RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City residents now have another option for emergency medical care as Exceptional Community Hospital officially opened its doors Monday, Oct. 12, marking a milestone for health care in the Black Hills.
The hospital welcomed its first patient just 40 minutes after opening, arriving by ambulance. Robert Kunkel, the patient reportedly requested to be taken to the new facility.
Kunkel, who serves as Director of Operations for the hospital’s corporate office, said the opening was particularly memorable because it marked the first time one of the company’s hospitals received its first patient by ambulance…