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Sanford Health unveils physical hub for virtual care

Newsweek (November 2024)

Hospitals size up ways to ensure their AI works

Axios (November 2024)

Innovations from rural communities are improving health care

Scientific American (October 2024)

100,000 patients, only 4 OB/GYNs. Then this doctor took action.

American Medical Association (September 2024)

For this South Dakota health system, leaning into telehealth means learning ‘webside’ manner

STAT (September 2024)

'I'm a cardiologist, and this is the summer berry I swear by for heart health'

Parade (July 2024)

How do you improve care? By empowering doctors to make change

American Medical Association (July 2024)

The new holy grail for weight-loss drugs is sleep apnea

Wall Street Journal (July 2024)

Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic Health System unveil $10B merger plan

Fierce Healthcare (July 2024)

Visa freeze worsens America's nursing shortage

Axios (June 2024)

Opinion: AI and rural health care: A paradigm shift in America’s heartland

STAT (June 2024)

Pregnant in a rural town of 400: How this mom is getting vital medical care miles away from her doctor

CNN (May 2024)

Nursing homes blast higher staffing minimums

Modern Healthcare (April 2024)

Providers: Staffing rule a CMS ‘fairy tale’ that will ‘exacerbate’ nursing home access issue

McKnight’s (April 2024)

80 percent of nursing homes must add staff under new rule

Politico (April 2024)

Biden administration imposes first-ever staff minimum for nursing homes

Washington Post (April 2024)

Advocates work behind scenes to stop, reshape staffing rule as finalization nears

McKnight’s (April 2024)

How are patients really doing? One way to find out: Send a text

American Medical Association (April 2024)

Remote supervision of medical trainees allows expanded rural care

Association of Health Care Journalists (April 2024)

Opinion: How rural America is shaping the future of health care

McKnight’s (April 2024)

Should doctors screen all kids for type 1 diabetes?

Science (March 2024)

To address food insecurity, ask patients three questions

American Medical Association (March 2024)

'Mental health is health': How Sanford is addressing patients' needs across its massive footprint

Becker’s (February 2024)

'Immigration is an economic issue': Broken immigration system worsens U.S. nursing shortage

MSNBC (December 2023)

How this startup is using 10 million patient records to reduce bias in health care AI

Forbes (December 2023)

A broken immigration system keeps workers out of jobs the U.S. needs to fill

Washington Post (December 2023)

AI’s arrived in rural health

Politico (December 2023)

Where do Americans live after 85? Look inside the homes of 11 seniors

Washington Post (December 2023)

Opinion: How to boost COVID vaccination rates in nursing homes? Look to the Dakotas.

Washington Post (December 2023)

Nurse shortages are set to get even worse with mass U.S. visa delays

Bloomberg (December 2023)

Could Sanford Health's rural hospital-at-home program be a model?

Modern Healthcare (December 2023)

U.S. suicides reached a record high last year

Wall Street Journal (November 2023)

How America's oldest newlyweds found love at 96

CBS News (November 2023)

Solving physician burnout calls for reimagining care delivery

AMA News Wire (November 2023)

Parkinson says proposed staffing mandate a ‘death sentence’ for rural nursing homes, offers answers

McKnight’s (October 2023)

‘New Deal for a new workforce’ urged by top nursing home leader

McKnight’s (October 2023)

Treating rural America: The telehealth solution

STAT (November 2023)

96-year-old newlyweds marry at Kansas senior living community that brought them together

USA Today (October 2023)

Sanford Health becomes 1st in region to add accredited GI fellowship program

Becker’s (October 2023)

Our Legacy in Practice: A Physician's Story with Ciciley Littlewolf, MD

American Medical Association (September 2023)

Screens, lack of sun are causing an epidemic of myopia

Wall Street Journal (August 2023)

Sanford looks to gen AI, predictive models to alleviate administrative burdens

Becker’s Hospital Review (August 2023)

Plane crash survivor and nurse reflect on unbreakable bond

NBC News (July 2023)

What it takes for health systems to lead on LGBTQ+ patient care

American Medical Association (June 2023)

How a green card freeze will exacerbate the nursing crisis

Politico (May 2023)

Shortage of penicillin limits access to the go-to drug for syphilis

NBC News (April 2023)

