There are 57 "McKennan (averamckennan.org)" news items for Avera McKennan between Jan 1 2007 and Dec 31 2007, shown in pages of 10 below.
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December 19, 2007
Avera McKennan is New Home to Eight-Bed Ronald McDonald House In less than a year, the campus of Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center will be home to an eight-bed Ronald McDonald® House. Starting in late summer, Ronald McDonald House Charities will have a new building within the Walsh Family Village. Avera McKennan is donating the use of one of three 9,000-square-foot buildings being constructed on the south end of the Avera McKennan campus. The other two buildings under construction in the Walsh Family Village, the Nano Nagle Inn and Casa de Carlitos, will be home to patients at Avera McKennan who are not able to afford traditional housing options.
December 7, 2007
Avera McKennan Celebrates Opening of New Emergency Department Today Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center celebrates the opening of its newly constructed, state-of-the-art Emergency Department.
"We have designed our Emergency Department with high-quality care, top efficiency and the latest in technological sophistication in mind, allowing us to handle each and every case with the best that medical care today has to offer," said Fred Slunecka, regional president for Avera McKennan.
December 4, 2007
New Dougherty Hospice House Enhances End-of-Life Care Today marks a new age in Hospice care, as Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center opens the new Dougherty Hospice House, located on the grounds of Avera Prince of Peace Retirement Community at 4500 S. Prince of Peace Place.
December 3, 2007
Ask the Expert: Depression in Men William Fuller, MD, psychiatrist with Avera University Psychiatry Associates, responds to commonly asked questions about depression in men.
December 3, 2007
High-tech Gyn Procedures Get You Feeling Better… Faster! If you're living with a troublesome gynecological condition because you dread the pain and recovery time of surgery to fix it, think again. The latest medical techniques and technology can have you feeling better and like yourself again faster than ever before.
November 26, 2007
Life-saving Bed Gives Premature Babies a Fighting Chance Specialized equipment in Avera Children's Hospital's Level III NICU, like the Giraffe® OmniBed, leads to improved clinical outcomes for premature infants in terms of development and growth, and has a life-saving impact on Avera's tiniest patients.
November 21, 2007
Avera and Sioux Falls Catholic Schools: Partners in Faith-Based Education and Health Care Today, Sioux Falls Catholic Schools is excited to announce that goal one of our "Building on Excellence" fundraising campaign has been achieved and a new partnership has been forged. Avera McKennan and SFCS are joining together in forming a unique partnership to focus on the joint missions of faith-based education and health care. As part of this partnership, Avera McKennan plans to give $10 million to the Sioux Falls Catholic School System's "Building On Excellence" campaign over the next 13 years.
November 13, 2007
Families with Babies in Intensive Care to Benefit from New Project The March of Dimes announced that it has named Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center to implement NICU Family Support®. March of Dimes NICU Family Support provides information and comfort to families of premature babies and other critically ill newborns being cared for in a Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
November 5, 2007
New Science Gallery Focuses on Fitness Ever wonder what it takes to be the best of the best as an athlete? Or maybe you’ve just wondered what it takes to get and stay in shape? You can now find out at an exciting new exhibit opening at the Kirby Science Discovery Center at the Washington Pavilion.
November 2, 2007
During the Holidays - How to Celebrate But Not Gain Weight Thanks to holiday feasts, buffets and goodie trays, we tend to gain about a pound and a half throughout the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.
That may not seem so bad, but studies also show that we tend keep that weight over the years. While the holidays aren't a good time to try to lose pounds, there are ways to celebrate and still maintain your current weight.
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