Rosebud Hospital Closes Emergency Room Due to Staff Changes & Limited Resources

ROSEBUD INDIAN RESERVATION – The Rosebud Hospital’s emergency room on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, located in southwest South Dakota, is on “divert status” due to staffing changes and limited resources, according to a news release distributed by Indian Health Service on Saturday, December 5, 2015.

The divert status becomes effective on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. – local time.

“If individuals are having a medical emergency, they should call 911 for possible ambulance dispatch or go to the nearest 24 hour Emergency Room, located in Winner, South Dakota, and Valentine, Nebraska,” reads the Indian Health Service news release, in part.

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