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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.

Avera Marketing & Public Relations

Daryl Thuringer
VP Marketing & Public Relations
605-322-4733

Clare Willrodt
Marketing and Public Relations Associate
605-322-4756

Avera Health Central Office
3900 West Avera Drive
Sioux Falls, SD 57108

Avera Quality Report

Find detailed information and data collected and measured in order to make health care safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, transparent, equitable and responsive to the needs of our customers.

All of Us

The Summer 2010 version is now available on-line. Feature stories include:

  • Avera Wired for Success
  • Avera Queen of Peace Grant
  • Avera Haiti Project
  • Avera Heart Hospital Accreditation 

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