Jodi’s Journal: Health systems’ investments create broader opportunity in central Sioux Falls

One of the largely untold truths about the way Sioux Falls has developed is this: It would be a markedly different city had Avera Health and Sanford Health not chosen to grow their campuses in central Sioux Falls. Instead, both have reinvested there for decades. Drive Cliff Avenue and you’ll...

Vance Thompson Vision and Kalon Aesthetics & Surgery

While Kalon Aesthetics & Surgery and Vance Thompson Vision now serve patients from separate locations, they’re still part of the same organization and share a common mission to help people look, feel, and live their best. Today, we’re learning more about the services available through both organizations and how...

Park Haven Recovery Center holds a ribbon-cutting in Yankton Wednesday

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Park Haven Learning and Recovery Center, an 18-bed residential treatment facility for women with substance use disorder, opens Monday, August 24, in Yankton. The facility celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday. The center gives South Dakota mothers and pregnant women...

Let's Talk Business: Sanford Health prepares for next big expansion at USD Medical Center

The Sioux Falls business scene is bustling, regularly showcasing a dynamic blend of new ventures, expansions and next chapters that reflect the city's ever-evolving economic landscape. Staying in the know about it all can prove challenging for the city dubbed the fastest-growing in the Midwest since 2020 . More than 300,000 people currently live in the Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area today. The Argus Leader is here to help provide as many regular updates as we can about Sioux Falls metro area openings, closings and everything in between. We call it, “Let's Talk Business,” a snippet of what’s coming and going throughout the "Queen City." Here’s the latest: Sanford Health prepares for next big expansion at USD Medical Center Sanford Health recently broke ground on Medical Building 4 (MB4) at the Sanford USD Medical Center campus in Sioux Falls. The new building, located at the northeast corner of 21st Street and Grange Avenue, east of Medical Building 1, will provide dermatology and plastic surgery services , as well as shelled space for future growth. The future 52,00-square-foot building is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2027 . Once completed, MB4 will house 46 exam rooms, 15 treatment rooms,

Sanford Health master plan shows vast possibilities for central Sioux Falls campus

Construction officially kicked off last week on the latest addition to the campus of Sanford USD Medical Center: a two-story, 52,000-square-foot Medical Building 4, which will be on the northeast corner of 21st Street and Grange Avenue, directly east of Medical Building 1. The building will focus on dermatology and...

Avera Medical Minute: Home Hospice Allows Families to Spend More Time with Loved Ones

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The word hospice can come with a lot of emotions, including fear, uncertainty, or grief. But hospice care can also bring comfort, support, and more quality time together with your loved one. In tonight’s Avera Medical Minute, one man shares his family’s story...

Thirteen Community Leaders to Run Across South Dakota to Benefit Mental Health Organizations

{KXLG - Sioux Falls, SD} The 13 runners completing this year’s The 437 Project are preparing for their 437 mile relay-style journey across South Dakota for suicide prevention. Their run begins Thursday, September 17 at 4:30AM MT at the South Dakota/Wyoming border and concludes on Sunday, September 20. Presented by Avera, The 437 Project’s mission is to raise awareness for mental health and funds for the Helpline Center and other statewide organizations.

Avera McKennan Hospital Sets New Monthly Delivery Record

{KXLG - Sioux Falls, SD} July was a booming month for babies at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center! Avera McKennan had 264 babies born in July, breaking the previous record of 230 births set one year ago in July of 2025. That’s an increase of one baby per day from the previous record! Of those deliveries, eight of them were sets of twins and the busiest day of the month was July 14 which saw a total of 13 births.

Avera McKennan sets record with 264 babies born in July

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - It was a record-breaking month for babies at Avera McKennan Hospital last month. The hospital welcomed 264 babies in July, breaking the previous record set last year of 230. Eight sets of twins were born in July, and the 14th was the busiest...

MWI Health: New Location In Yankton

Bilimeters now in every Sanford Health Sioux Falls clinic

This piece is sponsored by Sanford Health. Finding out bilirubin levels in newborns just got a lot easier at Sanford Health. Bilimeters are now in every single clinic at Sanford Health in South Dakota’s largest city. A bilimeter identifies bilirubin levels in newborns simply “by pressing a simple device on the chest,” said Sanford Health pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Haggar.

Groundbreaking held for New Sanford expansion

The facility, named Medical Building 4, will be 52,000 square feet and include 46 exam rooms, 15 treatment rooms, four procedure rooms, two infection rooms, a lab and a laser room.

Sanford Health to open primary care clinic in public school

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health will build a primary care clinic inside Fargo (N.D.) South High School, expected to open in 2028. The clinic will cost an estimated $1.4 million, according to a statement shared with Becker’s from Susan Jarvis, COO of Sanford Fargo and Health Network North. “We...

Woman's response to COVID: 4,000 mile-trip through SE South Dakota

What started as a pickup ride to get out of the house during the pandemic turned into a mission to spread joy and inspire.

24 Hospitals in South Dakota Recognized for Advancing Quality Care for Heart Disease, Stroke

{KXLG - Sioux Falls, SD} 24 hospitals across S.D. are being recognized by the American Heart Association for their commitment to improving care for patients with heart disease and stroke through Get With The Guidelines® quality improvement programs. Nationwide, more than 3,000 hospitals take part in these efforts, helping...

Big Crowd Expected at DSS’s Behavioral Health Conference

{KXLG - Sioux Falls, SD} More than 730 health professionals, educators, emergency service workers, and community members interested in strengthening behavioral health services are expected to attend the annual Behavioral Health Conference next week in Sioux Falls. The Department of Social Services will host the conference August 11–12 at the...

Founder’s Crossing welcoming first residents

A long awaited senior living campus in Sioux Falls is now welcoming in its first residents.

Sioux Falls Lands Three Five-star Hospitals In The 2026 CMS Quality Rankings

Medicare rated nearly 4,600 hospitals nationwide this year, and five South Dakota facilities landed in the top 12 percent — a group that includes hospitals in Sioux Falls, Parkston, and the Black Hills.

Sioux Falls Lands Three Five-star Hospitals In The 2026 CMS Quality Rankings

Medicare rated nearly 4,600 hospitals nationwide this year, and five South Dakota facilities landed in the top 12 percent — a group that includes hospitals in Sioux Falls, Parkston, and the Black Hills.

Paramedic aided by fellow first-responders while on a rescue operation

A paramedic for American Medical Response ambulance service in Pierre is recovering in a Sioux Falls heart hospital after going into sudden cardiac arrest while waiting to assist with a rescue operation happening on the Missouri River north of Pierre Monday morning. According to AMR, fellow first responders and AMR team members immediately came to the paramedic’s aid. He was taken to the hospital in Pierre, then transferred to Sioux Falls.