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A Sanford Health nurse gives COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccinations to a woman in her car. An adolescent boy is in the passenger seat. All are wearing face masks.

Sanford Health offers flu and COVID-19 vaccinations

Immunization blitzes include drive-thru and clinic appointments across health system

Nathan Aamodt ⋅ 4 min read

Doctor and patient on medical consultation using digital tablet at patient's house. Both are masked against COVID-19.

Who gets monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19?

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 6 min read

Family celebrates World Hemophilia Day with son who has bleeding disorder

Sanford blood disorder clinic helps boy live with hemophilia

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 5 min read

Sanford Fargo clinic as seen from the parking lot.

Sanford opens infusion centers for COVID-19 treatment

Mick Garry ⋅ 6 min read

A Sanford Health nurse with glasses and a blue face mask sits at her desk.

Patient gratitude inspires a daughter’s nursing career

Erin Mairose ⋅ 7 min read

Safe, convenient mammograms: Tour a mobile screening unit

Sanford Health continues to offer mammograms-on-the-go to many rural areas

Simon Floss ⋅ 4 min read

Stressed man on couch looks at a receipt while working on paying bills online.

Choosing the right behavioral health care provider

At Sanford Health, mental health care is as accessible as physical health care

Mick Garry ⋅ 5 min read

Sanford Health offers COVID-19 antibody testing to public

Test for probable exposure available at dozens of sites

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 10 min read

closeup of paramedic's shoulder patch that says "NDSCS Paramedic technology, Sanford Health EMS Education"

Sanford Health offers EMT training

Online structure allows students to attend classes from the comfort of home

SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read

A close-up of a woman's left eye to illustrate a story about dilated eye exams

Dilated eye exams still give widest view into eye issues

A Sanford Health optometrist shares what you didn't know about dilation

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 7 min read

Amber Williams, daughter of Brenda Russ, sits with a sewing machine behind her

Daughter makes hundreds of face masks in memory of RN mom

Fabric from Brenda Russ, who died of cancer, now helps protect her co-workers

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 14 min read

A nurse in full PPE talks to a driver at a COVID-19 test drive-thru station in Fargo, ND

Sanford facilities in rural areas ready for COVID-19 surge

Assured of regional expertise & supplies, sites focus on preparing for patients

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 15 min read

Physician assistants and rural health care. Hay bales in field after harvest and dramatic sky during sunset.

Vietnam War created PA training for rural, native care

Rural Americans rely heavily on those trained through this innovative program

Jared Leighton ⋅ 17 min read

Rural Health Day: Dianne Karlstad and Troy Grassel laugh during physical therapy

Health care in your hometown? It’s about family, community

Rural Health Day recognizes care providers and patients

Michelle Erpenbach ⋅ 7 min read

A girl runs through an obstacle course in a colorful room designed by Sanford fit.

Sanford Fit: Encouraging kids for the future

Access hundreds of free resources online: lesson plans, videos, games and more

SHN Staff ⋅ 7 min read

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