Patient & Caregiver Stories How a Sense of Humor — and CCI — Helped Valarie Graf Beat Cancer The best way to make an impression on Valarie Graf is to be easy with a laugh. It also helps to love Welsh corgi dogs. The 67-year-old from Oelrichs would […] Community Ambassador: Judy Youngbluth, Hot Springs Those who volunteer are inspired to do so for many different reasons — a sense of duty, a fondness for charity, perhaps a chance to share their skills. For Judy Youngbluth, […] Small Changes, A Big Difference The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) at Rapid City Clinic, Flormann Street, has been certified by the Center for Disease Control with Full or Full Plus Recognition since 2019. On […] Cochlear Implants Open Up the World to Rapid City Woman Cerrie Bierwagen went out to a movie recently. Seeing a film in the theater might not seem newsworthy to most people, though for Cerrie, the experience signified a monumental step […] A Long Ride Back For more than 30 years, Kim Lantis has occupied nearly the same corner of Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. Technically, she has moved. Just not very far. “I’ve never left […] Ski Bummed Rapid City local Matt Thompson was a skier from his youth all the way up to middle school. Then, like so many of us do, he fell away from the […] Partnership Across State Lines Gives Transplant Patient a Second Chance Colin Gholson has spent most of his life managing a condition that began before he was even born. “Toward the end of my second trimester is when things started to […] Sew-A-Thon Events Benefit Behavioral Health Monument Health Behavioral Health continually evaluates opportunities to enhance patient safety while responsibly stewarding organizational resources. As part of these efforts, leadership identified an opportunity to modify existing inpatient Behavioral […] Peace of Mind at Custer Assisted Living Caitie Muller, Medical Imaging Manager, Rapid City Hospital (RCH), spent most of her life helping her family care for her dad, Donald, who was permanently disabled at age 51 in a […] Monument Health Honor Wall A digital library to celebrate the stories of loved ones who gave the ultimate gift of organ, eye and tissue donation and recognize the lives saved by these gifts of life. Discover Honor Wall
