Sanford School of Medicine Residencies

State-of-the-Art Facilities

A dedicated team of professionals, including architects, engineers, planners, hospital administration and health professionals were involved with the creation of the $32 million Avera Behavioral Health Center, which includes the following:

  • 100,000 square-foot, 110-bed facility
  • Five inpatient units: child, adolescent, adult, adult acute, senior
  • Adjoining 30,000 square-foot medical office building dedicated to psychiatry services
  • Avera Research Institute - Brain Research Institute
  • Avera Institute for Human Behavioral Genetics, combining science of genetics with a family-based approach to prevent mental health conditions
  • State-of-the-art electroconvulsive therapy suite
  • Day Hospital Program
  • Bistro Cafe and Coffee Bar
  • Meditation Room

Psychiatry Residency Home

World-class design

Avera Behavioral Health atrium The design of the Avera Behavioral Health Center emphasizes a sense of spirituality in the whole person - body, mind and spirit.

Specialized care

Specialized care Avera Behavioral Health Center utilizes truly specialized, separate inpatient areas for adults, children, adolescents and geriatric patients.