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Rapid City Medical Center joins Monument Health System
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Rapid City Medical Center is joining the Monument Health system, a change leaders say strengthens their shared focus on physician-led, community-based care in the Black Hills. The transition takes effect Monday, May 4. For patients, it’s business as usual, same providers, same locations, now backed...
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Rapid City Medical Center officially joins Monument Health
RAPID CITY, S.D.(May 1, 2026) — Rapid City Medical Center has officially joined Monument Health, the organizations announced today. The completion of this transaction marks a significant milestone in the two organizations’ longstanding commitment to physician leadership, community-based care and keeping health care decisions rooted in the Black Hills.
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Monument Health Recognizes Physicians and Providers at 2026 Annual Awards Banquet
RAPID CITY, S.D. (April 28, 2026) – Monument Health recognized 12 physicians and providers at the annual Physicians and Providers Awards Banquet on Friday, April 17. The event was created to celebrate and honor the hard work and dedication providers have shown their patients and the communities they serve.
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American Cancer Society awards grant to Monument Health to help cancer patients with travel costs
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The American Cancer Society has awarded up to $30,000 in grant funding to the Monument Health Cancer Care Institute to help patients and caregivers with transportation and lodging costs during treatment. This marks the fifth year the institute has received funding from the program, bringing...
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Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting - Rapid Chiro
Rapid Chiro welcomed the community for a ribbon cutting and open house at its location at 2437 W Chicago Street in Rapid City. The practice offers precision-based chiropractic care focused on helping people feel and function at their best. Founded in 2025 by Dr. Riley and Dr. Kyle, Rapid Chiro...
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Sanford Health Expands Pediatric Orthopedic Services
(Rapid City, SD) — Sanford Health is adding Dr. William Hadden to its pediatric orthopedic team. Dr. Hadden is a spine specialist and trauma surgeon in Sioux Falls and will provide services in Rapid City on the second Thursday of each month at the Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center. Hadden specializes in the treatment of scoliosis and other spinal deformities. He has been part of Sanford Health since the fall of 2024. He has eight dates remaining in Rapid City and anyone who wants to book an appointment can call Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine or visit Sanford Health dot org.
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Sanford Health expands pediatric orthopedic outreach to Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Sanford Health is expanding its pediatric orthopedic outreach to Rapid City. Dr. William Hadden, a pediatric spine and orthopedic trauma surgeon with Sanford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Sioux Falls, will now see patients in Rapid City on the second Thursday of each month at Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center.
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Black Hills Life Flight adds surgical procedure for collapsed lungs
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Black Hills Life Flight nurses can now perform a more invasive procedure to treat collapsed lungs during emergency transports. The service, which operates bases in Rapid City and Hot Springs, has trained flight nurses to perform open thoracostomies on patients with chest trauma. The procedure replaces the needle thoracostomy previously used when air or blood becomes trapped in the chest.
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Rapid City, SD, Residents Benefit From Excellent Regional Health Care
Rapid City is evolving into a premier health care hub thanks to expanding systems bringing world-class specialty care to the Black Hills. Rapid City boasts award-winning health care systems, providing personalized state-of-the-art care and attracting specialty medical providers – all focused on helping their neighbors live their best and healthiest lives.
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Monument Health Spearfish Hospital Named a Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital by Chartis
Monument Health Spearfish Hospital announced it has been named among the 2026 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®.
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Spearfish Hospital Earns National Rural Care Honor
SPEARFISH, S.D. — Monument Health Spearfish Hospital has been named one of the 2026 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the nation by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, according to an announcement released Tuesday. The recognition is part of Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program, which highlights...
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Monument Health Rapid City Hospital earns a national Platinum Performance Award for heart attack care
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Monument Health Rapid City Hospital is once again being recognized for its heart attack care—earning a national award for the 14th year in a row. The hospital received the 2025 Platinum Performance Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology, placing it among the top-performing hospitals in the country. This year, just 323 hospitals nationwide earned the Platinum designation through the organization’s NCDR Chest Pain–MI Registry.
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Monument Health Named Among Nation’s Top Hospitals for Heart Attack Care for 14 Consecutive Years
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025, marking 14 consecutive years receiving the honor. Rapid City Hospital is one of only 323 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. This award recognizes...
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SDSU, BHSU earn grants for health care programs
Two state colleges, Black Hills and South Dakota State Universities, will each receive $250,000 grants to expand their health care programs. The dollars will create jobs for the institutions to help expand capacity, while helping students academically. Officials with the Midwest Higher Education Compact, or MHEC, say the new positions...
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Monument Health Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals, 14 Years in a Row for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients
RAPID CITY, SD – Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025, marking 14 consecutive years receiving the honor. Rapid City Hospital is one of only 323 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.