There are 49 "McKennan (averamckennan.org)" news items for Avera McKennan between Jan 1 2009 and Dec 31 2009, shown in pages of 10 below.
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December 17, 2009
Avera McKennan Wins National Award for Innovative Hiring Practices Avera McKennan has received national recognition by Modern Healthcare magazine for its innovative practices in recruiting and hiring registered nurses. Avera McKennan won honorable mention in the "Team Spirit" category in Modern Healthcare's 17th annual Spirit of Excellence awards.
December 1, 2009
New Avera/USD Research Project Will Target Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Native Americans The American Cancer Society has awarded a two-year, $50,000 grant to the Avera Research Institute in cooperation with the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine to increase awareness and prevention of cervical cancer among the Northern Plains American Indians.
December 1, 2009
Suffering in Silence? Urinary Incontinence is a Common Yet Treatable Condition Are you avoiding holiday parties this season, or dreading that long car ride to be with family? Urinary incontinence may cause you to live in fear that you'll have an accident if you laugh or sneeze in public, or put off stopping at the restroom.
December 1, 2009
The "Sunshine Vitamin" : Too Little Vitamin D Can Leave You Feeling Sluggish The best source of Vitamin D doesn't come from what's in a carton, can or even a capsule - it comes from the sun. Yet for many reasons, people can become deficient in this essential vitamin.
November 3, 2009
Control High Blood Sugar for a Healthy Baby No pregnant woman wants to hear she has a "complication." Most complications can be treated and managed for a good outcome, said Dr. Naomi Wahl, perinatologist with Avera Maternal Fetal Medicine. "Our goal is a healthy mom, and a healthy baby."
October 28, 2009
Avera McKennan's Harvest of Hope Reaches Out to Families in Need Avera McKennan invites people in the community to participate in its annual "Harvest of Hope" to help families in need at Thanksgiving. Harvest of Hope is an opportunity to help area families have a happy Thanksgiving by providing them with all the ingredients for a home-cooked meal, as well as some kitchen staples.
October 22, 2009
2009 Transplant Patient Reunion The Avera Transplant Institute hosted its fifth annual Transplant Patient Reunion at the end of the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Care Education Day on Oct. 22, 2009. The reunion provided an opportunity for transplant patients and their families to meet, learn together and support one another.
October 5, 2009
Region's First Scarless Full Hysterectomy Performed at Avera McKennan A surgical team lead by Dr. Luis Rojas, gynecologic oncologist with the Avera Women's Center for Gynecologic Cancer, performed the region's first single-incision laparoscopic total abdominal hysterectomy. "This new procedure is being pioneered in our nation by a group of gynecologic oncologists, and it is a privilege to be one of them," Dr. Rojas said.
September 30, 2009
Julie Norton named an Up & Comer Julie Norton, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls, was named one of 12 Up & Comers in health care management in Modern Healthcare magazine's 23rd annual Up & Comers recognition program.
September 29, 2009
Grandmother, Mother and Daughter Share Story of Breast Cancer Breast cancer at age 31. This frightening diagnosis at an unusually young age happened not once, not twice but three times in the life of a Sioux Falls area family.
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