National Breastfeeding Month

Aug 08, 2019 National Breastfeeding Month, lactation, Custer Health

Breastfeeding is a vital component of sustainable development and a critical component to end malnutrition. Custer Health provides a number of resources that can help give you the confidence and support that many new moms need to breastfeed. Contact Heidi Moore, certified lactation counselor, at 7018734433 for more information.

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SMC Foundation Holds Annual Fund Drive

Sakakawea Medical Center Foundation’s Annual Fund Drive for 2021-2022 has begun! The purpose of this fund drive is to secure the finances needed for SMC to continue to meet current and future healthcare needs in our area. This is an opportunity for you as an individual to make an impact on the health and well-being of your community.

A personal touch for personal care

In March, Paul Doll spent a three-day stay at the hospital in Hazen while receiving IV treatment for diverticulitis, receiving continual and personal care from Amanda Boyer, RN and other doctors and nurses he knew and trusted here in his hometown.

History of the Hazen Hospital: Celebrating 75 Years

In the fall of 1918, Hazen got an inadvertent and temporary hospital when its new school building was equipped with 24 beds and a staff of five Bismarck nurses to cope with the Spanish influenza epidemic. The facility closed shortly after. There was not even a temporary hospital when a sleeping sick ness (encephalitis) epidemic hit the community in the spring of 1923.