Austin Dale, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and Director of Anesthesia at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System recently completed his Fellowship in Advanced Pain Management through Texas Christian University. He will be offering new pain management services available to patients through the Pain Science Center at Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic. Austin…

This week Prairie Lakes Healthcare System partnered with Lake Area Technical College to create Explore Camp 2023 High school students interested in a career in healthcare participated in the full-day exploration camp. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors from various high schools throughout the region attended. The first half of the day featured…

To piggyback off of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, it is the perfect time to discuss "BPH."  BPH stands for benign prostatic hypertrophy.  To simplify this definition, it is a natural age-related growth of the prostate gland that is influenced by hormones.  Why is this important? The prostate is…

Your Blood Matters. What can be done to make sure your friends, neighbors, and family receive the blood they need? It’s simple – donate blood to the Community Blood Bank. The Blood Mobile will be parked outside of the Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. on…

The cooler weather outside created the perfect atmosphere to cozy up amongst friends, enjoy some hot soup and coffee, and Celebrate Life!  The 9th Annual Celebrating Life Breast Cancer Awareness Event was a huge success with over 165 women and men in attendance. We came together to celebrate and support…

Halloween is one of the most dangerous nights each year for pedestrians, especially children. Statistics show a 43% increase in pedestrian injuries and deaths on Halloween night. In addition, research shows that 6pm-9pm are the riskiest time of day for child pedestrians as they are smaller, therefore less visible to…

At Prairie Lakes Healthcare System we often times care for patients nearing the end of life. In order to provide a blanket of comfort and compassion to those patients and their families, we are blessed to have Jodi Brinkman, Pastoral Care Representative and Sherri Sellers, Spiritual Care Coordinator. While their…