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Avera to expand services with $245 million building projects

Avera Health

This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.

Avera Health announced their largest building project to date Wednesday.

The new project will expand care for women and children's hospital services and digestive health.

At $245 million, the expansion will add a six-story tower addition to Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center and a three-story building on the Avera on Louise Health Campus.

Tamera Larsen-Engelkes, chief nursing officer at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, shared more details on the upcoming project.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.