Sanford Health is one of America's most innovative companies in 2023

Fortune (April 2023)

Telehealth is proving to be a boon to cancer and diabetes care

Scientific American (April 2023)

150 top places to work in health care in 2023

Becker’s Hospital Review (March 2023)

How hospitals improve health equity through community-centered innovation

NEJM Catalyst (March 2023)

Sanford Health creates robust onboarding program to help internationally educated nurses acclimate to working in a US hospital

Becker’s Hospital Review (February 2023)

It’s ‘telehealth vs. no care’: Doctors say Congress risks leaving patients vulnerable

Kaiser Health News (January 2023)

Doctors and patients are sold on telehealth. Congress is still unsure about its long-term future

Fortune (January 2023)

What will save rural healthcare?

Becker’s Hospital Review (January 2023)

Modern Healthcare 100 Most Influential People 2022 includes Sanford Health CEO

Modern Healthcare (December 2022)

Inside the mind of an anti-Paxxer: Paxlovid can be a life-saving treatment for COVID. Why do so many patients turn it down?

The Atlantic (November 2022)

Send a letter, save a life: Suicide prevention through Caring Contacts

Healthline (October 2022)

Sanford Health announces launch of virtual care program, satellite clinics

HealthLeaders (August 2022)

5 takeaways from the Future of Rural Health Care Summit

Modern Healthcare (August 2022)

What are medical deserts, and how can technology alleviate them?

HealthTech magazine (June 2022)

5 health system CFOs reveal investments that yielded great returns

Becker’s Hospital Review (May 2022)

Sanford Health's chief digital officer wants urban care for rural America

Becker’s Hospital Review (May 2022)

Nurse staffing is digital health's newest frontier

Modern Healthcare (May 2022)

How CIOs can win the battle for talent systemwide

Becker’s Health IT (May 2022)

Brad Reimer, CIO at Sanford Health

Becker’s Healthcare Podcast (April 2022)

Sanford Health wants other systems to use its homegrown AI tool for nurse scheduling

Becker’s Hospital Review (February 2022)

Augmented intelligence will improve patient outcomes and reduce physician burnout

HealthTech Magazine (February 2022)

Who’s requiring workers to be vaccinated?

New York Times (February 2022)

The pandemic pummeled long-term care – it may not recover quickly, experts warn

NPR News (February 2022)

Woman who loves sweets loses 100 pounds, gets diabetes under control

NBC Today (February 2022)

Hospitals begin to limp out of the latest COVID-19 surge

Associated Press (February 2022)

There's a critical shortage of nursing home staff

NPR (February 2022)

The virtual future of health care delivery in rural America

New England Journal of Medicine (February 2022)

The next digital revolution: transforming the future of health care delivery

HealthTech Magazine (January 2022)

The CEO Series: Nathan Schema, Good Samaritan Society

Senior Living News (January 2022)

Compliance with Sanford Health vaccination policy hits 99%

Becker’s Hospital Review (November 2021)

Making breast cancer care more inclusive

Time (October 2021)

Young and younger: Minnesota's latest COVID-19 hospitalizations

Star Tribune (September 2021)

Doctor on school board facing recall after recommending kids wear masks

CNN Anderson Cooper (September 2021)

Pediatrician on school board faces public anger over mask recommendation

MSNBC Morning Joe (September 2021)

A pediatrician joined the school board during COVID-19. Her face mask recommendations could cost her the job.

Wall Street Journal (September 2021)

COVID deaths surge across a weary America as a once-hopeful summer ends

New York Times (September 2021)

Nursing home COVID-19 vaccine mandates protect the most vulnerable, but pose a hidden threat to residents

Time (September 2021)

Nurses who won’t vax threaten staffing shortages

Bloomberg Businessweek (August 2021)

Nursing homes confront new COVID outbreaks amid calls for staff vaccination mandates

New York Times (August 2021)

How Sanford Health aims to boost rural health care access

Becker’s Hospital Review (August 2021)

'Changing your mindset': Woman loses 149 pounds by walking

NBC Today (July 2021)

Hospitals pressure employees to get vaccinated as COVID-19 variants spread

Wall Street Journal (July 2021)

Why America's international sharing of vaccines is not enough

American Hospital Association (June 2021)

People hospitalized with COVID-19 now have one overwhelming thing in common. They're not vaccinated.

