Avera Closes Mitchell Hospitality House Due to Declining Usage

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Avera Health has closed a hospitality house in Mitchell due to declining usage.

The house was anonymously donated to Avera Queen of Peace Foundation in 2002 and served as temporary housing for patients traveling to Mitchell to undergo same-day surgery, as well as patients receiving ongoing medical treatment and their families.

Tom Clark is president and CEO of Avera Queen of Peace. He tells The Daily Republic that the usage of the hospitality house dropped over time. Clark says the house's total annual capacity recently dropped to between 10 and 15 percent.

Avera plans to sell the house and give the proceeds to the foundation.

Clark says Avera believes local hospitality providers are better equipped to offer services like those that were provided at the house.

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