Health care systems have had to furlough employees and cut hours in the face of a spreading pandemic.

Doug Ekeren, President of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, says they made some cuts to prepare for a potential surge in patients….

Ekeren says they need to focus on the surge, which is projected to peak around the end of June…

Ekeren says they have closed and cut back on several services..

Ekeren says they are hopeful they can recall all of the furloughed workers and restore hours as the pandemic pressure eases.