Mitchell community helps usher in Avera Brady's $3.6M expansion, renovation project “It will have a positive impact for residents, families and staff for years to come,” said Avera Brady Administrator Julie Hoffmann, noting the expansion will allow the facility to hold 84 residents. Written By: Sam Fosness | × From left to right: Sister Roxanne Seifert, Julie Hoffmann, Molly Sutton and Doug Ekeren, of Avera Health, dig their shovels into the ground Tuesday evening at Avera Brady Health and Rehab in Mitchell during the groundbreaking ceremony. (Sam Fosness / Republic) As a group of Avera Health officials dug their shovels into the dirt on Tuesday at one of Mitchell’s longest-running assisted living facilities, they ushered in a $3.6 million expansion.