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Leaders advocate for quality senior care with U.S. Congress

Leaders advocate for quality senior care with U.S. Congress

Workforce and access to care are among top priorities this year

Courtney Collen ⋅ 8 min read
Annual scans help ex-smoker find lung cancer early

Annual scans help ex-smoker find lung cancer early

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 6 min read
This no-cost genetic screening could improve your care

This no-cost genetic screening could improve your care

Spencer Thompson ⋅ 15 min read

Trending Stories


Quit smoking or using tobacco: A how-to for your health

SHN Staff ⋅ 11 min read

Lung cancer: Chances, symptoms and prevention

Ellen Koester ⋅ 7 min read

Smoking, tobacco use while pregnant affect your baby

Erica Schipper, MD ⋅ 5 min read

Wellness visits: Regular checkups for everyone

Mick Garry ⋅ 12 min read

Sanford Children’s named one of best US pediatric hospitals

Megan Jensen ⋅ 5 min read

Behavioral health program helps educators support students

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 6 min read

Competitive spirit drives young cancer survivor

Mick Garry ⋅ 10 min read

Pilot retires after 42-year career at Sanford Health

Courtney Collen ⋅ 4 min read

Iowa nursing director recognized for compassionate care

Justin Wulf ⋅ 9 min read

‘Operations guy’ steps up to help improve compliance

Justin Wulf ⋅ 8 min read

Podcasts


Navigating senior care from the sandwich generation

Duration: 36:18
Podcast: How to manage care for aging parents in the middle of caring for kids

Mission mindset will help senior care meet growing needs

Duration: 09:30
Podcast: Industry leader shares lessons from thriving senior care communities
Man at left watches and coaches woman doing exercises

Fight your body’s ‘decay code’ with daily movement

Duration: 31:10
Podcast: It’s never too late to start exercising. Here’s how.
Unrecognizable nurse taking a mammogram exam to an adult patient at the hospital

Why breast density affects your mammograms

Duration: 22:54
Podcast: Dense breasts are common but may require more screening, says specialist

What to expect with a low-intervention birth

Duration: 20:59
Podcast: Midwives explain options for holistic birth plans, even in the hospital
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Make consistency a ‘trend’ when it comes to your diet

Duration: 26:53
Podcast: Trendy online diets don’t always properly fuel you, sports nutritionist says
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Recent Stories


New assisted living, memory care services open in Rapid City

New assisted living, memory care services open in Rapid City

Expanded care options now available at Good Samaritan – St. Martin Village campus
Tess Hedrick ⋅ 4 min read
Sanford Health Plan CEO named to ’50 most influential’ list

Sanford Health Plan CEO named to ’50 most influential’ list

Modern Healthcare ranking honors clinical leaders who are driving transformation
Paul Heinert ⋅ 5 min read
Sanford Health CEO to join keynote at Healthcare AI Summit

Sanford Health CEO to join keynote at Healthcare AI Summit

Fireside chat will take place at Humphrey School of Public Affairs on June 10
Paul Heinert ⋅ 4 min read
Good Samaritan to join congressional briefing in DC

Good Samaritan to join congressional briefing in DC

Leaders join AHCA/NCAL in advocating for solutions that advance quality care
Tess Hedrick ⋅ 3 min read
Mental health issues can look different in men

Mental health issues can look different in men

Recognize when tough-guy mentality may be masking a need for help
Mick Garry ⋅ 12 min read
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Sanford in the News


New rural rotation program exposes medical residents to rural medicine

HealthLeaders (May 2025)

Why Sanford Health is all-in on virtual care

MedCity News (May 2025)

Sanford 1st to pilot new Epic MyChart feature

Becker's Hospital Review (May 2025)

How health system CFOs are navigating the growing uncertainty

Modern Healthcare (May 2025)

Becker's Healthcare Podcast: Todd Schaffer, president and chief executive officer of Sanford Health Bismarck

Becker's Hospital Review (May 2025)

Big-city resident physicians get a taste of rural medicine

American Medical Association (May 2025)

150 top places to work in health care 2025

Becker's Hospital Review (April 2025)

When hospitals ditch Medicare Advantage plans, thousands of members get to leave, too

KFF Health News/Fortune (April 2025)

Access Health: Sanford CEO on rural survival: 'Virtual care or no care at all'

Newsweek (April 2025)

