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Ron & Elaine Frary pose after being named the 2020 volunteers of the year.

Sanford volunteers thankful for 11 years, 10,000 hours

"Sanford Health feels like our home away from home."

Simon Floss ⋅ 4 min read

A portrait of Ben Forred standing in the Sanford Research space

Health care hero: Ben Forred, Research and Imagenetics

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 5 min read

$rib fracture fixation device$

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

Room service is the new normal while dining rooms are closed for the pandemic

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

stent graft

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

Researcher feels urgency, knowing families who need help

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 11 min read

Lisa MacFadden makes research look like a game

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 16 min read

Doctor volunteers as go-to provider for COVID-19 patients

Mick Garry ⋅ 5 min read

Hear from nurses inside a COVID-19 hospital unit

Jon Berg ⋅ 5 min read

Father, daughter share a career in medicine with Sanford

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read