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SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, September 11, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, September 11, 2006
CONTACT: Bonnie Jameson, (605) 773-3737
State’s child immunization rate climbs to 85%;
clinics honored for their role
clinics honored for their role
PIERRE, S.D. – Several South Dakota clinics will be honored at a September 20 awards luncheon for their efforts to reach the state's goal of a 90% childhood immunization rate.
Eighty-five percent of 24-35 month olds in the state are up to date on their immunizations
according to the latest assessment of immunization coverage levels by the state's computerized South Dakota Immunization Information System (SDIIS). This represents a 7% increase since the last assessment in March 2005. The assessment found that 7,122 of 8,380 clients in that age group were up to date on their immunizations.
"Infants and preschoolers are the age groups most vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases like measles, diphtheria and whooping cough. That’s why it's so important to maintain high immunization rates for the 24-35 month olds," said Bonnie Jameson, Disease Prevention Administrator for the Department of Health. "Clinics across South Dakota are working hard to reach that vulnerable population and we're pleased to recognize the great job so many of them are doing to protect South Dakota's children."
Jameson said participation in SDIIS is an effective tool for helping clinics achieve and maintain high immunization levels. The system lets the department track immunization rates statewide, but it also lets local clinics check their own records and use the follow-up and reminder system to increase rates. Currently, 253 clinics statewide participate in SDIIS and the system includes 460,422 patient records with nearly 4,000,000 individual shots.
Individual clinics to be recognized at the awards luncheon are listed below.
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Golden Syringe Award
(clinics who have maintained immunization rates of 90% or greater while serving 50 – 700+ 2-year-olds;
***denotes clinics receiving award for 3rd time, **denotes 2nd time)
(clinics who have maintained immunization rates of 90% or greater while serving 50 – 700+ 2-year-olds;
***denotes clinics receiving award for 3rd time, **denotes 2nd time)
Aberdeen – Aberdeen Family Physicians ***
Aberdeen – United Clinic ***
Brookings – Avera Brookings Medical Clinic **
Huron – Huron Clinic Pediatrics ***
Mitchell – Pediatrics Plus ***
Mitchell – Dakota Family Practice
Pierre – Medical Associates Clinic
Sioux Falls – McGreevy Clinic West
Sioux Falls – Pediatric Specialists
Sisseton – Roberts County Community Health Services***
Aberdeen – United Clinic ***
Brookings – Avera Brookings Medical Clinic **
Huron – Huron Clinic Pediatrics ***
Mitchell – Pediatrics Plus ***
Mitchell – Dakota Family Practice
Pierre – Medical Associates Clinic
Sioux Falls – McGreevy Clinic West
Sioux Falls – Pediatric Specialists
Sisseton – Roberts County Community Health Services***
Silver Syringe Award
(clinics serving 165 – 485 2-year-olds, showing outstanding improvement in rates, increasing 13 – 18% over past year)
(clinics serving 165 – 485 2-year-olds, showing outstanding improvement in rates, increasing 13 – 18% over past year)
Sioux Falls – Sioux Valley Family Medicine, Wellness Center Campus (220 served; rate improved 18%)
Sioux Falls – Sioux Valley Family Medicine, Minnesota Avenue (215 served; rate improved 13%)
Sioux Falls – Sioux Valley Clinic Family Medicine and Pediatrics (483 served; rate improved 13%)
Spearfish – Spearfish Regional Medical Clinic (165 served; rate improved 15%)
Sioux Falls – Sioux Valley Family Medicine, Minnesota Avenue (215 served; rate improved 13%)
Sioux Falls – Sioux Valley Clinic Family Medicine and Pediatrics (483 served; rate improved 13%)
Spearfish – Spearfish Regional Medical Clinic (165 served; rate improved 15%)
Most Improved Clinics Award
(served 50 or more 2-year-olds, showed most improvement in immunization rate over the last year)
(served 50 or more 2-year-olds, showed most improvement in immunization rate over the last year)
