Faulkton Area Medical Center

About

The history of Faulk County Hospital/Clinic cannot be told without mentioning Dr. Abbie Ann Jarvis. Dr. Jarvis came to Faulkton in the winter of 1888-89 where her father was the local physician. Though not Faulkton's first practicing physician, Dr. Jarvis had the distinction, in 1898, of being the first woman licensed to practice medicine in the state of South Dakota. She was also the state's first registered pharmacist in 1895 and had a pharmacy in Faulkton. In 1917 Providence Hospital opened in Faulkton, fulfilling her lifelong dream of providing health care to the people of Faulkton in a hospital setting. Dr. Jarvis raised her family and practiced pharmacy and medicine in Faulkton and the surrounding area, almost to the time of her death in May 193