USA Today (June 2021)

J&J shot’s shelf life extended by FDA after fear of spoiling

Bloomberg (June 2021)

Michigan bet big on mass vaccine events for COVID-19. It didn’t work out as hoped.

USA Today (June 2021)

Sanford Health's new CEO Bill Gassen on emerging from turbulence

HealthLeaders (May 2021)

Is it COVID or the flu? New combo tests can find out

New York Times (May 2021)

Could we save lives by assigning each American a place in line for vaccines?

USA Today (April 2021)

How 2 health systems made their COVID-19 vaccine rollout as efficient as possible

Becker’s Hospital Review (April 2021)

Rapid genome sequencing can save babies with rare diseases, if they can get it

Forbes (March 2021)

How the U.S. is vaccinating its way out of the pandemic

Bloomberg (March 2021)

Hospital executives share lessons learned 1 year into the pandemic

Healthcare Dive (March 2021)

Couple married for over 50 years reunites thanks to COVID vaccine after year apart

MSNBC (March 2021)

Daughter gets second job at nursing home to see 87-year-old dad amid pandemic

NBC Today (March 2021)

COVID vaccine couriers deliver doses to rural South Dakota areas, per capita rate one of best in U.S.

NBC News (February 2021)

Coronavirus vaccine makes a long, cold journey to rural America

CNN (January 2021)

COVID-19 cases decline in nursing homes, offering hopeful sign for vaccines

Wall Street Journal (January 2021)

May I borrow your COVID immunity?

Wired (January 2021)

How the Dakotas are successfully rolling out COVID vaccines — and 2 major lessons for larger states

Business Insider (January 2021)

U.S. coronavirus cases are falling, but variants could erase progress

New York Times (January 2021)

Lifesaving COVID-19 antibody treatments are plentiful, but still sitting on the shelf

CNN (January 2021)

Why West Virginia and South Dakota are beating California at the vaccine race

The Mercury News (January 2021)

Minnesota pushes for weekend shots to boost COVID vaccine rate

Star Tribune (January 2021)

An inoculation ends with a marriage proposal for a South Dakota nurse

New York Times (January 2021)

Challenges of distributing COVID-19 vaccines to rural hospitals

Business Insider (December 2020)

America's first coronavirus vaccinations

The Daily from The New York Times (December 2020)

How the first COVID-19 vaccinations rolled out at hospitals across the U.S.

Time (December 2020)

Before vaccinations can commence, a logistical feat must be pulled off

New York Times (December 2020)

‘A shot of hope’: What the vaccine is like for front-line doctors and nurses

New York Times (December 2020)

COVID shot to ‘win the war’ rolls out as U.S. deaths top 300,000

Bloomberg (December 2020)

Hospitals await first shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Bloomberg (December 2020)

Inside the multi-state network that is getting vaccines to rural America

CNN (December 2020)

South Dakota COVID patients receive experimental antibody therapy

MSNBC (December 2020)

U.S. rural hospitals in 'crisis situation'

NBC Nightly News (December 2020)

South Dakota hospital using experimental antibody treatment

NBC Today (December 2020)

COVID tensions in U.S. hotspot of North Dakota: 'Grow up, mask up'

BBC News (December 2020)

CVS, Walgreens gear up to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to nursing homes

Wall Street Journal (December 2020)

Hospitals across U.S. prepare for distribution of COVID-19 vaccine

MSNBC (December 2020)

First look inside South Dakota hospital where ultracold storage units will freeze Pfizer vaccine

MSNBC (December 2020)

Bridge to vaccine: SD hospital offers rare preventative antibody treatment

MSNBC (December 2020)

COVID drugs from Lilly, Regeneron raise access, timing concerns

Bloomberg (November 2020)

Hospitals race to set vaccine priorities for health care workers

Bloomberg (November 2020)

Hospitals in Dakotas prep for post-Thanksgiving jump in COVID patients

Wall Street Journal (November 2020)

The COVID-19 surge, according to front-line workers

1A from NPR (November 2020)

