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Prairie Lakes Named to the 100 Great Community Hospitals List by Becker’s Hospital Review
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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WATERTOWN, S.D. – July 16, 2024 – Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is proud to announce they have been named to Becker's Hospital Review's 100 Great Community Hospitals list for 2024. The community hospitals honored on the list portray clinical and academic excellence, personalized and holistic care, and overall improved health…
Gout: A Painful Arthritis
Monday, July 15, 2024
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Gout is a chronic and painful type of arthritis that affects many people around the world. It is a form of inflammatory arthritis that is caused by excess uric acid crystals in the joints. Uric acid is made naturally by the body and found in certain foods. Symptoms When uric…
Spencer Waege Trained for NFL Training Camp this Summer with PLHS Strength & Conditioning Coach, Aaron Jung
Monday, July 15, 2024
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Prairie Lakes Athletic Training goes beyond high school sports. Strength & Conditioning Coach Aaron Jung has been working with South Shore native Spencer Waege while he’s been home this summer preparing to play for the Green Bay Packers. When Spencer was looking for an experienced and dedicated coach that knows…
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,…
Let's Talk About Menopause - An Interview with Lindsey Barthel, DNP
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
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Menopause is the one thing that effects all women of a certain age, but many are too embarrassed to talk about! Lindsey Barthel, DNP at Prairie Lakes Brown Clinic recently sat down with Watertown Radio's KWAT to discuss menopause and other common health concerns for woman in the hopes of…
Preventing Fireworks-Related Injuries & ER Visits
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
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Enjoying fireworks in the driveway or nearby field might seem like a festive and traditional way to celebrate summer and Independence Day. However, thousands of people, most of them children, teens and young adults, are injured each year while using fireworks. Most of these injuries happen in the weeks around…
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