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A portrait of Ben Forred standing in the Sanford Research space

Health care hero: Ben Forred, Research and Imagenetics

Sanford Health leader oversees genetics clinical research, rare disease registry

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 5 min read

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Doctor’s invention could ease trauma of broken ribs

Carson Walker ⋅ 10 min read

Clinical educator volunteers to help in tough spots

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Elise Citrowske, in telephone headset, smiles at her desk.

Connection Center keeps families updated during pandemic

Erin Mairose ⋅ 4 min read

Three workers in harinets and face masks load trays for meal delivery

Dietary teams at Good Samaritan Society adapt during COVID

Aubrey Gilbert ⋅ 5 min read

Luke Simmons, standing in full PPE and his work uniform, poses with his dad Jerry (seated and in face mask).

Father and son connect at Good Samaritan Sioux Falls Village

Both men followed similar paths working in health care

Aubrey Gilbert ⋅ 6 min read

Father and daughter doctors and OB/GYNs pose in scrubs in a Sanford Health hospital room.

Father, daughter share a career in medicine with Sanford

Breanne Mueller, OB/GYN: 'I'm definitely proud to be a physician like my father'

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Two health care workers in masks and vests speak to a driver at a drive-through COVID-19 testing location.

Sanford employees step up as medical interpreters

Bilingual health workers filled a community need as COVID-19 hit Worthington

Simon Floss ⋅ 7 min read

High school students suit up in PPE to watch a simulated surgery, while medical personnel explain their roles during a Sanford MedX class

Sanford MedX gives teens close look at hospital roles

Program introduces the wide variety of jobs available in health care field

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 15 min read

COVID-19 patient in a wheelchair leaves hospital with nurses in full PPE

Bismarck man shares COVID journey after 29-day hospital stay

Ken Sambor reunited with two nurses and raised $3K for COVID-19 response fund

Jon Berg ⋅ 5 min read

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Collaboration helps Sanford Health test new technology

NYU, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins and other systems help trial aortic stent graft

Carson Walker ⋅ 13 min read

Sanford oncologist helps ease patient worry during pandemic

When navigating a patient's cancer journey, Dr. Nurkic "treats them like family"

Simon Floss ⋅ 5 min read

A man's hands hold a tablet in this illustration for a telemedicine story

Director of 10 clinics driven to improve care for patients

Reaching out to patients helped lift video visits, depression care in pandemic

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 13 min read

A woman plays guitar for a young patient at Sanford Medical Center Fargo for music therapy

Music therapy a calling for Sanford Health’s Anna Mitchell

Combining talent and caregiving, 'private concerts' offer patients moments of calm

Mick Garry ⋅ 9 min read

A portrait of Brett Wigglesworth

F-M Ambulance leader wins national achievement award

Brett Wigglesworth's commitment to patients earns him Star of Life Award

Simon Floss ⋅ 6 min read

Health care heroes: Sanford’s mobile testing teams

Simon Floss ⋅ 7 min read

Taking cancer survivorship care to the next level, for all

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 14 min read

Researcher feels urgency, knowing families who need help

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 11 min read

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

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 19 min read

Nate Schema: ‘Living out my faith at work’

Jared Leighton ⋅ 8 min read

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