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Subscribe to our RSS feed Subscribe to our RSS feedDiabetes Day Education Event Set for Nov. 9
Brookings Health System will hold Diabetes Day, an educational event geared toward people living with diabetes, on Nov. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. The event will be held at the health system in Conference Room A.
Kids Invited to Trick-or-Treat at The Neighborhoods on Oct. 30
Children 12 and younger are invited to trick-or-treat at The Neighborhoods at Brookview skilled nursing home on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Brookings Health Launches Hand Therapy Services
Brookings Health System has expanded its rehabilitative services to now include hand therapy. Occupational Therapist Sara Lutz, MSOTR/L, will treat patients with conditions that affect their upper extremity, including the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.
Flu Shot Clinics Coming to Arlington & Volga
To help vaccinate rural populations, Brookings Health System will again hold influenza vaccination clinics in Arlington and Volga.
Brookings Health Launches Clinical Enrichment Internship Program for Nursing Students
Brookings Health System has partnered with the South Dakota Board of Nursing to offer a clinical enrichment program for nursing students. Applications for the paid summer internship are being accepted now at brookingshealth.org/Careers.
Feucht & Christensen Earn Sterile Processing Certification
Sterile Processing Department Supervisor Jody Feucht and Sterile Processing Technician Jessyn Christensen were both recently credentialed as Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technicians (CSPDT) by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution.
Understanding Grief Education Begins Sept. 22
Brookings Health System’s free six-week educational series, Understanding Grief, will begin on Thursday, Sept. 22. The class series is led by Social Worker Donna Bumann, M.S.
Parents Can Now Select Their Doula at Brookings Health System
Parents who deliver at New Beginnings Birth Center at Brookings Health System can now select a doula ahead of their birth to help them through the labor and delivery process.
Virchow Promoted to Nursing Director at The Neighborhoods at Brookview
Christine Virchow, RN, was recently promoted to nursing director at The Neighborhoods at Brookview skilled nursing facility.
Rheumatology Services to Start at Brookings Health’s Outreach Clinic
Rheumatologist Dr. Jenna King, D.O., of Avera Medical Group Rheumatology, will begin seeing patients at Brookings Health System’s outreach clinic. She will be available to see patients the second Monday of every month starting Sept. 12.