Nurses

Avera St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre. (Courtesy of Avera Health)

Avera receives $2.5 million in federal money for rural nurse shortage

BY: - November 25, 2022

South Dakota-based Avera Health recently received over $2.5 million to address nursing and health care workforce shortages in rural South Dakota through virtual nursing and education. The funding comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. South Dakota’s nursing shortage is years in the […]