Dealing with the pandemic and planning for our medical future.
Medical professionals continue to deal with the evolving coronavirus pandemic. While infection numbers are spiking in many areas of the country, much lower numbers are seen locally and in the region.
In our first segment, we talk to Yankton Doctor Mike Pietila, who heads up the intensive care unit at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital. He says so far, people have been able to help control the spread of the virus..
That was Yankton Doctor Mike Pietila.
The spread of the virus is being watched carefully by state health officials. State Epidemiologist Dr Josh Clayton says they are urging people to take precautions to avoid a further spread…https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/weekend-file-for-6-28-20
While we have been talking about current efforts to control the pandemic, there will be future medical needs to address.
Dr Tim Ridgway has been named vice president of Health Affairs and Dean of the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota.
Ridgway will succeed Dr Mary Nettlemen, who is retiring and says she will be tough to follow…
Ridgway is a native of Ravinia, a 1984 graduate of the USD Sanford School of Medicine and has been practicing since 1991.
The Weekend File is a public affairs presentation of WNAX News……
