The grants come from the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program. Over the past 11 years, South Dakota has awarded more than $3.8 million to rural critical access hospitals through the program.
The CAHs that received grants for this year included the following:
• Avera Dells Area Hospital in Dell Rapids
• Avera De Smet (S.D.) Memorial Hospital
• Avera Flandreau (S.D.) Hospital
• Avera St. Benedict Health Center in Parkston
• Community Memorial Hospital in Burke
• Coteau Des Prairie Hospital in Sisseton
• Faulkton (S.D.) Area Medical Center
• Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip
• Huron (S.D.) Regional Medical Center
• Mobridge (S.D.) Regional Hospital
• Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Viborg
• Platte (S.D.) Health Center Avera
• Sanford Clear Lake (S.D.) Medical Center
• Sturgis (S.D.) Regional Hospital
• Wagner (S.D.) Community Memorial Hospital Avera
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