AVERA MCKENNAN HOSPITAL & UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center is a 490-bed, non-profit, Catholic facility and the regional referral center for the Avera Health System and surrounding five-state area. Beginning in 2003 thru 2007, Avera McKennan was recognized as a Distinguished Clinical Hospital by HealthGrades, a leading healthcare rating organization. We are proud of our designation as a Magnet facility recognized for excellence in behavioral health, cancer care, cardiac care, emergency medicine and trauma, air ambulance services, home health and hospice programs, medical education and research, neurosciences, obstetrics, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation services and a full range of wellness activities.
Our Careflight helicopter and fixed wing aircraft transport patients from a service area with a population of 800,000 to our Level II Trauma Center. With over 600 physicians on staff in all specialties and 4000 employees, the hospital offers a full range of services including the region’s only burn unit, renal & pancreas transplant program, and bone marrow transplant program.
Avera McKennan is a member of Avera Health, a regional family of more than 100 healthcare facilities in the five-state region. With over 8000 employees, Avera Health serves over half a million individuals each year at facilities known for medical excellence, technological innovation, and a commitment to meeting the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of all patients.
You may want to visit our websites at: www.averamckennan.org and www.siouxfalls.com
COMMUNITY
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is South Dakota’s largest city and the county seat of Minnehaha County. It serves as a healthcare, governmental, law enforcement and financial hub for the area. With a population of 200,000, the city has been judged by Money Magazine as the “best place to live in America” for its quality of life, including its low crime rate, high-quality education, clean air and water, lack of traffic congestion, and friendly residents.
Sioux Falls offers a diverse blend of manufacturing, banking and financial industries, medical services, transportation, communications, and wholesale/retail trade for service and business opportunities. Because South Dakota has no corporate income tax, no personal income tax, and no business inventory tax, over 2,500 new jobs have been created each year as a result of the influx of new businesses and expansions of existing businesses.
The city is a great place to raise a family. The school system offers an array of educational opportunities, with 24 public elementary schools, four middle schools, and three public senior high schools. There are also 16 private schools affiliated with various religious and private organizations. The post-secondary opportunities include five colleges, nearby state universities (including the University of South Dakota Medical School), and a number of business and vocational schools.