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Health Equity has recognized Monument Health Rapid City Hospital as one of three healthcare systems to earn the 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care (EOC) Award. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital was selected as the Equity of Care, Small/Rural Hospital Excellence Award winner for demonstrating excellence in using quantitative and qualitative data to address disparities and improve patient health quality. Carolyn Boone Lewis was the first African-American and first hospital trustee to chair the AHA Board.

Six physicians graduated from the Rapid City Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program this summer. Each year the Family Medicine Residency Program accepts six medical school graduates into a three-year program of training in a variety of family medicine roles with an emphasis on rural healthcare. This year’s graduates were honored at a ceremony at The Monument in Rapid City.

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital has installed a radiation protection system in its cardiac cath lab. The new EggNest system adds built-in arm boards and shields around the procedure table which reduce radiation exposure for cath lab staff without compromising their workflow or patient access.

Radiation exposure is one of the most dangerous occupa tional hazards for cath lab workers, with interventional teams having the highest radiation exposure of any profession. This system reduces radiation exposure by up to 97 percent.

For the 12th consecutive year, Monument Health has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain

–MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023. Monument Health is one of only 262 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.