PIERRE, (KCCR) — Avera Health has been nominated for the National Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award. The nomination bestowed upon Avera happened Tuesday. The regional healthcare system based in South Dakota is the only large employer in South Dakota to be nominated for the Freedom Award this year. Overall, near 12-hundred nominations from all 50 states and U-S territories were made this year. Only 12 awards were presented. Avera did not make it as a national finalist. The nomination for Avera was made by South Dakota National Guard member and Avera physical therapist Seth Druin of Yankton. Druin wrote in his nomination that Avera is a generous and supportive employer to military members and it shows in it’s military policies. Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve Awards Coordinator Karon Gubbrud says being the only large employer to be forwarded to the national award is an honor in itself and adds the recognition acknowledges the excellent support provided by Avera to members of the National Guard, Air Guard and Reserves in South Dakota.
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