COVID-19 patients whose physicians agree they could benefit from the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine will be able to access the drug at all major health systems in South Dakota, and those who have been exposed might be eligible to take the drug as part of a controlled study led by Sanford Health.
Buildings are being repurposed, staff are being newly trained, and Avera McKennan is bracing itself for a surge of patients with COVID-19.
A robot and UV light are helping extend the life of N95 respirators by five times at Avera.
The South Dakota secretary of health will declare a public health emergency in Minnehaha County today after 190 people tested positive for COVID-19 following exposure at Smithfield in Sioux Falls.
From teaching new moms to training athletes, Sanford Health has started delivering many of its services virtually.
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center will create 150 more patient rooms in Sioux Falls ahead of an anticipated surge in COVID-19 patients.
Sioux Falls-based SAB Biotherapeutics is joining with global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring to rapidly develop SAB-185, a COVID-19 therapeutic candidate on track for clinical evaluation by early summer.
The latest way the Benedictine and Presentation sisters are serving Avera could be a lifesaving one.
Hallways are emptier, staff members are cross-training and preparations are being made to add beds at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center, where veterans with COVID-19 are expected to need care.
Sioux Falls likely will see a peak in COVID-19 cases sooner than the rest of the state, Mayor Paul TenHaken said Sunday.
