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How to Help Vertigo

Thursday, August 23, 2018
Published in Health & Wellness Blog
As published in the Public Opinion on August 22.  Have you ever rolled over in bed or tipped your head back and felt like the room was spinning?  Then you probably experienced a common form of dizziness called vertigo. Vertigo is defined as a false sense of movement or spinning. …

Feuerstein Series to Feature Taya Kyle

Thursday, August 16, 2018
Published in News and Announcements
The Lake Area Technical Institute Foundation and the Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation are excited to jointly host the 2018 Feuerstein Series event. The featured speaker will be the inspiring speaker and author, commentator and widow of the late U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. Taya was played by Sienna Miller…

Dermatology Introduces Laser Technology

Thursday, August 09, 2018
Published in News and Announcements
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is now offering dermatology patients laser treatment for both medical and cosmetic conditions. Dr. Jeffrey Smith, Dermatologist is using the technology of the KTP Laser to treat active acne, vascular conditions, and pigmented lesions. These precise treatments provide satisfying and predictable results in just a few…

Prairie Lakes Welcomes Clinical Dietitian

Tuesday, August 07, 2018
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System welcomes Misty Hildenbrand, Clinical Dietitian to Prairie Lakes Nutritional Services. Hildenbrand will assess and work with patients in the hospital and can also accept appointments for one on one or group sessions.   Hildenbrand grew up in Rapid City, SD with her parents and older sister. …

The Future is Bright

Friday, August 03, 2018
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The current Prairie Lakes Healthcare System expansion project is nearing its end. Over the last two years Prairie Lakes added a new east entrance canopy and the Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic, a new 65,000 square foot, two-story clinic building. Finishing touches are happening throughout the inside of the clinic and the…

Prairie Lakes Welcomes New ENT Physician 

Monday, July 23, 2018
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System welcomes Jeffrey Dorrity, MD. He joins Jered Mancell, DO in the care of patients at the Ear, Nose, Throat, & Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic. Dr. Dorrity received his medical degree from the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in Otolaryngology at…

Yellow Rose Week Raises $28,631

Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Published in News and Announcements
Yellow Rose Week 2018- A Reason to Stop and Smell the Roses! Yellow Rose Week was celebrated in northeastern South Dakota June 4-8, 2018. Yellow Rose Week is an annual campaign that is the primary means of financing the Suzanne Jacobson Memorial Fund (SJMF), a service of the Prairie Lakes…

The Loss of Bladder Control

Friday, July 06, 2018
Published in Health & Wellness Blog
Urinary incontinence, the loss of bladder control, is a common complaint among women, but it is not normal.  The most common type of urinary incontinence is stress urinary incontinence which occurs with an increase in abdominal pressure such as laughing, coughing, sneezing, movement and exercise.  While leaking urine is a…

PLHS Announces New CEO

Saturday, June 30, 2018
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Following a nation-wide CEO search, the Prairie Lakes Healthcare System Board of Directors announces the appointment of Kenneth (K.C.) DeBoer as President and CEO.  DeBoer will fill the position beginning August 20, 2018 following the retirement of current President and CEO Jill Fuller. “We're excited to have K.C. DeBoer join…

PLHS Names New Clinic Director

Friday, June 22, 2018
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Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) named Watertown area native Laurie Fieber as the new Director of Ear, Nose, Throat, & Facial Plastic Surgery (ENT) and General Surgery Clinics. Fieber will direct the operations of the ENT, General Surgery, and Outreach Clinics.  Fieber grew up in Astoria, SD and resides in…