Donate Life month activities at Sanford Health locations
April is Donate Life Month, a time to raise the profile of organ, eye and tissue donation, and the role they can have in improving and saving lives. Numerous events are scheduled as part of the effort, including a very visible display at the namesake of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, home to Sanford Health headquarters. […]
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Mother-daughter duo train for Sanford Fargo Marathon’s 5K
FARGO, N.D. — Carrie Brower-Breitwieser’s running stride is mimicked by the faster, softer pitter-patter of her 6-year-old daughter Audrey, who runs beside her. The duo is preparing to run the Sanford Fargo Marathon’s 5K this May, but this isn’t their first race. In fact, Audrey already has 12 5Ks under her belt. Her interest in […]
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Olympian Lamoureux sisters visit Sanford Children’s Hospital
FARGO, N.D. – Kids at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo recently had a couple of special visitors. Olympic gold medalists Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando spent time greeting children in the pediatric unit, letting them wear their gold medals and pausing to let gleeful parents snap a few photos. The sisters from the USA Women’s […]
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Boston Marathon bombings anniversary: Feelings of ‘what if’
Dana Cushing didn’t realize what she had done when she did it. It was 2011, at the Twin Cities Marathon, her first, and she crossed the finish line in 3:38. It was her first marathon. And she had qualified for Boston. “I didn’t even have it on my bucket list,” says Cushing, a health coach […]
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5 years later: S.D. runner recounts Boston Marathon bombing
I stood in the in-between space, my phone cord snaking down to an outlet on the wall, watching the battery light slowly register a charge. It was the lobby of some kind of office building, a bank on one side, a restaurant on the other. The people standing next to me had the same bewildered […]
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Dr. Mary Jo Olson delivers 1,000th baby in Vermillion
VERMILLION, S.D. — With her soft voice, gentle demeanor and strong credibility, it’s no wonder soon-to-be parents keep coming back to Mary Jo Olson, M.D., to deliver their babies. Dr. Olson delivered Sidney Ann, her 1,000th baby at Sanford Health on March 30. A graduate from the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Olson […]
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Children’s Miracle Network honors DQ owner, DJ for efforts
Two longtime and dedicated supporters of Sanford Children’s Miracle Network were honored recently at the national Children’s Hospitals Week conference in Florida. Among the dozen awards presented, DeLon Mork, owner of the Dairy Queen in Madison, South Dakota, earned the Local Corporate Person of the Year award, and Chris Carter, DJ at KTWB radio in […]
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Flesh-eating illness strikes Minnesota man
The support of family and friends often can help turn the tide when a patient is facing a life-threatening situation. Paul Nelson of Fosston, Minnesota, and his wife, Liza, had such support in the spring of 2016 when Paul was stricken with necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease) that was consuming the muscles and tissues of his […]
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Doctors’ Day: A time to give back
Barb Finneman and Donna Sorensen won’t forget the first time they met Michael LeBeau, M.D. They had rushed their mom, Darlene Huber, to Sanford Bismarck after an emergency room visit in their hometown of Hazen, North Dakota, revealed that her kidneys were failing, and she wouldn’t make it without intervention. Huber knew who could give […]
AirMed saves life of Brookings teacher
For Jennifer Moser, Sept. 2, 2016, started like any other day. The 27-year-old went to work teaching art to elementary school students in Brookings and then left town for the weekend to visit family in Miller, South Dakota. She only made it 10 miles when a car crossed the center line and hit Moser’s vehicle […]
