Health Care

Avera adds pay, covers benefits for employees

Many Avera Health employees will be seeing an extra one-time payment, and many will be getting help with their health insurance.

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SAB Biotherapeutics awarded up to $27 million to test rapid response antibodies

Sioux Falls-based SAB Biotherapeutics will receive up to $27 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop and test a rapid response antibody program .

4 years ago

Sanford cross-training employees, reaching out to retirees

Sanford Health is using a time of relative calm before the anticipated COVID-19 storm to prepare more employees to potentially handle an influx of patients and backfill as co-workers become sick.

4 years ago

Southeast Tech donates masks, gloves, gowns to hospitals

Southeast Technical Institute has donated personal protective equipment that isn’t being used by students to area hospitals.

4 years ago

Sanford to make one-time payment, cover health insurance for hourly employees

Sanford Health employees got some good news to end the work week: Many of them will be getting some extra money in an upcoming paycheck and won’t have to contribute for health insurance for a few months.

4 years ago

Stress and COVID-19: Here’s how to cope

Stress happens to all of us from time to time. But what about stress that’s related to an ongoing situation – like COVID-19 – and no one really knows what’s going to happen or when it’s going to be resolved?

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Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.

Sanford changing visitor policy in response to COVID-19

Sanford Health is limiting nearly all visitors in its hospitals beginning March 27 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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New rehabilitation hospital moves forward with hiring

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital is still planning to open its new Sioux Falls hospital in the coming months.

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Avera seeks public help to make cloth face masks

The Avera Faith and Community Engage program seeks volunteers across the region to help craft cloth face masks for use in hospitals and clinics because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Workplace wellness at home: Company accommodates clients without offices

Companies can still offer wellness services for employees, even when they’re not at work.

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