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Monument Health Rapid City Earns Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has earned the Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge, recognizing the hospital's commitment to publicly reporting information about patient safety and quality through the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey. The Full Transparency Badge is awarded to hospitals that complete, affirm, and submit all sections of the Leapfrog Hospital...
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South Dakota Grant Boosts Technology and Care at Buffalo Plains Recovery
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Buffalo Plains Recovery has been awarded approximately $1.54 million through South Dakota’s Digital Health Modernization and Technology Grant Program to expand its technology and clinical capabilities. The grant will fund ongoing improvements to create a modern, tech-driven treatment environment in Rapid City, helping connect...
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Buffalo Plains Recovery gets South Dakota technology grant
The $1.54 million award will support patient care, clinical operations and links between patients and recovery services in western South Dakota. Buffalo Plains Recovery, based in Rapid City, South Dakota, announced in an Aug. 13 press release that it was selected for a $1.54 million award through the South Dakota Digital Health Modernization and Technology Grant Program. The funds will be used to build a modern, technology-driven treatment environment in western South Dakota.
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Monument Health Opens Region's First Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Monument Health announced the opening of a two-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at Rapid City Hospital. The unit, which began seeing patients in February 2026, is the first of its kind in the region and represents a significant investment in neurological care for communities across western South Dakota and eastern Wyoming.
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Monument Health Prepares for Sturgis Rally Influx with Expanded Footprint
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - As riders roll into the Black Hills for the 86th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Monument Health is entering this year’s event with more capacity than ever to care for both residents and visitors, thanks to three new access points added across the Rapid City area over the past year.
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LATC receives approval to launch Radiology Technician program
(S.D. Searchlight)–A shortage of rural radiology technicians prompted the South Dakota Board of Technical Education to approve a new program Thursday for a technical college in the northeastern part of the state. Radiology technicians conduct imaging exams such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs. Two South Dakota technical schools...
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Monument Health breaks ground on $48M children’s expansion in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Monument Health broke ground Thursday on a major children’s expansion at its Rapid City hospital—a $48 million project leaders say will transform care for mothers, babies and children across the region. The expansion is expected to be completed in early 2028. Monument Health...
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Oyate Health Center Achieves National Health Care Accreditation
RAPID CITY, S.D.— Seven years after taking over Sioux San Hospital and transforming it into Oyate Health Center the facility has earned a major national accreditation. Under Great Plains Tribal Health since 2019, Oyate Health Center has been recognized by the accreditation association for ambulatory care, also known as AAAHC. When Great Plains Tribal Health took over the facility leaders say they inherited outdated systems and aging infrastructure requiring a complete rebuild of operations. The accreditation means an independent organization reviewed the health center and determined it meets standards for safe, high-quality ambulatory care.
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Rural ambulance coverage at risk in western South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Rapid City Fire Department notified the Pennington County Commission during its June 17 meeting that ambulance service outside Rapid City city limits will cease effective Dec. 31, 2026, unless a sustainable funding source is found. South Dakota does not designate emergency medical services as an essential service, meaning the […]
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Rural ambulance coverage at risk in western South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Rapid City Fire Department notified several counties that ambulance service outside Rapid City city limits will cease effective Dec. 31, 2026, unless a sustainable funding source is found. South Dakota does not designate emergency medical services as an essential service, meaning the state...
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Six Good Samaritan Locations Earn 2026 AHCA/NCAL Silver Quality Award
Six Good Samaritan locations have been recognized as 2026 Silver – Achievement in Quality award recipients by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for demonstrating systematic growth in quality care. This distinction is the second of three progressive award levels through the AHCA/NCAL...
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Monument Health Sturgis Hospital to open new outdoor healing courtyard July 22
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Monument Health Sturgis Hospital will celebrate the opening of its new outdoor healing courtyard with a ribbon-cutting and tree-planting ceremony on Wednesday, July 22, at 12:30 p.m. The ADA-accessible courtyard was created through a partnership between the Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Outdoor Space Committee, the...
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Oyate Health Center seeks tribal action to expand dialysis services
Officials say releasing unused clinic space and delayed payments would support new patient care services. The Oglala Sioux Tribe Health and Human Services Committee met July 7 with tribal council members and Oyate Health Center staff in Rapid City to discuss proposals to expand dialysis, infusion and specialty care services, according to reporting from Native Sun News Today. Oyate Health Center President and CEO Jerilyn Church asked the tribe to release about 8,000 square feet of unused clinical space and authorize overdue facility support payments, saying the changes would allow the center to expand care for tribal citizens without securing off-site space.
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Physical Therapy Center opens new Sturgis clinic; ribbon cutting set for July 17
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Physical Therapy Center is expanding its services in the Black Hills with the opening of a new clinic in Sturgis. The organization will celebrate the new location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon on Friday, July 17, at 2707 Lazelle St. The new clinic...