to be more isolated,” says Kolba.

care.”

“The Music & Memory program gives

Dakota

Foundation

Grant funds from the

South

Dakota

Department of Health

Memory loss often

them another way to engage and have

the

causes people to with-

more joy. And, of course, when resi-

SDFMC to distribute

draw, and confusion can

dents are happier and calmer, it

mp3 players and lap-

make them wary of staff

reduces the stress on staff.”

tops to dozens of

caring for them and even

Kolba says SDFMC’s most recently

participating nursing

family. But Kolba says

reported quarter data shows nursing

homes and train staff

when they listen to

homes in phase 2 of the program have

to

music that holds mean-

the lowest percentage of long-stay

ing for them–often music

residents who receive antipsychotic

they listened to in their

medication, the largest reduction in

for residents with Alzheimer’s dis-

teens and early 20s–things can turn

antipsychotic medication use over the

ease, dementia, or other types of

around quickly.

prior quarter, and the smallest

have

enabled

become

“music

detectives”, developing

Denise Kolba

personalized playlists

memory loss.

The key is to find just the right mix

increase in antipsychotic medication

Program Coordinator Denise

of music. When a resident responds

Kolba, MS, CNS, RN, says this simple

to a piece with a glint in their eye, a

So far, 90 South Dakota long-term

intervention can make a huge differ-

smile, toe-tapping, or swaying, the

care facilities have been equipped and

ence for residents, staff, and

“music detective” adds it to a playlist.

trained to offer the Music & Memory

families.

Song-by-song, a personalized playlist

program. ❖

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use over baseline.

It is really remarkable what listening to personalized music can do.

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AVERA Avera is launching an overarching branding campaign with the theme of Moving Health Forward. Avera’s goal is to move health forward, both as an organization and as individuals for better health. Avera also is moving health forward by investing in new research efforts, innovation, and facilities. Avera is currently three years into a five-year Strategic Plan, and the Moving Health Forward campaign aligns with that plan.

Avera McKennan recognizes three nurses each quarter with DAISY Awards for outstanding nursing and embodying Avera’s mission. The following three nurses are the most recent winners:

Dana Darger, Director of Pharmacy at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, was recently included in the 50 Most Influential Leaders in Pharmacy Awards and Recognition Program, launched by the Pharmacy Podcast Network. More than 300 individuals were nominated by their peers, and a panel of judges evaluated nominees and selected individuals who have the most influence in the industry by the votes tallied.

The following Monument Health nurses recently received DAISY Awards for extraordinary nursing:

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Sarah Jones, RN–Behavioral Health

Jori Ellenbecker, RN–Labor and Delivery

Lindsey Taft, RN–Short Stay Unit

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Robert Sage

Gregory Wittenberg

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Rapid City Medical Center’s The Skin Institute has recognized Dr. Robert Sage and Dr. Gregory Wittenberg for their Micrographic Dermatologic Certification from the American Board of Dermatology.

Both doctors have met the certification requirements established by the ABD, including residency training in an accredited program and successful completion of the certifying examination. This certification is in addition to the FAAD accreditation both doctors already hold for Mohs Surgery. They are now two of just 1,750 diplomates of the American Board of Dermatology to take the Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery Certification Exam.

WENDY JANKE LPN Wendy Janke of Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Clinic received a DAISY Award in February. In her nomination, she was praised for being “knowledgeable, caring, and upbeat”.

KATIE HARLOW Katie Harlow, an RN at Rapid City Hospital ICU, was nominated by the children of a patient who had some specific problems and needs. The nomination says

Harlow took steps to assure that the patient understood the situation, and had what she needed.

MAKAYLA OLIGMUELLER Makayla Oligmueller, an RN at Rapid City Hospital Pediatrics, was recognized for counseling a patient who was struggling emotionally.

The patient said she had never had a nurse that made her feel so cared for.

Chris Murray, an RN at Monument Health Cancer Care Institute, was nominated by a new cancer patient who praised his knowledge of the infusion process, clear explanations, and attentiveness.

SANFORD Rhonda Lundquist, RN, of Sanford Vermillion Medical Center was honored with a DAISY award for extraordinary nursing in the fourth quarter of 2021.

She was nominated by a first-time mother who said Lundquist made her feel cared for “mentally and physically.”

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Sanford Health will add a 237,000 square foot building to the main medical campus in Sioux Falls. The new Medical Building 1 will be five stories, with the top floor designated to the Sanford Digestive Health Center. The 45,000 square foot top floor will include digestive health services, which includes both procedural suites and clinic space as well as a quality education and training area for GI fellows and training physicians, including the first and only GI fellowship program in North and South Dakota.

