Access to health care limited in SD rural and reservation areas

Access to health care limited in SD rural and reservation areas

SISSETON, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – All it took in spring 2024 was two small, unrelated medical service interruptions to put women’s health at risk and expose the fragility of the health care system in rural and reservation communities across South Dakota. First, the local public hospital in Sisseton, the Coteau des Prairies Health … Read more

Rural and reservation health providers face high hurdles

Rural and reservation health providers face high hurdles

HURON, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – The patchwork nature of the rural and reservation health care system in South Dakota sometimes requires innovation, compassion and a healthy dose of teamwork to keep people healthy. While the existing health care network contains numerous barriers to access to care and troubling negative health outcomes, occasionally an … Read more

Access to health care limited in SD rural and reservation areas

Access to health care limited in SD rural and reservation areas

SISSETON, S.D. – All it took in spring 2024 was two small, unrelated medical service interruptions to put women’s health at risk and expose the fragility of the health care system in rural and reservation communities across South Dakota. First, the local public hospital in Sisseton, the Coteau des Prairies Health Care System, cut back … Read more