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Hospital CEO says merger could help rural areas
Monday, September 14, 2009
FARGO, N.D.—A merger between North Dakota’s largest hospital and a South Dakota-based health system could create the largest rural health network in the country, the hospital’s chief executive said.
The merger of MeritCare of Fargo and Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D., is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The new health system would serve about 2 million people in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska.
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$500K pledged to better prepare, retain nurses
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Half a million dollars will be invested in West River nurse training programs over the next two years to better prepare and retain new nurses at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
“We can keep putting out nurses, and nurses, and nurses, but if we don’t retain them, we’re spinning our wheels,” said Ellie Brooks, director of the University of South Dakota’s nursing program’s Rapid City campus.
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HUD approves $2.4 million deal for addition to hospital construction project in Hot Springs
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - August 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced a commitment to insure a mortgage loan to Fall River Health Services (FRHS) in Hot Springs, South Dakota, to construct a 10-bed addition to the 15-bed replacement hospital currently under construction. The $2.4 million loan to FRHS, a critical access hospital, is made possible through the Federal Housing Administration’s Section 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program.
In September 2008, HUD issued a $16.7 million mortgage insurance commitment to Fall River Health Services to build a replacement hospital and rural health clinic. The commitment announced today provides for construction of additional beds to accommodate anticipated volume increases in the future. By insuring the mortgage loan, FHA is enabling Fall River Health Services to obtain lower cost financing, saving the hospital almost $800,000 in interest expense over the life of the loan.
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Federal funds aid SDSU graduate nursing program
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
A federal award of nearly $220,000 will enhance the graduate nursing program at South Dakota State University.
The Department of Health and Human Services allocated $219,795 to the College of Nursing for an Advanced Education Nursing Grant, which funds faculty salaries, curriculum consultants and student research assistantships in the doctoral program, according to Sandra Bunkers, head of graduate nursing at SDSU.
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Fargo group wants say in hospital merger talks
Monday, July 13, 2009
FARGO, N.D. - A group of civic and business leaders is urging North Dakota’s MeritCare Health System to give more details a possible merger with South Dakota’s Sanford Health.
Citizens for MeritCare, led by former Fargo Mayor Bruce Furness and former North Dakota first lady Jane Sinner, said it’s worried about reports that a letter of intent between the two groups would be signed in the next two weeks.
“We feel that should not be executed before some other things are done,” Furness said Friday.
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S.D. may be model in health care push
Thursday, July 02, 2009
It’s clear from the skyline of Sioux Falls - where health care fuels much of the economy - that sweeping changes to the nation’s health care landscape could leave an imprint on the city.
On one side of town, a new Sanford Children’s Hospital gleams during the day and blue lights fill the night sky. To the east, cranes tower over Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, where green lights glow.
As Congress and the White House embark on a monthslong process aimed at reforming the nation’s health care system, the effects of whatever new model emerges could be more pronounced here than in many other American cities, observers say.
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Aberdeen nursing program on probation
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - The nursing program at Presentation College in Aberdeen is on probation because too few graduates in recent years passed a national nurse-licensing exam on the first try.
Linda Burdette, chairwoman of the college nursing department, says the college’s pass rate for the National Council Licensure Exam fell below the state board of nursing’s standards in 2007 and 2008.
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S.D. may be model in health care push
Monday, June 22, 2009
It’s clear from the skyline of Sioux Falls - where health care fuels much of the economy - that sweeping changes to the nation’s health care landscape could leave an imprint on the city.
On one side of town, a new Sanford Children’s Hospital gleams during the day and blue lights fill the night sky. To the east, cranes tower over Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, where green lights glow.
As Congress and the White House embark on a monthslong process aimed at reforming the nation’s health care system, the effects of whatever new model emerges could be more pronounced here than in many other American cities, observers say.
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Growing patient count pushing health service
Thursday, June 04, 2009
In March and April, Community Health Center of the Black Hills treated 1,000 more patients than it did during the same period in 2008.
It also saw a 3 percent increase in the number of Native American patients. Likely repercussions of a struggling economy, the increases are not necessarily bad news for Community Health.
“It’s a good thing because that’s what we’re here for,” said chief executive Crystal Jordan.
But the increases have re-emphasized the need for more space at Community Health, Jordon said.
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Nursing school grads see opportunities shrink
Monday, May 11, 2009
When Whitney Lenz began nursing school in 2007, nurses could basically pick and choose their dream jobs.
Not anymore.
Under the weight of a worsening economy, hospitals nationally are cutting pay, eliminating raises and laying off employees. Rapid City Regional Hospital, which employs 777 registered nurses, hired 64 nurses last year. This year, the hospital expects to cut back to just 40 to 50 new hires.
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