Avera St Benedict Health Ctr

Details

Name :

Avera St Benedict Health Ctr

Address  :

401 West Glynn Drive

Town  :

Parkston

State  :

South Dakota

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

57366

Phone  :

605 928 3311

Web URL  :


Description

Avera St Benedict Health Center is a fully licensed and accredited medical facility The Health Center has six entities a 22 bed acute care Critical Care Access Hospital

Our Mission
Avera is a health ministry rooted in the Gospel Our mission is to make a positive impact in the lives and health of persons and communities by providing quality services guided by Christian values


History

Our History
February 10th 1934 the Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Convent and Dr JL Waldner started what we know as the Avera St Benedict Health Care Center which contained twelve beds With the new hospital wing opening in 1946 with 34 beds and 12 bassinets continued to grow and expand until building a new 38 bed acute care hospital in 1965 August of 1988 St Benedict purchased the Supervised Living homes and attaching the Intermediate Long Term Care Facility in 1989 In 1992 a 3600 square foot addition was added and Avera St Benedict Health Center
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