Dr. Mian Javaid serves inpatients as a hospitalist at Prairie Lakes Hospital.

Resources: What is sepsis?  Hospitalists

Your health is our mission. We take care of you when you're not feeling well and strive to support your everyday wellness. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System supports community initiatives and provides tools and opportunities to live better and healthier. 

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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is a part of the community.  Our organization is based in Watertown, SD and our team cares for patients in a ten county service area in northeastern South Dakota and western Minnesota. Wherever you receive care you will be treated like family, because here you are family.

Services by Community:

Prairie Lakes Hospital and specialty services are based in Watertown, SD. View all medical services available in Watertown.

Home Health services are available to residents in Codington, Clark, Hamlin, Grant, Deuel, Day and Roberts counties in South Dakota.

Specialty Physicians Provide Outreach Services to the Following Communities:

• Cancer 
  
  • Dawson, MN
  • Milbank, SD
  • Montevideo, MN
  • Sisseton, SD
• Cardiology
  • Dawson, MN
• Dermatology
  • Milbank, SD
  • Huron, SD
  • Brookings, SD
  • Aberdeen, SD
• Dialysis Units
  • Ortonville, MN
  • Sisseton, SD
• General Surgery
  • Milbank, SD
  • Ortonville, MN
  • Sisseton, SD
• Nephrology
  • Huron, SD
  • Ortonville, MN
  • Sisseton, SD
• Urology
  • Milbank, SD
• Orthopedics
  
  • Milbank, SD
  • Madison, MN
  • Ortonville, MN
  • Sisseton, SD
• Podiatry
  • Milbank, SD
  • Ortonville, MN
  • Madison, MN

Many programs at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System are free or inexpensive. There are several types of programs available to the community.

Emotional Support

Support groups offer information to help cope with a chronic disease or life event. But a big benefit of support groups is meeting people in a similar situation. Our staff guides the group on a particular topic. Most support groups are lead by Prairie Lakes staff, but we do support other groups who are independent. 

Prairie Lakes Support Groups:

• Prairie Lakes Grief Support Groups
• Prairie Lakes Cancer Support Group

View Upcoming Meetings

Health Event Preparation

Free classes at Prairie Lakes help prepare you for a procedure or life event. 

• Childbirth Class Series
• Your Total Joint Journey

View Upcoming Classes

Screenings

Target Heart and Stroke Screen are elective tools intended to detect risk for life threatening conditions. Learn more: Heart Screening | Stroke Screening

Weight Maintenance 

 A twelve week program called Core4 is ran by our Registered Dietitians. They will help you change your lifestyle, change your eating habits, change your attitude, and change your life! Learn more

Seek relief from skin conditions at Prairie Lakes Dermatology Clinic. Dr. Jeffrey Smith is board certified in dermatology. He and Abby Gietzen, PA-C and David Feist, PA-C specialize in general dermatology, surgical dermatology, cosmetic and laser treatments, and contact dermatitis.

Common conditions seen by Dr. Smith, Abby Gietzen and David Feist include:

• Psoriasis
• Eczema
• Acne
• Skin Cancer
• Rosacea
• Skin infections

Our Dermatology Specialists

Abby Gietzen, PA-C

Dermatology

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Jeffrey Smith, MD

Dermatology

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David Feist, PA-C

Dermatology

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Treatment and Procedures

Medical:

• Laser treatments
• Light therapy (phototherapy)
• Medical dermatology
• Mole removal
• Patch testing for allergic contact dermatitis
• Skin biopsies
• Mohs surgery for skin cancer
• Treatment of sun spots

Cosmetic:

• Botox
• Chemical Peels
• Cosmetic removal of skin lesions
• Fillers

Laser Treatments

The KTP Laser is used to treat active acne, vascular conditions, and pigmented lesions. Precise treatments provide satisfying and predictable results in just a few minutes. Dr. Smith, Abby Gietzen and David Feist use a fiber optic handpiece to direct a beam of light. This beam brings energy to a specific site such as spider veins, acne, rosacea, warts, and sun damage.

Light Therapy

Phototherapy (light therapy) services enable Prairie Lakes Dermatology to help patients who suffer from severe skin diseases by exposing the skin to ultraviolet light on a regular basis and under medical supervision. It can be more cost-effective for patients and may free them from potential medication side effects. Three different units of light therapy are available. Phototherapy (light therapy) services enable Prairie Lakes Dermatology to help patients who suffer from severe skin diseases by exposing the skin to ultraviolet light on a regular basis and under medical supervision. It can be more cost-effective for patients and may free them from potential medication side effects. Three different units of light therapy are available.

• Full body unit
• Hand and foot units
• Blue light device for treatment of precancers

Dermatology is located on the 1st floor of the Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic in Watertown. Patients may make a clinic appointment by calling 605-882-7777 or toll free 855-465-8897.

Learn more: Good Skin Practices for Sun Safety

On behalf of our dedicated employees and physicians, welcome to Prairie Lakes Healthcare System. Our patient-centered team is committed to your care and wellbeing.

Prairie Lakes knows our community and understands the importance of quality health care services that are close to home. Just like the people who work and receive care here, we are independent. Our team cares for 90,000 people in a ten-county region of northeast South Dakota and western Minnesota. Because of our independence, we are enabled to collaborate with other hospitals and healthcare systems to deliver the best care here and throughout the region. Thank you for the opportunity to care for you and your family.

PLHS at a Glance

PLHS is licensed to operate 81 acute care hospital beds including Labor and Delivery, Telemetry, Critical Care, and general hospital. Hospital services also include a 24-hour emergency department, surgery capabilities, Interventional Cardiology, and services providing diagnostics and imaging services.

PLHS also operates Prairie Lakes Cancer Center, Prairie Lakes Mallard Pointe Surgical Center, dialysis units in Sisseton, SD, Watertown, SD and Ortonville, MN, rehabilitation services, and specialty services. Specialty services are a focus of PLHS to bring needed care to the region. These specialties include Cardiology, Dermatology, Ear, Nose & Throat, General Surgery, Hospice, Home Care, Nephrology, Orthopedics, Pulmonology, Urology, and Wound Care.