Finding and keeping a stable workforce has been especially difficult for health care providers.

Doug Ekeren, President of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, says they have made some progress in the last few months….

Ekeren says they are able to keep up with their licensed positions…..

Ekeren says they continue to recruit doctors, especially specialties……

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital is one of the largest employers in the region, with over six hundred employees.