Scotland facility to become South Dakota’s first Rural Emergency Hospital

Scotland facility to become South Dakota’s first Rural Emergency Hospital

SCOTLAND, S.D. — Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital will transition from a Critical Access Hospital to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) on July 1, 2025. The move, approved by the hospital’s local governance board, will make it the first facility in South Dakota to adopt the REH designation — a new provider type introduced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to support emergency and outpatient care in rural communities. The RE…