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- May 23, 2012
Free Melanoma Screenings Offered in Aberdeen
Did you know that roughly one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in his or her lifetime? Avera St. Luke’s is teaming up with Avera Aberdeen Family Physicians and Aberdeen Dermatology Associates to offer free melanoma screenings on Wednesday, May 30.
- May 22, 2012
'Oncology on Canvas' Art Exhibit Coming to Avera St. Luke’s May 30-31
The first day of a cancer diagnosis begins one of life's most profound journeys. The Lilly Oncology on Canvas art competition and exhibition provides everyone affected by cancer with the opportunity to express life-affirming changes that give that journey meaning and to share their cancer journey through art.
Winning artwork from this unique traveling art competition is coming to Aberdeen. The free public exhibit, which is touring nationwide, showcases select pieces of art from the 2010 Oncology on Canvas competition. The art reproductions will be on display May 30-31 in Aberdeen in Avera St. Luke’s Hospital’s southeast lobby (use door #3), at Conklin Regional Cancer Center and at Avera St. Luke’s Cancer Care Center. On June 1, the display will move to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event.
- May 17, 2012
Avera St. Luke’s Auxiliary Awards 5 Scholarships
Five $500 scholarships have been awarded by Avera St. Luke’s Auxiliary. These scholarships are awarded each year to area high school seniors planning to enter the health care field.
- May 16, 2012
Avera Bulletin - May 2012
- May 16, 2012
Certification Earned by Aberdeen FertilityCare Practitioners
David Wachs, MD, of Avera Aberdeen Family Physicians and his wife, Marilyn Wachs, have both been granted renewal of certification as FertilityCare Practitioners (CFCP) by the Commission on Certification of the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals.
- May 15, 2012
New Avera Breast Cancer Website is the First Customized Site of its Kind
The Avera Breast Center at the Avera Cancer Institute has launched a new online guide to breast cancer created by Vladimir Lange, MD, an expert on helping patients and their families cope with a diagnosis of breast cancer.
- May 14, 2012
National Cancer Survivors Day Celebration Planned
- May 10, 2012
Babies Lost to Miscarriage Being Remembered at Memorial Service
The annual memorial service and interment to remember babies lost through miscarriage and stillbirth, a gesture of caring from Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in cooperation with Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home and Aberdeen’s Riverside Cemetery, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at the cemetery, 1706 W. Melgaard Road.
- May 10, 2012
Baby-Sitting Cinic Offered by Avera St. Luke’s
Avera St. Luke’s baby-sitting clinic, open to boys and girls going into fifth, sixth or seventh grade, is being offered three times, May 23, May 24 or May 25, at Avera St. Luke’s Education Center, 709 Sixth Ave. S.E. in Aberdeen.
- May 7, 2012
Allergies May Be a Mild Nuisance, or a Life-Threatening Condition
Ranging from a barely noticeable nuisance to a life-threatening condition, allergies are an all-too-common medical condition in children that may or may not require medical attention.
- May 7, 2012
Avera Cancer Institute Partners with Eppley Cancer Center in Forming a New Breast Cancer Network and Registry
- May 4, 2012
Avera McKennan Marketing Team Honored with Six National Aster Awards
- May 4, 2012
Researchers from Avera-Vrije University Collaborative Published in European Journal of Human Genetics
The article details results from genetic analyses of identical twins from NTR, showing that identical twins can have different DNA, disputing the long-held belief that identical twins are truly the same on the genetic level.
- May 1, 2012
Open House Showcases Avera St. Luke’s Medical Care Division Remodel
Completion of Avera St. Luke’s Hospital’s Third Floor - Medical Care Division remodeling and redesign will be celebrated with an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. This event will include a tour, discussion of upgrades and patient-focused improvements, plus refreshments. A blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 2:45 p.m.
The $1.2 million project is highlighted by decentralized nurses’ stations and a new floor design that increases effectiveness in the delivery of care, improves patient safety, reduces staff stress, and ultimately improves outcomes and the overall quality of health care that Avera St. Luke’s provides.
- April 25, 2012
‘Room Service’ Comes to Avera St. Luke’s
Avera St. Luke’s Hospital patients will soon be ordering “Room Service,” featuring restaurant-quality meals served to patients on demand throughout the day by specially trained hosts and hostesses.
- April 23, 2012
May is Health Care Month in Wessington Springs
In observance of Wessington Springs Health Care Month, Mayor Greg Vavra joined the Health Education Team for a photo and signed an Executive Proclamation designating the month of May as Wessington Springs Health Care Month.
- April 18, 2012
Avera Brady Receives $275,000 Pledge
- April 18, 2012
Avera Bulletin - April 2012
- April 14, 2012
Avera St. Luke's Careflight Helicopter Makes Hard Landing
Around 3:15 a.m. on Saturday morning (4/14/2012), the Avera St. Luke’s Careflight helicopter was returning to the hospital after refueling at the airport when the pilot in command heard an unusual noise in the aircraft and began to perform a precautionary landing.
- April 5, 2012
Healthy Cooking Demonstration - Avera Queen of Peace
