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»Rosebud dialysis workers recognized by Tribe
Posted Local at Oct 13, 2010
By Candy DenOuden
The Rosebud Sioux Tribal President’s Office took time to recognize the doctors and nurses at Rosebud Dialysis on Sept. 21.
Mary Valdez, a former patient, presented the certificates and prepared a meal for her caregivers.
“I really appreciate them,” Valdez said. “They keep us alive.”
Dr. Dee Peterson, who visits once a month from Sioux Falls to work received a certificate of appreciation. She described the facility as a literal “life and death place.”
“It’s a difficult thing,” Peterson said. “It’s a complicated health issue.”
According to Rita Engle, who works at the dialysis unit, 1 in 6 people will end up on dialysis. That’s why she’s been doing what she does since 1989 – and doesn’t plan on stopping.
“We’ve been here a long, long time,” said Engle. “I’d like people to know we’re here, and we’re here for everybody.”
Other physicians and workers who received certificates of appreciation were:
Robert Bergstrom
Karen Douville
Rita Engle
Justin Engle
Charla Buettner
Kevin Marshall