Faces of Sanford Health Archives - Sanford Health News

Tracy Kaeslin smiles while talking to an off-camera interviewer

Sanford nursing leader draws on 20 years in Air Force

Tracy Kaeslin's supervised doctors, techs — and transformed a chapel into an ICU

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Jose Vasquez smiles while sitting at a conference table.

Veteran brings goal-oriented mindset to role at World Clinic

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 18 min read

Jeff Pratt smiles and sits at a conference table with a garden view behind him.

‘Military members put the task at hand first’

Mick Garry ⋅ 11 min read

Dustin Scholz smiles and stands in a garden outside the Good Samaritan Society National Campus.

Dustin Scholz: ‘Relationships are a lasting treasure’

Jared Leighton ⋅ 7 min read

MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND

MeritCare merger made Sanford Health nationally relevant

Jared Leighton ⋅ 14 min read

Kathleen Rowland Hong puts strawberries on a visitor's tray while volunteering at The Banquet.

Sanford Health staff serves a breakfast Banquet

Sanford marketing department volunteers at meal ministry's early shift

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Dan Hames knew early on he needed to work in long-term care

Meet a leader of Good Samaritan Society's work in the southwestern U.S.

Jared Leighton ⋅ 12 min read

Sanford Health Dr. Paola Vermeer in her lab at Sanford Research

Nerve-wrecking: ‘New way of attacking cancer’

Sanford Health's Paola Vermeer hopes to slow cancer by disrupting nerves

Carson Walker ⋅ 8 min read

Skyforce player Bubu Palo works out on a shuttle machine at Sanford POWER as strength and conditioning coach Hunter Glascock looks on.

Pro basketball offseason relies on Sanford trainers

Sanford POWER, Sanford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine prepare for tipoff

Mick Garry ⋅ 10 min read

David Shulkin sitting at his desk and smiling with a window in the background.

David Shulkin: ‘Innovation is central to our mission’

Former VA Secretary leads in-house innovation at Sanford Health

Jared Leighton ⋅ 14 min read

Doctor Jesse Dirksen sits in an upright posture, smiling during an interview

Breast cancer surgeon Jesse Dirksen: A source of help, hope

Homegrown surgeon thinks future of care might put him out of a job someday

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 19 min read

The Kamrath family portrait, with Molly holding Collin and Shawn holding Bryce.

Home care nurse crucial for families needing constant care

Role can help when children need an hour of care or nonstop vigilance

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 13 min read

Nate Malloy: ‘Profile changes lives’

Meet an early leader of Sanford weight loss & health coaching business

Jared Leighton ⋅ 8 min read

Two Ph.D. student researchers in lab coats point at a computer screen in the lab.

Want to work at Sanford Research? Here is some advice

NIH researchers look back at their time as PhD students

Angie Vognild ⋅ 11 min read

Amanda Tiede (left) and Jessica Candy (right) standing in front of a mural

Jessica Candy and Amanda Tiede exemplify teamwork

Technology solutions leaders specialize in change management

Jared Leighton ⋅ 10 min read

Sanford Health’s history of service to patients, community

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 12 min read

Longest-tenured Sanford Health worker retires after 59 years

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 4 min read

John Snyder: ‘Creating the best possible member experience’

Jared Leighton ⋅ 8 min read

New Sanford Health: A conversation with Kelby Krabbenhoft

Jacqueline Palfy ⋅ 15 min read

CIO Josh Robinson: Technology drives business solutions

Jared Leighton ⋅ 9 min read