Our Contract Partners

Without our contract partners, we wouldn’t be able to reach all of the diverse populations that we do. Because of our contract partners, we are able to help expand options and provide mental health services to inmates in correctional facilities, patients referred by physicians in regional clinics, low-income patients in non-profit clinics, geriatric patients in nursing homes, give Veterans the support they need with extensive chart reviews as provided by the VA and psychiatric competency evaluations, give support services and care to both inpatient and outpatient clinics, as well as help all ages of children through adults seeking behavioral and mental health support.

Mental Health Clinics and Various Organizations are Relying on the Expertise of MWI Health

Benefits to Choosing MWI Health's Team Approach rather than hiring a Mental Health Provider:

Meet Some of our Valued Contract Partners:

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is responsible for the management of the state adult prison system, the state adult parole system, and the state juvenile corrections system. MWI Health provides psychiatric support to a number of different prisons across the state of South Dakota.

Dr. Clay Pavlis is the Director of Psychiatric Services for Correctional Mental Health, working closely with the South Dakota Department of Health and South Dakota’s Department of Social Services. By working closely with these agencies, MWI Health has a direct impact on the quality of mental health in South Dakota.

Minnehaha County Jail Mental Health — Taking over the mental health care of inmates at Minnehaha County Jail in September 2021, Dr Pavlis has taken the lead to restructure record keeping and better provide mental health care from now into the foreseeable future. Kristen Winterringer, PMHNP, is our primary provider for this contract. Kristin Gilbertson, MS, LPC, QMHP, takes the lead to establish a Competency Education team, guiding inmates through a thorough curriculum to prepare them for trial.

Medical Symbol — Contracting with numerous legal professionals across the upper midwest, Dr. Pavlis is sought after to provide unbiased, knowledgeable, and professional evaluations for civil matters and court-ordered forensic psychiatric and competency evaluations. He provides complete medical record reviews, consultations, and expert witness testimony in civil and criminal cases.

We have a strong relationship with QTC, the largest provider of disability and occupational health examination services, to administer psychiatric evaluations to veterans, active duty members, and other government-affiliated clients.

Dr Pavlis provides Veterans the care they need in our underserved region of eastern South Dakota.

Contracted to provide Care for Mission Critical™, we are among a network of providers that tackle complex mental health needs of Veterans, active-duty Service members, Reserves, and National Guard.

We contract with REE Medical, providing expert psychiatric assessments of Veterans.

We contract with LinqCare with a good working relationship for future endeavors, providing them psychiatric support to a variety of inpatient clinics in Minnesota and Ohio since July 2021.

Dr. Clay Pavlis is the Medical Director at Capital Area Counseling Service, where their motto is “Empowering Central South Dakotans to Build Better Tomorrows.” Our psychiatric team provides mental health services to this organization based out of Pierre, SD, which was chosen as the winner of the 2018 Bush Prize for Community Innovation. We also have a team of providers who see patients regularly at CACS via telehealth.

Located in Sioux Falls, Falls Community Health’s mission is to be an open door to quality health care services by removing barriers, especially financial, that exist for working families without health insurance or other resources to meet their health care needs. By working with FCH, our providers are able to reach a larger cross-section of patients and improve mental health care in Sioux Falls and the surrounding area.

Community Counseling Services provides a wide array of mental health services, with offices in Huron and Madison, SD, with outreach to Flandreau and multiple nursing home facilities in South East South Dakota. The MWI Health team sees patients regularly at these locations with a mix of telehealth and on-site care.

We expand Windom Area Health’s services by providing mental health services to the residents of Windom, Minnesota, and surrounding communities. We have been able to flex with patient demand at this location with a mix of on-site and telehealth support.

Focused on developing emotionally strong communities and people’s fullest potentials, Human Service Agency, where Dr. Pavlis serves as the Medical Director, has locations in Watertown, Sisseton, and Milbank, South Dakota.

Dr Clay Pavlis is the Mental Health Consultant for Paragon Health & Wellness, an independently owned primary health clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.