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Chemical Peels Added to the List of Dermatology Services

Monday, November 13, 2023
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Prairie Lakes Dermatology Clinic now offers Professional Chemical Peels! They offer a variety of professional chemical peels by Glytone to remove damaged skin cells and improve the appearance and texture of the skin being treated. Chemical peels, which are a cosmetic treatment, are being offered in two different depth options, based…

Prairie Lakes Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer, Lynn Severson

Monday, October 30, 2023
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) is pleased to welcome Lynn Severson to the administrative leadership staff. As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Severson will provide executive leadership for financial management at PLHS. Severson grew up in Duluth, MN and received her accounting degree from the University of Wisconsin Superior followed later…

Prairie Lakes Welcomes Two New Hospitalists to Inpatient Services

Friday, October 27, 2023
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Hamid Assadi, MD and John Kinross-Wright, MD to our team of Hospitalists who manage the medical care for patients who are hospitalized at Prairie Lakes. Prairie Lakes Hospitalists are medical doctors with expertise in internal medicine and family practice. Dr. Assadi received…

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…

Safety Tips to Ensure a Happy & Healthy Halloween

Friday, October 20, 2023
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Halloween is one of the most dangerous nights each year for pedestrians, especially children - statistics show a 43% increase in pedestrian injuries and deaths on Halloween night. Keep your ghosts and goblins safe on the trick-or treat trail this year: Always accompany young children: Research shows that 6pm-9pm are…

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…

70% of Older Men are Affected by BPH - Are You One of Them?

Thursday, October 19, 2023
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To piggyback off of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, it is the perfect time to discuss "BPH."  BPH stands for benign prostatic hypertrophy.  To simplify this definition, it is a natural age-related growth of the prostate gland that is influenced by hormones.  Why is this important? The prostate is…

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…