Opinion: Turning the page from mandates to solutions

McKnight's Long-Term Care (April 2025)
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Cancer


  • Annual scans help ex-smoker find lung cancer early
  • Quit smoking or using tobacco: A how-to for your health
  • Competitive spirit drives young cancer survivor
  • Lung cancer: Chances, symptoms and prevention
  • Cervical cancer survivor now advocates for HPV vaccine
  • More in Cancer

Children's Health


  • Baby hand and finger skills come with practice
  • Competitive spirit drives young cancer survivor
  • Behavioral health program helps educators support students
  • Sanford Children’s named one of best US pediatric hospitals
  • $1M gift funds behavioral health care at children’s hospital
  • More in Children's

Genetics


  • This no-cost genetic screening could improve your care
  • Sanford Health joins Undiagnosed Diseases Network
  • Sanford Imagenetics launches new genetic screening study
  • Patient with two rare diseases thankful for Sanford
  • Family faces multiple diagnoses for genetic condition NF1
  • More in Genetics

Heart


  • Quit smoking or using tobacco: A how-to for your health
  • Woman encourages ‘listening to your body’ after SCAD scare
  • Heart screening saves life of 59-year-old farmer-mechanic
  • What causes preeclampsia?
  • You can start preventing heart disease at any age
  • More in Heart

Orthopedics


  • Bunion surgery runs in the family for college athlete
  • Patient well-being, safety lead hyperbaric therapy decisions
  • Pediatric scoliosis: What every parent should know
  • Fueling for the long run: Are you eating enough?
  • Bemidji doctors bring expertise to Peru every year
  • More in Orthopedics

Pregnancy & Childbirth


  • Nurse and patient remain friends a decade after stillbirth
  • Smoking, tobacco use while pregnant affect your baby
  • Your first prenatal visit: What to expect
  • Buying a breast pump to match your lifestyle
  • America’s Best Maternity Hospitals include 3 Sanford centers
  • More in Pregnancy

Research


  • This no-cost genetic screening could improve your care
  • Sanford Research earns NIH grant to study rare bone cancer
  • Sanford Health joins Undiagnosed Diseases Network
  • How to create simple science fun at home
  • Sanford Research provides donation for biotech scholarships
  • More in Research

Senior Services


  • Leaders advocate for quality senior care with U.S. Congress
  • New assisted living, memory care services open in Rapid City
  • Good Samaritan to join congressional briefing in DC
  • Passion for plants brightens life at Pelican Falls
  • Wellness visits: Regular checkups for everyone
  • More in Senior Services

Women's


  • Nurse and patient remain friends a decade after stillbirth
  • Sanford Health hospitals earn Women’s Choice Awards
  • Smoking, tobacco use while pregnant affect your baby
  • Your first prenatal visit: What to expect
  • Buying a breast pump to match your lifestyle
  • More in Women's

Innovations


  • Fortune names Sanford to America’s Most Innovative Companies
  • Fargo PA invents device for use in knee replacement surgery
  • Fortune names Sanford Health to ‘most innovative’ list
  • Rural health summit aims to cultivate health care workforce
  • Chief physician moderates rural health innovation forum
  • More in Innovations

News


  • Leaders advocate for quality senior care with U.S. Congress
  • New assisted living, memory care services open in Rapid City
  • Sanford Health CEO to join keynote at Healthcare AI Summit
  • Good Samaritan to join congressional briefing in DC
  • 6 Good Samaritan locations receive national quality award
  • More in News

Sanford Health Foundation


  • Hannah’s Story: From Patient to Purpose
  • Kali’s Story: Strength, Survival and the Storm Within
  • Cycling for a Purpose: GABR Raises $88,000+ for Local Kids
  • Employees Raise $593,863 During 2025 Celebration of Gratitude Campaign
  • A Soundtrack for Hope: Big Stars & Pink Guitars Raises $1,098,250 for Breast Cancer
  • More in Sanford Health Foundation

Sanford fit


  • Easy Ways to Let Your Toddler Help in the Kitchen
  • Mindset Matters: Building Growth Mindsets in Kids
  • Tips for Raising Independent Kids
  • How to Manage Your Kids' Sugar Intake Without Guilt: A Caregiver’s Guide to Healthier Habits
  • The Power of Journaling: A Caregiver’s Guide to Supporting Teen Mental Health and Emotional Resilience
  • More in Sanford fit

Sanford PROMISE


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