Milbank – Avera Milbank Medical Clinic (52 served; rate improved 5%)
Spearfish – Queen City Medical Clinic (86 served; rate improved 11%)
Vermillion – Vermillion Medical Clinic (59 served; rate improved 16%)
Family Practice Associates – Winner (50 served; rate improved 13%)
Spearfish – Queen City Medical Clinic (86 served; rate improved 11%)
Vermillion – Vermillion Medical Clinic (59 served; rate improved 16%)
Family Practice Associates – Winner (50 served; rate improved 13%)
Consistently Maintaining Immunization Rates Award
(served fewer than 50 2-year-olds, maintained rates of 90%)
(served fewer than 50 2-year-olds, maintained rates of 90%)
Private Medical Clinics
Arlington – Arlington Medical Clinic
Bowdle – Bowdle Health Care Center
Brookings – Sioux Valley Brookings Clinic
Burke – Burke Medical Clinic
Chamberlain – Sioux Valley Clinic-Chamberlain
Clark – Sioux Valley Clinic-Clark
Dell Rapids – Dell Rapids Medical Clinic
DeSmet – Bell Medical Clinic; Jill Hoek Health Clinic
Eagle Butte – Family Health Center
Estelline – Sioux Valley Estelline Clinic
Faith – Faith Clinic
Flandreau – Flandreau Clinic
Freeman – Rural Medical Clinics
Geddes – Geddes Medical Clinic
Gettysburg – Community Care Clinic
Hettinger, ND – Hettinger Clinic
Highmore – Highmore Clinic
Howard – Howard Clinic; St. Joseph Medical Clinic
Huron – Huron Clinic
Isabel – Isabel Community Clinic
Kennebec – Sioux Valley Clinic-Kennebec
Lake Andes – Lake Andes Medical Center
Lake Preston – Lake Preston Clinic
Lead/Deadwood – Lead/Deadwood Regional Medical Clinic
Lennox – Lennox Area Medical Center
Madison – Interlake Medical Clinic
Marion – Rural Medical Clinic
Martin – Bennett County Community Health Center
Mitchell – Family Medical Center
Mobridge – Mobridge Medical Clinic
Onida – Onida Clinic
Philip – Philip Clinic
Pierre – Eastside Neighborhood Clinic
Plankinton – Aurora County Clinic
Platte – Platte Medical Clinic
Rapid City – Creekside Family Practice; Rapid City Residency Clinic
Redfield – Redfield Clinic
Salem – Avera Salem Family Medical Clinic; McGreevy Clinic Avera
Scotland – Scotland Medical Clinic
Sioux Falls – McGreevy Clinic SE; Sioux Valley Family Medicine, SV Campus MB2; Richardson Family Medicine
Sturgis – Massa-Berry Clinic
Tea – Tea Medical Clinic
Tyndall – Bon Homme Family Practice
Vermillion – Sioux Valley Vermillion Clinic
Wall – Wall Clinic
Waubay – Avera Waubay Clinic
Webster – Lake Area Family Health
Wessington Springs – Jerauld County Clinic
White – White Family Practice
Wilmot – Wilmot Clinic
Public Health Providers
Aberdeen – Brown County Community Health Services
Alexandria – Hanson County Community Health Services
Bowdle – Edmunds County Public Health Services
Britton – Marshall County Community Health Services
Brookings – Brookings County Community Health Services
Burke – Gregory County Community Health Services
Clark – Clark County Community Health Services
Clear Lake – Deuel County Public Health Services
Dupree – Ziebach County Community Health Services
Eureka – McPherson County Public Health Services
Faith – Meade County Community Health Services
Faulkton – Faulk County Community Health Services
Flandreau – Moody County Public Health Services
Freeman – Hutchinson County Public Health Services
Gettysburg – Potter County Community Health Services
Hill City – Hill City County Community Health Services
Hot Springs – Fall River County Community Health Services
Howard – Miner County Community Health Services
Huron – Beadle County Community Health Services
Kennebec – Lyman County Community Health Services
Lemmon – Perkins County Community Health Services
Madison – Lake County Community Health Services
Milbank – Grant County Community Health Services
Mitchell – Davison County Community Health Services
Mobridge – Walworth County Community Health Services
Philip – Haakon County Community Health Services
Plankinton – Aurora County Community Health Services
Redfield – Spink County Community Health Services
Salem – McCook County Community Health Services
Spearfish – Spearfish Community Health Services
Timber Lake – Dewey County Community Health Services
Tyndall – Bon Homme County Community Health Services
Vermillion – Clay County Community Health Services