Ten hospitals in the Sanford Children’s Genomic Medicine Consortium are participating in genome sequencing research of patients who have primary immune deficiency diseases (PIDD) or primary immune regulatory disorders (PIRD). Sanford Health granted $250,000 in seed funding to two pediatric immunologists from Colorado Children’s to investigate up to 25 patient genomes.

The Consortium will sequence the genomes of undiagnosable children and will study their DNA to learn information that will hopefully benefit the patient and others.

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David A. Pearce, PhD, president of Innovation, Research and World Clinics at Sanford Health, was recently named Chair of the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC), the largest rare disease research consortium in the world. Dr. Pearce brings decades of experience in children’s health research to the consortium assembly, including focused research of rare diseases in children. The aim of the 60-member IRDiRC is to ensure that everyone living with a rare disease should receive a precise analysis and care plan within one year of diagnosis.

MARNIE HERRMANN Marnie Herrmann, a business professional and civic leader from Rapid City, has been elected to serve as a member of the Sanford Health Board of Trustees. In addition, Neil Gulsvig, a trustee since 2019, has been elected to serve as chair of the Board. Herrmann is an active civic leader in the Black Hills region and has served on the Board of Directors of the Mount Rushmore Society and the Black Hills Area Community Foundation. Sanford Health trustees serve up to three three-year terms.

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DEB KOSKI Sanford Health has promoted Deb Koski to chief philanthropy officer. Koski joined the Sanford Health Foundation in 2004 to lead the fundraising campaign for the construction of Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls. Most recently, she served as system executive director of the Foundation. In her new role, Koski will lead the Foundation and oversee all philanthropic strategies and initiatives across the Sanford Health enterprise.

Sanford Luverne Medical Center has been named a 2022 top 100 critical access hospital by the Chartis Center for Rural

Health. This is the sixth time in the past seven years Luverne has made the top 100 list. A total of five locations in Minnesota made the list this year. The Chartis Center uses the Hospital Strength Index to determine the list, which assesses performance in eight areas, including inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, and financial efficiency.

SIOUXLAND St. Luke’s College–UnityPoint Health has been named the 12th best nursing school in Iowa according to RegisteredNursing.org. The list was compiled by analyzing

current and historical pass rates. St. Luke’s College is the only health system-based college in Northwest Iowa. According to this ranking, St. Luke’s College has the highest pass rates in Siouxland.

UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s and the Sioux City Musketeers raised $55,588 during the third annual Cross Check Cancer event at the Tyson Event Center in Sioux City.

Nearly 1,000 Siouxlanders attended the event in which $3 of every ticket sold went toward the fight against cancer. An additional $40,750 was raised during an auction following the game. Proceeds go toward cancer awareness and funds for local families impacted by all types of cancer.

UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s has been awarded $993,750 from Governor Reynolds’ Future Ready Iowa initiative to help develop onsite childcare.

The hospital will retrofit current office space into a childcare facility for team members with children ages 0 to 5. The center will provide 56 childcare slots during hours that support the team members at the hospital. Not only will the childcare center create availability in the community, but it will also serve as a way to attract and retain nurses and other clinical staff to a rural area where there is a chronic nursing shortage.

AVERA WELCOMES Drew Messerschmidt, MD & John Wagener, MD | CARDIOLOGY Look to Dr. Messerschmidt or Dr. Wagener for compassionate and comprehensive cardiovascular care services at Avera Heart Hospital.

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As experts with cardiology, they provide care for patients of any age, with a special focus on the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and related conditions. They help patients with lifestyle changes or procedures including angiograms and cardiac catheterization as well as other steps to address heart conditions and vascular illnesses.

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INDEPENDENTS JAMES CASE

St. Luke’s College – UnityPoint Health has purchased a gently used piece of equipment for students majoring in the Radiologic Technology program.

The C-Arm is a mobile imaging unit used primarily for fluoroscopic imaging during surgical and orthopedic procedures. The equipment was purchased with the help of the UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Foundation. Students began using it last month.

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Board-certified Neurologist James Case, MD, of the CNOS Clinic in Dakota Dunes, will serve as President of the Woodbury Medical Society in 2022, the society’s 150th anniversary.

The Woodbury Medical Society’s purpose is to “provide a place of community, to foster relationships that transcend where we work, and to unite us in providing the best care to our patients.”

Dr. Case also serves as the Medical Director of Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Disorders Laboratory at UnityPoint Health –St. Luke’s.

CNOS and Tri-State Specialists in Sioux City strategically aligned their medical practices in January. The alignment integrates the services of both organizations and positions CNOS to better respond to the growing healthcare needs of the region. The move also increases care collaboration among specialists and adds new specialties such as dermatology. The new South Sioux City location along the Riverfront houses dermatology, general surgery, and orthopaedic specialists.

