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Prairie Lakes Helps You Get Winter Ready

Monday, October 23, 2023
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October 25th marked South Dakota's Winter Readiness Day! During that time, our healthcare safety team spent time gearing up for the chilly temperatures and what that means for our patients and potential patients, visitors, and staff. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System will be sharing winter prepardeness tips all season long to ensure…

Prairie Lakes Celebrates our Pastoral and Spiritual Care Staff

Friday, October 20, 2023
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At Prairie Lakes Healthcare System we often times care for patients nearing the end of life. In order to provide a blanket of comfort and compassion to those patients and their families, we are blessed to have Jodi Brinkman, Pastoral Care Representative and Sherri Sellers, Spiritual Care Coordinator. While their…

9th Annual Celebrating Life was a Success!

Thursday, October 19, 2023
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The cooler weather outside created the perfect atmosphere to cozy up amongst friends, enjoy some hot soup and coffee, and Celebrate Life!  The 9th Annual Celebrating Life Breast Cancer Awareness Event was a huge success with over 165 women and men in attendance. We came together to celebrate and support…

Prairie Lakes to Host Blood Drive on November 13th

Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Your Blood Matters. What can be done to make sure your friends, neighbors, and family receive the blood they need? It’s simple – donate blood to the Community Blood Bank. The Blood Mobile will be parked outside of the Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. on…

Prairie Lakes Nurse Anesthetist Completes Pain Management Fellowship

Thursday, October 12, 2023
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Austin Dale, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and Director of Anesthesia at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System recently completed his Fellowship in Advanced Pain Management through Texas Christian University. He will be offering new pain management services available to patients through the Pain Science Center at Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic. Austin…

Prairie Lakes Partners with Lake Area Tech for a Successful Explore Camp

Thursday, October 12, 2023
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This week Prairie Lakes Healthcare System partnered with Lake Area Technical College to create Explore Camp 2023 High school students interested in a career in healthcare participated in the full-day exploration camp. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors from various high schools throughout the region attended. The first half of the day featured…

National Physicians Assistant Week: October 6-12, 2023

Thursday, October 05, 2023
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National Physician Assistants (PA) Week occurs each year as a way to showcase the profession and its contribution to the nation's health.  The American Academy of Physician Associates (Assistants) (AAPA) is celebrating in 2023 with their "Go Beyond!" campaign raising awareness of how PAs "go beyond" the general scope of healthcare…

Prairie Lakes Ambassadors Are Making a Positive Impact

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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The Prairie Lakes Ambassadors Are Making a Positive Impact on the Watertown Community The Prairie Lakes Ambassador Program was launched earlier this year with the goal of establishing a group of Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) employees who represent our organization and work to engage with the community, promote our…

Prairie Lakes Earns "Top Supporter" Recognition During 2023 Back PACH Food Drive

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Recently, Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) employees participated in the 2023 "Back PACH" Food Drive. Due to the overwhelming generosity of our team, we earned the "Largest Large Business Supporter" by collecting the most donations during the one-week event. In addition, we had several Prairie Lakes Ambassadors stationed at area grocery…

Meet the Speaker: Susan Sparks is Set to Give a Memorable Talk at Celebrating Life 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023
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Trial lawyer turned comedian and Baptist Minister, personal development speaker, and breast cancer survivor Susan Sparks will be joining us on Thursday, October 12th as our keynote speaker for the 9th Annual Celebrating Life Breast Cancer Awareness Event at 2nd Street Station. Originally from North Carolina, but now a proud…