Rural Health Staff - South Dakota Health Department

Reach the Office of Rural Health at 605-773-3361 (phone) or 605-773-5683 (fax).

Sandra Durick, Director
Kenneth Doppenberg, Rural Hospital Programs Coordinator
- Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Critical Access Hospital) Program
- Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program Grant
Halley Lee, Manager, South Dakota Healthcare Workforce Center
- South Dakota Healthcare Workforce Center
- Inter-Agency Healthcare Workforce Initiative
- Health Occupations for Today and Tomorrow Initiative (HOTT)
- Community Health Services HOTT Representative Program
Josie Petersen, Primary Care Coordinator
- J1 Visa Waiver Program
- Primary care programs
- Shortage designations
- National Health Service Corps eligibility
- Tuition reimbursement programs
Chrystal Wright, Rural Health Specialist
- State Office of Rural Health Grant
- Rural health Clinics
- Health Information Technology
- Pharmacy
- Long Term Care
Karen Cudmore, Recruitment Program Coordinator
- Health Professional Recruitment Incentive Program
- State Loan Repayment Program
- Rural Recruitment and Retention Network
- Community at a Glance Program
- Dental Externship Program