News and Announcements

Prairie Lakes Earns National Award for Heart Attack Care for Second Consecutive Year Featured

Thursday, July 11, 2024
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WATERTOWN, S.D. – July 12, 2024 – Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for the second consecutive year in a row. Prairie Lakes is one of only 259 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. Dr.…

Here For Your Good Days and Bad Days

Wednesday, July 10, 2024
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Here For Your Good Days & Bad Days  Everyone has good days and bad days. But everyday is a great day to take care of you and your family’s health with annual exams, vaccinations, health screenings, and walk-in Convenience Care for the not so good days. Preventative & Primary Care…

Donate Blood & Save a Life on Tuesday, August 13th

Tuesday, July 09, 2024
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The Blood Mobile will be parked outside of the Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. on Tuesday, August 13th! 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.…

Prairie Lakes Primary Care Offers Our Medicare Patients New ChartSpan Care Program

Wednesday, July 03, 2024
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For many patients, keeping track of appointments, prescription refills, and specialists can be overwhelming. Even more so when a patient has multiple health conditions which they are receiving care for. Recently, Prairie Lakes Primary Care implemented a new care management program, called ChartSpan, that keeps all of their information in…

Watertown Community Members Welcomed to Tour Prairie Lakes Cancer Center

Friday, June 28, 2024
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The Prairie Lakes Cancer Center is celebrating 25 years of providing exceptional cancer treatment to residents of Watertown and surrounding areas in 2024. To commemorate the occasion, local business leaders and members of the Watertown Chamber of Commerce were invited into the facility to learn more about the providers, treatments,…

Construction is Underway in the Maternal Child Health Unit

Monday, June 24, 2024
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The most recent construction project at PLHS is the exciting upgrade happening in the Maternal Child Health unit. In fact, the focus behind this year's BASH event was to raise money in support of this effort. We checked in with Micki Cordell, Director of Maternal Child Health, to see how the…

Prairie Lakes ENT Clinic Offers Treatments for Patients With Chronic Nasal & Sinus Issues

Monday, June 17, 2024
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The Prairie Lakes Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic provides relief to patients suffering from either chronic rhinitis or nasal obstruction. Dr. Mancell believes care begins with listening to each patient’s needs, providing education and including the patient in the decision-making process. VIVAER® TREATMENT  VivAer Treatment is used to relieve nasal…

Prairie Lakes Cancer Center is Celebrating 25th Anniversary

Thursday, June 13, 2024
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For the past quarter of a century, Prairie Lakes Cancer Center has been a beacon of hope and healing for countless patients and their families in our Watertown area communities. In 1999, the Prairie Lakes Cancer Center welcomed its first patient. Today, we proudly serve over 400 new patients annually,…

27th Annual Hospital Hill Run Results & Photos

Monday, June 10, 2024
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The 27th Annual Hospital Hill Run took place on Saturday, June 8th with a 5K run, 5K walk, a 1-mile Kids Race, and a 1-mile walk for all ages. There were 79 timed 5K runners, 23 5K walkers, eight children signed up for the Kids Race and 32 one-mile walkers. …

Prairie Lakes Recently Opened New Dialysis Unit

Thursday, June 06, 2024
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The new Prairie Lakes Dialysis Unit is now open on the first floor, in the area that was most recently the CCU Unit. The CCU Unit was moved to second floor earlier this year. The new unit can be accessed through a new entry near the North entrance designed specifically…