Avera Sacred Heart Public Relations Department
The Public Relations Department develops and distributes information for and about the divisions of Avera Sacred Heart and acts as official spokesperson on behalf of the facility.
Reporters and photographers wanting to cover stories about any of our divisions including interviews with medical personnel and patients, are asked to contact Avera Sacred Heart Public Relations Department in advance of the interview. Please call (605) 668-8326 to schedule on-site media visits or to request help in setting up interviews with medical center sources.
Reporters may call (605) 668-8326 during non-business hours and leave a message. In an emergency, they may contact the administrator on-call through the hospital’s switchboard at (605) 668-8000.
Recent News and Visiting Hours Articles
March 16, 2010
Recommit Yourself to Wellness
Approximately 100 million Americans made a New Year’s Resolution this past January, and if you are like the majority of these reported goal makers, your top resolution was to lose weight and get in shape. Statistically however, more than 80% of these resolutions will go unresolved this year. But it’s not too late to change the numbers.
March 9, 2010
National Patient Safety Awareness Week
National Patient Safety Awareness Week is being celebrated March 7-13. This is a national education and awareness-building campaign for improving patient safety at the local level.
March 2, 2010
Patient Care and Safety - Medication Use
Medications are perhaps the most commonly used intervention in health, providing palliative, symptomatic and curative treatment of diseases and conditions. The opportunity for error in the use and administration process is significant.
February 23, 2010
The Warning Signs of Heart Disease
When someone goes into cardiac arrest, it's a race against the clock to save his or her life. Each day about 700 Americans die before they reach the hospital. During American Heart Month in February, it's important to learn to recognize the warning signs of heart disease.
February 17, 2010
Cardiac Rehab
Each year, the Avera Sacred Heart Cardiac Rehab facility is responsible for helping patients pedal their way back to good health. The 4 to 12-week program is a critical process for recovering heart patients.
February 9, 2010
To Be Well Forum: Sleep Disorders
If you suffer from high blood pressure or diabetes, have heart disease or history of a stroke, you are at increased risk for sleep apnea. Or if tiredness lasts through the day or snoring begins to affect your sleep, they could be symptoms of a larger problem: sleep apnea.
February 9, 2010
Dietary Choices Can Pave the Road to a Healthy Heart
The road to a healthy heart starts by making a few simple changes in one's diet. Simple heart-healthy choices in fiber, fats and sodium lead to a healthier heart.
February 8, 2010
Hunhoff Earns Top Health Care Management Credential
Jean Hunhoff, FACHE, Corporate Compliance Quality Officer, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for health care leaders.
February 8, 2010
Go Red For The Heart Of It Event Slated For Feb. 15
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital will be hosting its annual “Go Red for Heart Health of It” event from 5:30-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, in the Avera Professional Office Pavilion and Education Center.
February 3, 2010
Cardiac Risk
Most people already know that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the United States. Most of us already know many of the main causes of heart disease - obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heredity, etc. So, the question is, what are we going to do about it?
