Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has named Julie Sampson director of Home Health, Hospice and Home Connections. Sampson brings with her over 24 years of experience working in long-term healthcare to Prairie Lakes.
“I am excited to join the Prairie Lakes team and to become involved in the communities we serve,” said Sampson. “Home health and hospice are not far from my experience, and I have a passion for hospice. I look forward to helping patients and families understand the role hospice plays in helping a patient live the fullest life possible when facing a terminal illness.”
For the past 15 years, Sampson served as executive director at Golden Living Nursing Home in Arlington. While in that position, she also served as an interim executive director for Golden Living Centers in Lake Norden, Sioux Falls and Madison. Prior to joining Golden Living, Sampson was the medical records director at Kingsbury Memorial Manor/Home Health Agency and a medical records/computer specialist for Tealwood Care Centers.
Sampson has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Health Information Management from Dakota State University. She is a Registered Health Information Administrator. Sampson lives in Arlington, S.D. where she is president of the Chamber of Commerce. She and her husband, Brian, have three children.
Prairie Lakes Home Health/Hospice provides professional nursing and personal care services to residents in a six-county area including Codington, Clark, Hamlin, Deuel, Day and Roberts counties. The main office is located in Watertown, S.D., and a branch office is located in Sisseton, S.D.