Prairie Lakes Healthcare System named to Forbes’ Top Hospitals 2026 list
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, a division of Sanford Health, has been named to the inaugural Forbes’ Top Hospitals 2026 list,…
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Prairie Pulse: Why your annual primary care visit matters more than ever
In a day and age where schedules fill up quickly and life feels anything but slow, it can be all…
Doug Allen column: When AI gets it wrong
Two weeks ago, I wrote about propaganda and the latest AI tools that make it easy to create fake videos…
Healthcare presidents talk combination of Prairie Lakes and Sanford
John Allen, president and CEO of Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, and Andy Munce, president and CEO of Sanford Health’s Sioux…
Prairie Lakes Healthcare to merge with Sanford
Watertown’s Prairie Lakes Healthcare System will soon become a Sanford hospital. Sanford Health, a leading rural health care system headquartered…
Breast Cancer Awareness: The power of early detection
By Gwen Schaunamna, MD (Radiology) Dr. Gwen Schaunaman October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a time to honor survivors,…
Prairie Lakes adds physician assistant to general surgery staff
Olivia Lepke, PA-C, a licensed and board-certified physician assistant, has joined the General Surgery Clinic staff at Prairie Lakes Healthcare…
LATC set to open Surgical Technology Center
The newest program area at Lake Area Technical College is set to officially open. A ribbon cutting and grand opening…
Delta Dental Mobile coming to Watertown
Delta Dental Mobile will be visiting Watertown from October 20 through October 24, bringing care directly to local children. Funded…
Sanford Health taking over Lewis Drug pharmacies, retail stores
Sanford Health is buying South Dakota’s largest homegrown pharmacy chain. The Sioux Falls-based health care system announced Thursday that Lewis…
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