The third surge is breaking health care workers

The Atlantic (November 2020)

Many hospitals in largely rural state of North Dakota are at capacity

NPR (November 2020)

Hospitals buckle, new lockdowns issued amid rise in COVID cases

Good Morning America (November 2020)

As COVID-19 surges to new levels across U.S., states impose flurry of measures

Wall Street Journal (November 2020)

New data drills down on comorbidities with highest COVID-19 risks

Modern Healthcare (November 2020)

COVID-19 is worse in the Dakotas now than it was in the spring’s hot spots

Wall Street Journal (October 2020)

U.S. coronavirus surge hitting hard in rural areas

NBC Nightly News (October 2020)

CDC updates guidance on close contact amid surge in cases

NBC Today (October 2020)

In these rural parts of the country, medical resources to battle COVID-19 are limited

PBS Newshour (October 2020)

Hospitals strained as ICUs reach capacity

NBC Nightly News (October 2020)

As COVID-19 cases rise, some governors resist lockdowns, mask mandates

NPR News (October 2020)

COVID-19 test maker examines false-positive results in nursing homes

Wall Street Journal (September 2020)

Spiking coronavirus cases and falling oil prices deliver dual blow to North Dakota

The Washington Post (September 2020)

Q&A: Improving care delivery will be slow without rethinking financial incentives, Sanford Health Plan president says

Modern Healthcare (August 2020)

Pandemic provokes new wave of funding for healthcare start-ups

Financial Times (August 2020)

The Badass 50: Healthcare workers who are saving the day

InStyle (July 2020)

Midwest physicians team up to treat Fargo twins Cian and Rory in the womb

Children’s Minnesota (July 2020)

'We didn't want to sit idle': A rush to meet pro sports' testing needs

New York Times (July 2020)

Hospitals added beds to treat coronavirus patients. Will they keep them?

Modern Healthcare (July 2020)

Grave shortages of protective gear flare again as COVID cases surge

New York Times (July 2020)

As U.S. nursing-home deaths reach 50,000, states ease lockdowns

Wall Street Journal (June 2020)

Federal help falters as nursing homes run short of protective equipment

Kaiser Health News (June 2020)

Nursing homes say some protective gear sent by FEMA is unusable

Wall Street Journal (June 2020)

Sanford Health rolls out ‘OurNotes’ phase of OpenNotes

Healthcare Innovation (June 2020)

Taking telehealth to new heights

Modern Healthcare (May 2020)

Nearly a third of Americans have put off health care during COVID-19

Modern Healthcare (April 2020)

Coronavirus has ushered in the digital revolution in medicine

Barron’s (April 2020)

Critical-access hospitals with long-term care units face more COVID-19 dangers

Modern Healthcare (April 2020)

Rural hospitals scramble for funding to fight COVID-19

Agri Pulse (April 2020)

What can hospitals still do to prep for COVID-19?

University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (March 2020)

Nursing homes face unique challenge with coronavirus

New York Times (March 2020)

As coronavirus cases grow, so does scrutiny of nursing home infection plans

Kaiser Health News (March 2020)

Trump administration issues new guidance for nursing homes to combat coronavirus

The Hill (March 2020)

We need better regulation of stem cell therapies, especially rogue clinics

Scott Becker interviews Dr. Victoria Walker, Chief Medical & Quality Officer at Good Samaritan Society

Becker’s Healthcare (January 2020)

After miscarriage, I was rocked by depression

Rural America faces a healthcare access crisis

Improving veterans’ lives through partnerships that make a difference

Minnesota’s rural hospitals are hanging on — for now

North Dakota’s ‘grow our own’ strategy aims to tackle doctor demand

Consumers get another digital home health offering as Tyto Care and Best Buy launch TytoHome

Best Buy continues to bet on digital health with new TytoHome deal

Sanford investing over $100M to make Roger Maris Cancer Center a ‘destination’ for treatment

Best Buy partners with medical-device startup to market diagnostic service

VA patients will get genetic testing funded by Sanford Health, philanthropic donation

VA, Sanford Health to bring free pharmacogenetic testing to 125 sites

Turn your head, cough, submit your DNA: Your next physical may include genetic testing.

Hopes soar after record hospital gift of $400 million