SOUTH DAKOTA STRAIGHT TALK

The Competition between Sanford Health and Avera has elevated to the extent that Avera wants and is now getting their own Ronald Mc Donald House. Sanford got one several months ago so Avera has to have one too.

This is particularly interesting as the Avera Ronald McDonald House will be incorporated into the Walsh Family Village on the Avera Mc Kennan Sioux Falls Campus. The generous benefactor of the Walsh Family Village is Sioux Falls own Tom Walsh. What makes this ironic is that Walsh is the extremely successful (and Large) Burger King franchise owner in South and North Dakota.

There are no burger wars here. The King is laying down arms and cooperating with the Clown - Families are the Winners.

It is nice to see the health systems cooperating. Perhaps this could send a message to the political parties in Congress.