Ambulance Service
- Our Philosophy is to do it once and do it right when it comes to getting patients to their destination while maintaining safety for all life on board and around us.
- We Work to assure the best possible response times and rely on our continuous training and updated equipment to deliver the best service to those who call upon us.
- We see our work as being the helping hand of the community and want to ensure that you are taken care of and that the best practices are woven through all aspects of our care.
Hospital
Hospital ER
- Level 5 trauma Certification for three years obtained in 2019
- Avera eEmergency installed in 2018
- Avera ePharmacy installed in 2018
- 24 hour Provider Coverage
- 24 hour Lab
- 24 hour Radiology Department
Acute Care
- Inpatient
- Observation
- Swing Bed Services
- Therapy Services
- IV Therapy
- Uncontrolled Weight loss
- Feeding tube assistance for those who receive over 50% of nutrition from the feeding tube
- Pain Control
Radiology
A variety of imaging techniques are used at Bennett County Hospital and Health Care Clinic including:
- X-ray radiography
- Ultrasound
- Computed tomography (CT)
New Shimadzu Digital fixed and portable X-ray installed May of 2019
New GE ultrasound installed in 2016
New GE CT installed in 2014
Health Care Clinic
Bennett County Health Care Clinic:
- Adult and Geriatric Care
- Behavioral Health
- DOT Exams
- Family Medicine
- Family Planning
- Geriatric Medicine
- Immunization Updates
- Lab Services
- Pediatrics
- Podiatry
- Non-Surgical Postpartum Care
- Preventive Medicine
- VA Outreach Services
- Walk-ins welcome
- Well Child Exams
- Well Woman Exams
- Women's Health
- X-ray
Referrals :
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Ultrasound
Pharmacy
Hospital Services:
- Intravenous admixture service
- Medication regiment review/ drug therapy management
- Drug information service
- Patient teaching/ counseling
- Unit dose drug packaging/ distribution
Long Term Care Pharmacy Services:
- Consultant pharmacist for Bennett County Nursing Home
- Provide medications for Bennett County Nursing Home residents
Dietary
Department provides meals for our residents staying with us and employees three times a day.
- Open breakfast from 7am - 9am
- Open lunch starting at 11am - 1pm
- Supper served at 5:30pm
Dietitian consultation for:
- Nutrition Through Life Cycle
- Pediatric Nutrition and Growth
- Diabetes
- Food Allergies
- Heart Disease
- GI Disorders
- Renal Failure
- Weight Management
Nursing Home
Nursing Home Services Include:
- Nursing Care
- Medication assistance
- 24-hour supervision
- Three meals a day
- Assistance with everyday activities.
- Rehabilitation services are contracted though the attached CAH Hospital
Some people stay at a nursing home for a short time after being in the hospital. After they recover, they go home. However, most nursing home residents live there permanently because they have ongoing physical or mental conditions that require constant care and supervision.
Home Health
Home Health Care Services:
- Intermittent skilled care in the home
- Patients recover faster at home
- Patients retain more information and are able to learn better how to self-monitor at home
- Keeps patients home as long as safely able, prolonging the need for more expensive institutionalized care
- Skilled nursing care provided by registered nurses.
- Personalized care designed to meet the needs of each patient.
(Disease process and management teaching, medication teaching and assistance, all systems assessments, which include vital signs every visit.)
Home Maker Service:
- Light Housekeeping (laundry, etc)
- Personal Care (bathing)