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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: A unique service in Bemidji

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: A unique service in Bemidji

Sanford Health offers treatment close to home for help healing wounds
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Bemidji woman loses 90 lbs. with help of Sanford nutrition

Bemidji woman loses 90 lbs. with help of Sanford nutrition

Supportive staff and program help get diabetes, weight and health under control
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Dialogue, education can break down Native barriers to care

Dialogue, education can break down Native barriers to care

Outreach underway to Native Americans, who make up roughly 10% of Sanford Health patients
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Blood donations needed during COVID-19 pandemic

Blood donations needed during COVID-19 pandemic

Vacations, weather, and illness affect blood donor numbers even in normal years
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Top stories of 2021 show all the ways Sanford Health cares

Top stories of 2021 show all the ways Sanford Health cares

COVID-19 vaccines headlined but couldn’t happen without supporting cast of caregivers
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Sanford sporting events of all sizes make economic impact

Sanford sporting events of all sizes make economic impact

Sports Complex is home base for big events and little kids ‘looking for a chance to play’
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Sanford contributes $11.9B to regional economy, study finds

Sanford contributes $11.9B to regional economy, study finds

Regional leaders praise health system’s impact on economic growth, philanthropy and community
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Sanford Health vaccinates first kids 5-11 against COVID

Sanford Health vaccinates first kids 5-11 against COVID

To these kids, vaccination means more fun, more normalcy, even wishes come true
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Health advocate provides comfort, trust for Native patients

Health advocate provides comfort, trust for Native patients

Joseph Beaudreau of Sanford Bemidji is a member of the Ojibwe tribe
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Northern MN behavioral health center now under construction

Northern MN behavioral health center now under construction

Partnership with state and county aims to help patients for generations to come
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