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Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, Performance Leadership Awards recognize top quartile performance among rural hospitals in quality, outcomes and patient perspective.
On National Rural Health Day, Avera recognizes the power of rural. Avera understands rural health and seeks to be essential in the communities we serve.
Avera Heart Hospital has broken ground on a 35,000-square-foot addition for advanced imaging services, the biggest construction project since the heart hospital was built in 2001.
Avera Pierre Clinic has opened a food pantry to provide food to patients identified with food insecurity as well as connection to resources to find sustainable food solutions.
Avera is partnering with Emily’s Hope to make free naloxone, also known as Narcan®, available at numerous Avera sites across South Dakota.
Avera Health will end participation as an in-network provider with Aetna Medicare Advantage on Dec. 31, 2025, due to issues that negatively affect the patient experience.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when pink ribbons and T-shirts are signs of the season, yet more importantly, these colorful reminders can save lives.
In 2025, Avera is celebrating its 25th year as a health system and over 125 years of providing health services across the Upper Midwest. Its formation became official on Sept. 1, 2000.
The Avera Foundation set a new annual fundraising record in fiscal year 2025, raising more than $59.7 million — the highest total in its history, made possible by 21,038 supporters.
Leaders of quality improvement projects and individuals who exemplify Avera’s values of hospitality, compassion and stewardship were honored at the Avera Quality Congress.
