Director of Infection Prevention and Control
Monument Health
Disclosure(s): Global Life Technologies Corp: Speaker: Lodging and 1 day conference costs covered by company at APIC 2023
Tyron (Ty) White, BS CLS, MLS(ASCP)SM, CIC has been working as the Director of infection Prevention and Control for Monument Health since 2018. He is Board Certified in Infection Control and holds a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences from South Dakota State University. As a trained medical microbiologist, Ty served as the Microbiology Supervisor for Monument Health Laboratories from 2007 to 2018. Ty also Served as the President of The South Dakota Infection Prevention and Control Council from 2010 to 2011. He has been an active APIC member since 2018 and presented at the National APIC conference in 2023 and 2024. Ty is dedicated to eliminating healthcare associated infections by developing multidisciplinary teams for performance improvement. Currently, Ty resides in Rapid City, South Dakota with his wife and two children.
Monument Health is the Largest Health Care System in Western South Dakota with 5 hospitals, 25 clinic locations, a Long-term Care facility and 8 specialty treatment centers.