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Sanford Black Hills welcomes new women’s health clinician at Haines Ave. Clinic
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Sanford Black Hills has added Miranda Pray-Dede, M.D., to its regional healthcare team. She’s now seeing patients for women’s health services at the Sanford Health Haines Ave. Clinic in Rapid City. Dr. Pray-Dede brings more than 20 years of experience in women’s healthcare. She...
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Sanford Health Welcomes New Pediatrician to Rapid City Clinic
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Elizabeth Farnsworth, M.D., has joined Sanford Black Hills and is providing care to patients at the Sanford Health Jordan Drive Clinic in Rapid City, offering pediatric primary care services for infants, children and adolescents in the Black Hills region. Dr. Farnsworth works with families to...
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Exceptional Healthcare Community Hospital Set to Open in Rapid City in October
RAPID CITY, S.D. | Rapid City is preparing to welcome a new health care option this fall as Exceptional Healthcare Community Hospital nears completion on the city’s east side. In the latest episode of the Rapid City Business Journal podcast, hosts Shiloh Francis and Murdoc spoke with Morgan Newman,...
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Large police response to Monument Health in Rapid City
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Mental Health Care in Sturgis: A Social Worker Is Now Down the Hall at the Clinic
You walk into the clinic because your stomach hurts. Nobody blinks. That’s what a clinic is for. Now picture walking in and saying you’ve been angry at everything for a month and you don’t know why. Most of us wouldn’t say it. Breanna Janovy has spent a lot of time thinking about that gap.
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Rapid City Healthcare Professionals Recognized at South Dakota Pharmacists Association Convention
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Several healthcare professionals with strong ties to Rapid City were honored for their service, leadership, and dedication to patient care during the 140th Annual South Dakota Pharmacists […]
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Ronald McDonald House nears completion as Monument Health nurses get first look
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A vital community haven for families facing pediatric medical emergencies is nearing the finish line. Construction on the new local Ronald McDonald House is rapidly approaching completion, moving the organization one step closer to opening its doors to families traveling from surrounding rural communities while their children receive specialized healthcare.
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The next play in cardiology’s outpatient shift
Cardiology’s migration to the outpatient setting is accelerating as CMS expands the procedures eligible for ASCs and cardiovascular groups invest in new facilities, technology and service lines. Two cardiology leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss how their systems are approaching new developments as cardiology continues to shift towards outpatient...
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Monument Health Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals, 15 Years in a Row for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients
RAPID CITY, S.D., SEPT. 15 2026 – Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2026 making 15 consecutive years receiving the honor. Rapid City Hospital is one of only 350 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor, with fewer maintaining Platinum-level performance for 15 consecutive years.
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The Intrathecal Pain Pump Changing Rapid City Pain Care
Chronic pain shrinks a life down to the size of a recliner. It starts with the garage you stopped cleaning. Then the dog walk you handed off. Then the dishes, then the stairs, and pretty soon the whole world is whatever you can see from that chair. Dr. Steven Frost...
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Monument Health earns national recognition for heart and stroke care
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Monument Health has been recognized nationally for its efforts to improve care for patients with heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular conditions, earning three achievement awards from the American Heart Association. The Rapid City-based health system received three Get With The Guidelines® awards, which recognize...
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Keeping Pace with Healthcare Evolution: The Modern Emergency Department is Built to Adapt
The new Emergency Department at Monument Health in Rapid City, S.D., opened in 2019. | Photo Credit (all): Courtesy of ESa. Healthcare environments are designed to meet the needs of patients, providers and communities today, but those needs rarely stay the same for long. The new Emergency Department at Monument Health in Rapid City, S.D., opened in 2019 after a campus master plan and, at the time, represented the largest construction project in the healthcare system’s history. The project focused on creating new spaces, rethinking operational processes and identifying opportunities for technology integration to improve efficiency and reduce waste. Multidisciplinary stakeholders, organizational process improvement teams, Lean consultants and the design team participated in Lean-led exercises, including Virtual Waste Walks, to assess current-state workflows and envision future-state processes.
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HHS announces $383 million investment in mental health, crisis services
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - More than $383 million in federal funding is being directed toward mental health, substance use and crisis response programs across the country, with the largest share going toward expanding services connected to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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A New Hybrid Operating Room in Rapid City Means Aortic Patients Can Stay Home
There’s a particular dread that hits people out here when a doctor says “you’ll need to see a specialist.” It’s the math that starts running in your head. Denver is six hours if the roads cooperate. Minneapolis means a plane ticket. Who’s watching the dog, and can your daughter really drive you to Rochester every six months for the rest of your life?
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Monument Health Heart and Vascular Institute welcomes three new physicians
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Monument Health’s Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) announced the addition of three new physicians to its team: Shazia Aziz, M.D., Nebojsa Markovic, M.D. and Rhythm Vasudeva. The additions mark the latest step in HVI’s long-running investment in bringing highly skilled cardiovascular care to western...
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Monument Health Heart and Vascular Institute Welcomes Three New Physicians, Continuing Decades of Growth in Heart Care Close to Home
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Monument Health’s Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) announced the addition of three new physicians to its team: Shazia Aziz, M.D., Nebojsa Markovic, M.D. and Rhythm Vasudeva. The additions mark the latest step in HVI’s long-running investment in bringing highly skilled cardiovascular care to western...
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RCFD restructures command staff to support growing Rapid City community
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Rapid City Fire Department has promoted three members of its leadership team to newly created division chief positions as part of a department reorganization. Keith Trojanowski is now division chief of operations after serving as a battalion chief. He will help oversee department operations...