Recent News
August 19, 2010
Heart Health - August 19, 2010
Flavonols Protect Against Heart Disease, Incorporate More Fruits and Vegetables in Your Diet
August 16, 2010
Avera Bulletin - August 2010
Avera Medical Minute to Feature Avera eCARE™; Avera Queen of Peace Hospital Cancer Program Re-Accredited;Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Laboratory Receives Accreditation From College of American Pathologists; Avera McKennan Receives Gold Performance Achievement Award
August 12, 2010
In Great Health - August 12, 2010
Take a Load Off: Ease Strain From Backpacks, Educate Children on Bus Safety, Take Simple Precautions for Bike Riding
July 29, 2010
Cancer Care - July 29, 2010
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Treatment, Brachytherapy Cuts Down Treatment Time
July 19, 2010
Avera Bulletin - July 2010
Avera Queen of Peace Receives Mammography Grant, Avera Heart Hospital Receives Community-Focused
Chest Pain Accreditation, Avera Marshall Purchases PBR Optometrists, Ltd., Balance Centers Established at Avera Facilities, Avera St. Luke’s Begins Remodel
July 13, 2010
Avera Health Named 2010 Most Wired and Most Wireless
Avera has been recognized as one of the nation's Most Wired, and Most Wireless health systems according to the results of the 2010 Most Wired Survey released today in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
July 12, 2010
Avera Heart Hospital Receives Reaccreditation as Accredited Chest Pain Center
The Avera Heart Hospital has once again received Chest Pain Center Accreditation with PCI from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC). The SCPC is an international organization dedicated to eliminating heart disease as the number one cause of death worldwide. Avera Heart Hospital was the first hospital in South Dakota to receive accreditation in 2004, and is recognized for a continued commitment to innovation and improvement.
July 8, 2010
Heart Health - July 8, 2010
Chantix Is One Option to Quit Smoking, Help Create Smoke-Free Environments
June 21, 2010
Avera Bulletin - June 2010
Advance Practice Nurses Complete DNP, Balance Center Established at Avera Queen of Peace, New Insurance Cards, Avera Health Plans Extends Dependent Coverage, St. Michael’s Hospital Avera Recognized, Avera Creative Wins National Awards, 2011 Avera Haiti Project Dates Slated, Avera McKennan Announces Plans for Avera Cancer Institute Opening
June 10, 2010
New Vascular Screening
The Avera Heart Hospital is offering a new vascular screening through their Planet Heart Program. Vascular disease often does not have any symptons so screenings provide a way of determining vascular health.
