About Us
Fast Facts
About Us
Brookings Health System houses a 49-bed hospital and 79-bed nursing home, Brookview Manor.
The Health System also includes Brookhaven Estates, which provides congregate living in an independent setting.
Brookings Health System is a non-profit, city-owned health system that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, surgery, home health, and extended care services.
A nine member Board of Trustees serves without pay and assumes overall responsibility for the facility. As defined by city ordinance, each Board member is appointed to a three-year term. Six members are city residents and the other three members reside outside the city limits, but are all Brookings County residents.
FACILITY INFORMATION
- Licensed beds: 49
- Licensed nursing home beds: 79
- Operating rooms: 3
ADDRESS
300 Twenty-Second Avenue
Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: (605) 696-9000
Fax: (605) 696-7770
STAFF
- Full-Time Staff: 275
- Active medical staff: 20
FISCAL YEAR 2009 STATISTICS
- Acute Inpatient Admissions: 1,163
- Average daily census Acute and Swing Bed: 11.7
- Emergency room visits: 8,433
- Births: 267
- Inpatient Surgeries: 142
- Outpatient Surgeries: 1,749
MILESTONE DATES
1907 Brookings Hospital begins operation of a 21-bed facility.
1935 City of Brookings purchases Brookings Hospital.
1964 A 61-bed hospital was built in the current location at 300 22nd Avenue.
1971 Brookview Manor was built.
1989 Extensive renovation and expansion starts taking place in the facility.
2000 Brookings Hospital and Brookview Manor completed a $4.2 million remodeling and expansion project. This project added a new helicopter landing pad in addition to a renovation of the operating room, radiology and environmental service areas.
Construction included the building of a new 5,500 square foot addition for Home Health/HEARTH/Hospice services, information management systems and Administration offices. Additional parking spaces were added to better serve our patients, residents and visitors.
2004 Brookhaven Estates, which provides congregate living in an independent setting, opens.
2007 Brookings Health System develops new brand identity and launches new Web site.
2008 Brookings Health System launches Meditech Health Information Technology.
2008 Brookings Health System logo wins 2008 Aster Gold Award and receives Merit Award from Healthcare Marketing Report advertising awards.
2009 Brookings Health System buys Yorkshire Eye Clinic.
2009 Groundbreaking for Emergency Department and Lab remodel and expansion project
2009 Brookings Health System buys Arlington Medical Center
2009 Brookings Health System Recognized With Advanced Electronic Medical Record Designation
