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Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital celebrated
“50 years of caring” in 2002. Since l952 Avera St. Anthony’s
Hospital has provided quality healthcare to the people living in North Central
and North Eastern Nebraska. Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital opened in l952 under
the sponsorship of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity,
Denver. The Franciscan Sisters were well established in the O’Neill area having
opened the first Catholic school in 1877. In l950 the Sisters were asked to
expand the existing Brown and French Hospital and on September 25, l952, they
opened St. Anthony’s Hospital in O’Neill.
In February l998 the sponsorship of St.
Anthony’s Hospital was transferred to the Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart
Monastery, of Yankton, South Dakota. On September 1, 2000 the Benedictine
Sisters of Yankton and the Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of
Aberdeen, South Dakota agreed to co-sponsor their health care facilities under
the name of Avera Health. The name of St. Anthony’s Hospital was changed to
Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital to reflect this association.
A $5 million dollar expansion and
renovation was completed in September 2002 adding 20,000 square feet of much
needed space for the outpatient clinic, cardiac rehab, physical and occupational
therapy, oncology, home health, business office, dietary and chapel. Included in
this construction phase was an expansion of the surgery area to include a new
surgery suite, procedure room, four post-op and a recovery area and two new
Labor and Delivery Rooms.
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Medical
Staff of eight physicians, four Physician
Assistants and three Family Nurse Practitioners, four CRNAs, and a hospital staff of 170+
employees enables Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital to offer a wide range of services
unequalled by hospitals of comparable size. Additionally, twenty-five Physicians
from Omaha, Kearney, Grand Island and Norfolk, Nebraska and Yankton, South
Dakota, and Sioux City, Iowa provide
Specialty Clinic coverage.
North Central Anesthesia Services LLC of
O’Neill provide anesthesia services to Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital.
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Wendell D. Spencer CRNA
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Larry W. Finley CRNA
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Julie K. Davis CRNA
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Kevin Loecker, CRNA
Through a growing telecommunications
network, Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital offers educational video conferencing for
medical purposes.
Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital is
committed to meeting the healthcare needs of the residents of North Central and
Northeastern Nebraska. Working along with various community agencies, the
hospital staff continues to assess the needs of our communities and strives to
find solutions for a healthier population.
Mission Statement
Avera is a health ministry rooted in the Gospel. Our
mission is to make a positive impact in the lives and health of persons and
communities by providing quality services guided by Christian values.
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