The following three providers have recently joined Urology Specialists Clinic & Ambulatory Surgery Center in Sioux Falls:

EMMA NYKAMP Emma Nykamp was born in Houston Texas, but spent most of her life growing up in the Midwest. She earned her Bachelor of Health Science Degree at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut and completed her Master’s Degree of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of South Dakota. Emma joined Urology Specialists in 2021.

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ERIC TRAVISS Eric Traviss was born and raised in Michigan.

He has been in Sioux Falls since 2005 and has more than 20 years of experience working in healthcare. Eric began his career as a surgical technologist, earned his Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Iowa, and his Masters of Science Degree in Nursing as a Certified Nurse Practitioner from Briar Cliff University. Eric joined Urology Specialists in 2021.

MAKENZIE HAENSEL Makenzie Haensel, PA, was born and raised in Hartford, SD. She earned her Associates Degree in Cardiac Ultrasound and was later trained in Vascular Ultrasound. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences at University of South Dakota where she also graduated with her Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies. She joined Urology Specialists in 2021 and enjoys practicing in a field that truly affects the patient’s quality of life.

ABBY WOOKEY PA Abby Wookey, has joined the Urology Clinic staff at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System. Wookey grew up in Watertown. She earned her BS from the University of South Dakota and received her Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies in 2019 from the University of South Dakota. She joins Urologists Dr. Henri Lanctin and Dr. Keegan Maxwell.

MEGAN ROSSING RISE Custom Solutions recently welcomed occupational therapist and cranial specialist Megan Rossing, OTD, OTR/L. Rossing earned her doctorate in occupational therapy at the University of South Dakota and has worked at LifeScape since 2017. She specializes in infant custom cranial remolding helmets and in developing customized treatment plans that meet the unique needs of each child and family.

HALEY ELLIS Certified Nurse Practitioner, Haley Ellis, has moved to the Pulmonology department at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System. Ellis graduated with her Master’s Degree in Family Nurse Practitioner from South University. She has 15 years of nursing experience, including seven years in the Critical Care Unit, six years caring for patients in the Prairie Lakes Cath Lab, and the last two years focused on cardiac patients in the Cardiology Clinic. Ellis works with Pulmonologist Dr. Svien Senne.

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New Physicians

Students in the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine now have the opportunity to pursue an MBA and a medical degree simultaneously. The new MD-MBA program is offered in partnership with the Sanford School of Medicine and the Beacom School of Business. The joint-degree program is structured so that students can complete both degrees within four years. It is designed to prepare medical students to become physician leaders in healthcare, research, business, and management.

VANCE THOMPSON Sioux Falls ophthalmologist Dr. Vance Thompson served as principal investigator in the clinical trial of a newlyapproved eye drop for age-related blurry near vision.

The FDA recently gave the green light to Allergan for VUITY eye drops, the first and only eye drop for presbyopic near vision. For many years, the only solution to this problem has been lens surgery, contact lenses, or reading glasses.

Dr. Thompson’s key role in the clinical trial gave the Vance Thompson Vision team a front-row view of how the new drops can benefit patients.

WELCOMING

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Aaron Althaus, MD • Joanie Columbia, MD • Raymond Kuwahara, MD Kevin Liudahl, MD • Joseph Morris, MD • Phinit Phisitkul, MD Bill Samuelson, MD

We’re pleased to welcome these physicians to the CNOS team of experts. Together, we’ll expand quality patient care by providing increased collaboration, greater access, and more specialties.

NEUROLOGY • NEUROSURGERY • ORTHOPAEDICS PODIATRY • RHEUMATOLOGY • SPINE DERMATOLOGY • GENERAL SURGERY

NANCY TRIMBLE The South Dakota Academy of PAs is praising the introduction of legislation that would eliminate the requirement for a PA to have a specific relationship with a single physician to oversee their care. SDAPA President Nancy Trimble, DMS, PA-C says the current law is “outdated and creates a paperwork burden on PAs, physicians, and employers.” S.B. 134 would also affirm that PAs — not physicians — are legally responsible for the care they provide to patients, removing physician liability for patient care in which they did not directly participate.

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Honored to serve our community.

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EDITH SANFORD BREAST CENTER SYMPOSIUM FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 7:30 A.M-4 P.M. SANFORD CENTER, DAKOTA ROOM 2301 E. 60TH ST. N., SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104 Medical professionals are invited to come together to learn about the latest advances and best practices in breast health and breast cancer care. At the full day event, breast cancer experts will present on topics including research, genetics, treatment, surgery and survivorship.

Cost $50 or $25 for Sanford Health employees and students.

Virtual attendance options are available.

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Register by Friday, March 18.

Visit edith.sanfordhealth.org/symposium to register or learn more.