News and Announcements

Leadercast 2015 Summary

Tuesday, August 18, 2015
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Leadercast: Inspiring Watertown, 2015 Draws “The Brave Ones” Leadercast: Inspiring Watertown, 2015 was brought to the region as a re-broadcast event on August 4, 2015. Leadercast is an annual event, broadcast LIVE from Atlanta, GA to sites all over the nation and internationally. The annual agenda of the event is…

Merkel Observes Howard's Combat Medic Training

Monday, July 27, 2015
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Marcus Howard is a registered nurse in the Critical Care Unit at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System. Every day he works to serve and nurse our patients. But that is not all that makes this individual so note worthy. Marcus is in the Army National Guard as a healthcare specialist, commonly…

Prairie Lakes Recognizes Life of Jeffrey Kowitz, MD

Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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Dr. Jeffrey Kowitz, Prairie Lakes Pulmonologist, died Tuesday morning, July 21, 2015, in a motor vehicle accident. Dr. Kowitz provided regional pulmonary services at the Prairie Lakes Pulmonology Clinic since August, 2013. He believed in patient education and empowering his patients to make healthy choices. He also served as a…

BASH 2015 was a “Sense-ational” Celebration!

Monday, July 13, 2015
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The Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation hosted BASH (Building A Superior Hospital) on Saturday, May 9 at the Watertown Event Center. This annual gala event is a “friend”/ fund raiser for the Foundation. What a night! Three hundred eighty six guests were in attendance, an increase from last year. The event…

Outreach Clinic Moving to Main Campus

Tuesday, July 07, 2015
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The Outreach Clinic is moving from Mallard Pointe to Prairie Lakes Hospital at 401 9th Ave Northwest. Dr. Jered Mancell will continue the Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic at Mallard Pointe downstairs and Mallard Pointe Surgical Services will continue upstairs. Providers that are relocating to the 2nd Floor, West Wing of Prairie…

2015 Hospital Hill Run Results & Photos

Monday, June 15, 2015
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The 19th Annual Hospital Hill Run was held on Saturday, June 13th with 106 runners and 84 walkers participating in a 5k walk/run or a one-mile walk.  Proceeds from this event will benefit the Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation’s Caring Club House. Overall winners in the 5k run were Jesse Kroupa…

Welcome Karli, CNP to Cardiology

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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Jacklyn Karli, certified Nurse Practitioner, has joined the Prairie Lakes Cardiology Clinic. Karli will see patients along with Interventional Cardiologists Dr. Garcia, Dr. Maaliki, and Dr. Jones in the clinic and hospital settings. Employed at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System since 2006; Karli first started as a nurse in the Emergency…

Prairie Lakes 2015 Service Awards

Thursday, May 14, 2015
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  FIVE YEARS Amy Gaikowski Admitting Clerk, Shauna VanDusseldorp Social Worker, Brenda Hoium Registered Nurse, Jessica Hermoe Transcriptionist, Beret Ohm Telemetry Technician, Bipin Amin Medical Oncologist, Michael Bevers Anesthetist, Brittany Brennan Registered Nurs,e Justine Deville Liaison/Recruiter, Caitlin Broek House Supervisor, Kari Holden Physical Therapist, Melissa Saxlund Section Technologist, Kasie Hendricks…

We Did It Again!

Thursday, April 30, 2015
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has been named a recipient of the Women’s Choice Award®  as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Emergency Care for a second consecutive year. This coveted award recognizes Prairie Lakes Healthcare Systemas a top performer in emergency services along with 373 other hospitals in the nation.…

New Heart Failure Monitoring Solution

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is one of the first facilities in South Dakota to implant a new miniaturized, wireless monitoring sensor to manage heart failure (HF). The CardioMEMS HF System is the first and only FDA-approved heart failure monitoring device that has been proven to significantly reduce hospital admissions when…