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Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center is expanding its surgical space on the main campus, bringing the total number of operating rooms from 14 to 18.

Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center celebrates the opening of a newly remodeled and expanded Emergency Department. The $6 million project doubles the square footage.

Changes in nationwide laws allow hospitals to maintain trauma designations while qualified telemedicine providers, such as Avera eCARE, provide the backup services needed.

Regional Health Rapid City Hospital has added Avera eCARE® Behavioral Health, a virtual health service that supports community hospitals with 24-7 access to a variety of behavioral health services.

Avera eCARE® is developing a groundbreaking program to help rural communities access behavioral health conditions by building a 24-hour telemedicine behavioral health team.

A new Emergency Department at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, Iowa, includes the addition of 6,800 square feet, with 3,000 square feet of renovated space.

Avera has been named to the inaugural Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers 2019. Avera is ranked number 1 in South Dakota and in the Top 20 in Minnesota.

As a resource for people in many Midwestern communities struck by flooding, wet conditions, and a volatile ag environment, Avera Health has created the Farm and Rural Stress Hotline.