Winner Regional Health

12/24/2025

Continuity of care matters—especially in rural healthcare. Dr. Rick Wagner’s long-standing relationship with Winner Regional Health continues as he centers his surgical practice within our facility.

Patients can expect:
✔ The same trusted surgeon
✔ Ongoing full-time surgical care
✔ Seamless collaboration with care teams

We’re grateful for Dr. Wagner’s continued commitment to our community.

12/23/2025

Friendly reminder about the Christmas Day closures at Winner Regional Health. The Pharmacy will also be closed on December 26th. Have a very merry Christmas!

12/22/2025

"She is exceptional. I appreciate her dedication and her willingness to go the extra mile for her patients. I trust her with all my medical stuff!" - rater8 Verified Patient of Kasey Kerner, CNP

12/22/2025

A huge congratulations to the Winner Regional Health team! 🎉 Your dedication to safe, compassionate, and reliable care has earned us the 2025 Performance Leadership Award for Excellence in Quality from The Chartis Center for Rural Health.

Awards like this don’t happen without an amazing team—and every day, you show up to make a difference for our patients and community. Here’s to continuing to set a standard of excellence in rural healthcare!

12/20/2025

While Dr. Wagner will still occasionally travel for locum opportunities, Winner Regional Health is now the primary focus of his surgical practice.

For patients, this means continued access to:
- Reliable, local surgical care
- Strong collaboration between Dr. Wagner and our care teams
- The same trusted surgeon they’ve known for years

We are grateful for his long-standing dedication to the communities we serve.

12/19/2025

This award highlights our top-tier performance in quality, patient outcomes, and patient perspective among rural hospitals nationwide. Thank you to our incredible team and supportive community for helping make this possible!

Winner, SD, November, 2025 – As part of National Rural Health Day, Winner Regional Health announced it has earned a 2025 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Quality. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards program recognizes top quartile perfor...

12/18/2025

The January outreach calendar is now available! Don't forget- our toenail clinic is the first Monday of every month!

12/18/2025

There are now 14 more life savers in the area after our CPR class last week! It was a great turnout and a very engaging class. Thank you for continuing to educate the community, Julie and Beth!

12/17/2025

Dr. Rick Wagner has been a trusted surgeon in our region since 2007. As he transitions to making Winner Regional Health his main practice setting, patients can be assured of his ongoing full-time surgical care right here at home.

He will continue to support our community with the same experience, compassion, and commitment he always has—now with even more streamlined access through our facility.

https://www.winnerregional.org/post/dr-rick-wagner-makes-winner-regional-his-primary-locatio

Winner Regional Health is pleased to announce an important update to our surgical team: Dr. Rick Wagner, who has provided general surgery at our facility for many years while maintaining his private practice, has chosen Winner Regional Health as his primary practice location moving forward. This tra...

12/16/2025

Please keep these closures in mind as we approach the Christmas Holiday!

12/15/2025

12/15/2025

We’re pleased to share that Dr. Rick Wagner—who has provided general surgery at Winner Regional Health for many years alongside his private practice—has chosen to make our facility his primary practice location. Read more about what this means for our facility and his patients with the link below!

Winner Regional Health is pleased to announce an important update to our surgical team: Dr. Rick Wagner, who has provided general surgery at our facility for many years while maintaining his private practice, has chosen Winner Regional Health as his primary practice location moving forward. This tra...