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BASH 2025 - Off to the Races! Featured
Saturday, May 03, 2025
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation is thrilled to celebrate the 30th anniversary of BASH (Building A Superior Healthcare System)! This year’s event, Off to the Races: Advancing Cancer Detection & Treatment will take place on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, at the Watertown Event Center. About BASH 2025 As we celebrate this milestone,…
PLHS Worked Hard this Winter to Become the Keystone of the Community
Friday, March 28, 2025
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Our corporate vision at PLHS is to be the keystone of the Watertown community and surrounding areas. A "keystone" is a central stone in an archway that locks all the others in place. It can also refer to something on which all other associated things depend on. We have an incredible…
Meet the Team of Social Workers Who Are Here For You!
Friday, March 28, 2025
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare celebrates Social Work Month and the 2025 theme of Compassion + Action. Staff provide social work services in the Cancer Center, Home Health and Hospice, Dialysis, Inpatient, ER and Specialty Clinic settings, putting compassionate care into action every day. Whether it be crisis intervention, counseling support, advance…
March 30 is Doctors' Day
Friday, March 28, 2025
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Not all heroes wear capes—some wear white coats and stethoscopes! Happy Doctors’ Day to all of our gifted physicians we are lucky enough to have at PLHS that keep our communities healthy. We also want to recognize additional physicians on the Prairie Lakes Medical Staff from Sanford and other area…
Prairie Lakes Implementing Text Appointment Reminders for Hospital Departments
Friday, March 21, 2025
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All Prairie Lakes Healthcare System departments (excluding Lab and Surgery) will begin sending appointment reminders via text, email or voicemail on March 24th! Patients who schedule an appointment will receive a text message: 10 days prior to appointment 3 days prior to appointment to confirm, cancel or reschedule If the…
Meet our Team of Kidney Care Providers this Kidney Health Month
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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March is Kidney Health Month - a celebration of the National Kidney Foundation's 75 years of kidney health specialty care, advocacy, and fundraising with a focus on improving the quality of life for those struggling with chronic kidney disease. The color green is usually worn to support kidney health awareness as…
PLHS Now Offers "Be Well" Employee Health Fairs To Local Employers
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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We understand that helping to keep your employees healthy is the best way to ensure future productivity and achievements in the workplace by eliminating sick days or extended medical absences. In order to help you to do that, Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is now offering "Be Well" employee health programs…
Meet our Athletic Trainers
Monday, March 10, 2025
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March is National Athletic Training Month which raises awareness for the important work that Athletic Trainers provide to athletes of all ages and abilities. Athletic trainers, also known as ATs, specialize in the management, prevention, and recovery of injured athletes. Many times, athletic trainers are the first medical professionals on the…
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Remains in Network with UnitedHealthcare
Thursday, March 06, 2025
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System was recently notified that UnitedHealthcare incorrectly sent letters to patients (with UnitedHealthcare insurance plans) notifying them that some providers within Prairie Lakes Healthcare System were going out of network. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, including physicians at Prairie Lakes Brown Clinic, continue to remain in network with…
Bev's Story: Advanced Shoulder Surgery Featured
Wednesday, March 05, 2025
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Bev Paulsen, a retired PLHS surgical nurse, sat down with us and shared her experience of exceptional care during her recent reverse total shoulder replacement and recovery with Prairie Lakes Orthopedics and Rehab Services. Her message focuses on not needing to leave Watertown to receive advanced care for her personalized…
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