** Mission **
Our mission is to improve the health status and deliver the best customer experience to the people we serve.
** Vision **
Our vision is to effectively use partnerships to create an integrated care system of dedicated professionals focused on the health care needs of the people we serve.
History Of Avera Flandreau Hospital
** Our History **
The Flandreau Municipal Board was created by City Ordinance-106 in September 1936. The building was obtained by petition of the people for a bond issue of $30,000 in 1935 and a government grant of $25,000. The hospital was constructed in 1936 and opened on May 1, 1937. The west wing was completed in 1960 at which time the original building was extensively remodeled.
It has been a "city" or "municipal" hospital since 1937 with the City Council acting as a governing body assisted by an appointed Board of Directors. In 1987, the hospital was remodeled from top to bottom at a cost of approximately $450,000. The majority of this funding was obtained through a bond issue put forth by the city of Flandreau. Flandreau Medical Center became a "Critical Access Hospital" in January 1, 1999 and became a "Certified Rural Health Clinic" in 1999.
As of May 1, 1999, the City of Flandreau and Flandreau Medical Center and Avera McKennan entered into a lease agreement.
