Health Services
When you or your loved ones face a health challenge or life with a chronic condition, you want the best possible care for your situation. Trust Platte Health Center Avera for fast response to emergency situations with our Careflight air ambulance. Explore the health services you can access when you choose Avera.
Schedule a Physician Appointment
Call our scheduling receptionist at 605-337-1501 to arrange a physician appointment. Tell us the reason for your visit so we can set up the right span of time. Once you schedule an appointment, plan to arrive 15 minutes early.
We offer many outreach specialty services, with visiting physicians in the specialties of audiology, cardiology, nephrology, orthopedics, podiatry, psychiatry, surgery, urology. For an appointment to see a visiting physician, call 605-337-1501.
Visitor & Patient Information
Because families and caregiver networks play an important role in your health and recovery, encourage them to visit while you stay with us—they’re welcome any time. Check with our staff for visitor options that best fit your recovery plan.
Find out how to prepare for your hospital stay at Platte Health Center Avera. When you’re ready to return home or when you need additional care, you benefit from our care coordination activities that connect you with in-home services, local facilities and community resources to support your recovery and next steps.
Take advantage of our spiritual care services, and learn more about advance directives and end-of-life care planning.
Discover Platte Health Center Avera
Platte Health Center Avera was established in 1949 by the Platte community after a group of concerned individuals raised funds to purchase a former house and convert it to a hospital. An affiliate of Avera since 1998, Platte Health Center is managed by Avera Queen of Peace. With a tradition of service inspired by the Sisters of the Presentation and Benedictine Orders, Platte Health Center serves the health needs of south-central South Dakota and northern Nebraska with accessible, cost-effective care. Review our:
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South Dakota Grant Information
The Internal Revenue Service Form 990 has been filed, if applicable, in compliance with federal law, and is displayed immediately after filing on the recipient's or sub-recipient's website. Additional Information
As a recipient of Federal financial assistance, Platte Health Center Avera does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits under any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by Platte Health Center Avera or through a contractor or any other entity with which programs or activities are arranged.
This statement is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes of the Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations Part 80, 84, and 91.
