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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.
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Monument Health expanding care at its Spearfish Clinic
SPEARFISH, S.D. (KELO) — Improved medical facilities will soon be open next week in the Black Hills. Monument Health is set to complete phase one of its expansion project at the Spearfish Clinic. The expansion has a new medical-surgical area and a surgical recovery area. These are meant to improve technology and space as a […]
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Rapid City nurse receives statewide award for excellence in school nursing
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A nurse who works at two Rapid City elementary schools was named South Dakota school nurse of excellence. Students at Robbinsdale Elementary School held a surprise assembly for nurse Alyssa Downey, who didn’t see it coming. “When I get a radio call to be...
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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Recognizes the Monument Health Heart and Vascular Unit With Silver Beacon Award for Excellence
For the second year in a row, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently awarded a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence to the Monument Health Heart and Vascular Unit (HVU) at Rapid City Hospital. This is a significant achievement as more than 575 units from around the country applied for the award in 2025.
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Hot Springs VA Restarting Dialysis Service
(Rapid City, SD) — The Hot Springs VA Medical Center is set to provide dialysis services again. The center paused dialysis in October because equipment that ensured water quality was wearing out. Senator Mike Rounds and VA Secretary Doug Collins said in a phone call Thursday morning that the VA would be committing a million dollars to upgrade the necessary equipment. State Senator Amber Hulse is asking for an investigation to find out how the issue got such a dire stage. Hulse said she wanted to thank Senator Rounds for quick action to remedy the situation.
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Rapid City Hospital Heart Unit Earns National Nursing Honor Again
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Heart and Vascular Unit at Rapid City Hospital has once again earned national recognition for nursing excellence, marking a continued milestone for health care in the Black Hills and South Dakota. For the second consecutive year, the unit at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital...
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End of enhanced Obamacare subsidies puts tribal health lifeline at risk
The Oyate Health Center in Rapid City on April 24, 2024. The center serves patients eligible for care through the Indian Health Service. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) Leonard Bighorn said his mother tried for two years to get help for severe stomach pain through the limited health services...
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South Dakota leaders raise concerns over pause of dialysis service at Hot Springs VA Medical Center
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Several politicians are raising concerns over the pausing of Dialysis Services at the Hot Springs VA Medical Center. Dialysis service at the Hot Springs VA Medical Center has been out of operation since October. The issue now has the attention of several state leaders, including State Senator Amber Hulse, who represents Hot Springs. Hulse says she first found out about the issue when it arose in October.
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Ribbon Cutting: Monument Health Distribution Center
Rapid City marked an important milestone on Friday, January 16, as Monument Health celebrated the opening of a new transportation garage at the Monument Health Distribution Center on Lombardy Drive. The facility represents a meaningful investment in patient access and long-term operational efficiency across western South Dakota. A Partnership Built...
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Black Hills Health Systems Poised for Major Changes as Sanford Expands and RCMC Eyes Monument Merger
Sanford Health is expanding its medical team in western South Dakota with the addition of 16 physicians from Rapid City Medical Center. The incoming providers represent multiple disciplines, and are scheduled to officially join Sanford Health on May 1. Patients will receive formal notifications, and those choosing to continue with their transitioning physicians will be contacted to arrange future appointments.
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Sanford Black Hills region set to expand by adding 16 physicians
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Sanford Black Hills region is expanding its comprehensive health care services in western South Dakota with the planned addition of 16 physicians from a variety of specialties to its team. Providers specializing in gastroenterology, dermatology, optometry, ophthalmology, family medicine and general surgery are scheduled...