The National Kidney Foundation serving Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas is dedicated to the detection, prevention and treatment of diseases of the kidney and urinary tract. The foundation seeks to improve the health and well being of individuals and families affected by these diseases and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. Provides patient and community services, professional education, research, organ donation programs, referral services, and educational materials are available upon request to the public and healthcare professionals.

A private, non-profit organization, paid by Medicare, to work with healthcare providers, communities, and Medicare consumers and families in the state and region to improve healthcare. Offers technical assistance, tailored education, best practices, tools and resources to aid in healthcare improvement. Information about the quality of care provided in local nursing homes and home health agencies is available by logging onto Medicare's website and clicking on Nursing Home Compare or Home Health Compare. Or call (800) MEDICARE (800) 633-4227 for a written report.

Federal agency that protects the health and safety of people, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

Works with American Indian tribes, tribal health care systems, and tribal communities to enhance their capacity for all phases of health care delivery, including the conduct of health research. This work occurs through training built into each of their grants, the dissemination of research results, as well as more formal types of consultation.

A national non-profit committed to ending SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths while providing bereavement support to families who have lost a baby due to these causes as well as stillbirth and miscarriage. Grief support offered via phone calls and online support groups.

Monument Health is an integrated health care system with the purpose of helping patients and communities live well. Rapid City Monument Hospital provides health care services 24 hours a day / 7 days a week to the people who live in the Black Hills. The hospital has a pharmacy for medication needs as well as medication disposal. Specialties include: Anesthesiology, cancer care, critical care, dentistry, dialysis, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, general surgery, heart and vascular care, hospital medicine, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, infectious disease, laboratory services, medical imaging, neonatology, nutrition services, oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric and adolescent medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, pulmonology therapy services, women's and children's would and ostomy care.

Works to end premature birth and other problems that threaten babies. Focus includes policy and advocacy for maternal and infant health policies and research in the areas of genetics, hormones and metabolism, and social detrimental of health.

Health Connect of South Dakota: Strives to provide all South Dakotans access to qualitative, authenticated, independent sources of health information. Provides South Dakotans with free up-to-date health information on a variety of medical and safety issues. As needed, information and referrals to other organizations who may have additional pertinent information is available along with information on support groups and national agencies. Manages the Sioux Empire Coalition and the Sioux Empire Coalition for Youth and Young Adults and provides facilitation for various evidence based health programs. Can provide a household goods voucher for Savers. Call for more information. Member of the Helpline Center Network of Care.

​The Medicine Assistance Tool (MAT) makes it easier for those struggling to afford their medicines to find and learn about various programs that may be available to make prescription medicines more affordable for them, their loved ones or their patients. Visit MAT for more information. PhRMA represents research-based pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing new medicines that will enable patients to live longer, healthier and more productive lives.