Avera Tyler

Programs: Avera tyler is a 21 bed hospital, a 38 bed skilled nursing facility, and has rural healthcare clinics located in tyler and lake benton, minnesota. Inpatient, outpatient, clinic, and long term care services are provided to the residents of lincoln county, pipestone county, and lyon county in southwest minnesota. The membership of the corporation of avera tyler is controlled by avera marshall. This transfer of membership took place on march 1, 2016. Prior to this time, the tyler healthcare center inc. Was an independent healthcare facility. The membership of the avera marshall corporation is controlled by avera health whose headquarters are located in sioux falls south dakota. Avera tyler is governed by the avera tyler board of directors. For the fiscal year ending june 30, 2017 there were 7,933 clinic visits, 9,651 long term care resident days and 600 hospital inpatient days. The transition to the avera system has begun to strengthen the financial status of the organization. The change in ownership has also renewed the community's interest in the organization. Avera tyler will continue to strive to meet the needs of the community and the region. Avera tyler renewed its trauma 4 designation in july 2016. Avera sunrise manor added access to avera elong term care (telemedicine) to provide residents access to providers 24/7 without leaving the long term care facility. The operating room was remodeled during the fiscal year in anticipation of increased volumes due to increasing specialty physicians seeing patients in tyler on a routine basis.