Viborg – Turner County Public Health Services
Wagner – Wagner Community Health Services
Webster – Day County Community Health Services
Wessington Springs – Jerauld County Community Health Services
Winner – Tripp County Public Health Services
Woonsocket – Sanborn County Community Health Services
Yankton – Yankton County Community Health Services
Arlington – Arlington Medical Clinic
Bowdle – Bowdle Health Care Center
Brookings – Sioux Valley Brookings Clinic
Burke – Burke Medical Clinic
Chamberlain – Sioux Valley Clinic-Chamberlain
Clark – Sioux Valley Clinic-Clark
Dell Rapids – Dell Rapids Medical Clinic
DeSmet – Bell Medical Clinic; Jill Hoek Health Clinic
Eagle Butte – Family Health Center
Estelline – Sioux Valley Estelline Clinic
Faith – Faith Clinic
Flandreau – Flandreau Clinic
Freeman – Rural Medical Clinics
Geddes – Geddes Medical Clinic
Gettysburg – Community Care Clinic
Hettinger, ND – Hettinger Clinic
Highmore – Highmore Clinic
Howard – Howard Clinic; St. Joseph Medical Clinic
Huron – Huron Clinic
Isabel – Isabel Community Clinic
Kennebec – Sioux Valley Clinic-Kennebec
Lake Andes – Lake Andes Medical Center
Lake Preston – Lake Preston Clinic
Lead/Deadwood – Lead/Deadwood Regional Medical Clinic
Lennox – Lennox Area Medical Center
Madison – Interlake Medical Clinic
Marion – Rural Medical Clinic
Martin – Bennett County Community Health Center
Mitchell – Family Medical Center
Mobridge – Mobridge Medical Clinic
Onida – Onida Clinic
Philip – Philip Clinic
Pierre – Eastside Neighborhood Clinic
Plankinton – Aurora County Clinic
Platte – Platte Medical Clinic
Rapid City – Creekside Family Practice; Rapid City Residency Clinic
Redfield – Redfield Clinic
Salem – Avera Salem Family Medical Clinic; McGreevy Clinic Avera
Scotland – Scotland Medical Clinic
Sioux Falls – McGreevy Clinic SE; Sioux Valley Family Medicine, SV Campus MB2; Richardson Family Medicine
Sturgis – Massa-Berry Clinic
Tea – Tea Medical Clinic
Tyndall – Bon Homme Family Practice
Vermillion – Sioux Valley Vermillion Clinic
Wall – Wall Clinic
Waubay – Avera Waubay Clinic
Webster – Lake Area Family Health
Wessington Springs – Jerauld County Clinic
White – White Family Practice
Wilmot – Wilmot Clinic
Public Health Providers
Aberdeen – Brown County Community Health Services
Alexandria – Hanson County Community Health Services
Bowdle – Edmunds County Public Health Services
Britton – Marshall County Community Health Services
Brookings – Brookings County Community Health Services
Burke – Gregory County Community Health Services
Clark – Clark County Community Health Services
Clear Lake – Deuel County Public Health Services
Dupree – Ziebach County Community Health Services
Eureka – McPherson County Public Health Services
Faith – Meade County Community Health Services
Faulkton – Faulk County Community Health Services
Flandreau – Moody County Public Health Services
Freeman – Hutchinson County Public Health Services
Gettysburg – Potter County Community Health Services
Hill City – Hill City County Community Health Services
Hot Springs – Fall River County Community Health Services
Howard – Miner County Community Health Services
Huron – Beadle County Community Health Services
Kennebec – Lyman County Community Health Services
Lemmon – Perkins County Community Health Services
Madison – Lake County Community Health Services
Milbank – Grant County Community Health Services
Mitchell – Davison County Community Health Services
Mobridge – Walworth County Community Health Services
Philip – Haakon County Community Health Services
Plankinton – Aurora County Community Health Services
Redfield – Spink County Community Health Services
Salem – McCook County Community Health Services
Spearfish – Spearfish Community Health Services
Timber Lake – Dewey County Community Health Services
Tyndall – Bon Homme County Community Health Services
Vermillion – Clay County Community Health Services
Viborg – Turner County Public Health Services
Wagner – Wagner Community Health Services
Webster – Day County Community Health Services
Wessington Springs – Jerauld County Community Health Services
Winner – Tripp County Public Health Services
Woonsocket – Sanborn County Community Health Services
Yankton – Yankton County Community Health Services