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Now that the FDA has approved emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine, Avera has been administering the first doses that have been allocated by the state.

Avera announces plans to build a new four-story wing at the Avera Behavioral Health Center in Sioux Falls to add much-needed services including more capacity for children and adolescents.

Avera is now offering bamlanivimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody (mAB) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adult and pediatric patients.

Avera joins nearly 100 of the nation’s top health care systems, representing thousands of hospitals in communities across the U.S., coming together with an urgent plea for all Americans – mask up.

Avera Health brought together elements of home care, telehealth and a 24-hour hotline to reduce hospitalizations due to COVID-19, even as cases are surging across the Midwest.

Avera has again earned recognition as a Level 10 organization in the 2020 Digital Health Most Wired Survey by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

Despite interruption due to COVID-19, the Avera Specialty Hospital at the Avera on Louise Health Campus enjoyed a successful first year of treating patients in southwest Sioux Falls.

A group of organizations in South Dakota have joined to recommend and promote masking as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge throughout the state and wider region.