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Smiling female college student with backpack on lawn on college campus

College students: Find your dorm, then find a clinic

In the excitement of being on campus, don’t neglect health care needs

Simon Floss ⋅ 5 min read

Sanford Health offers COVID-19 antibody testing to public

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 10 min read

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

Nathan Aamodt ⋅ 4 min read

Health care provider looking at her smartphone in a hospital waiting area with blue chairs.

Help line answers call to support ND medical community

Katie Foutz ⋅ 6 min read

Safe, convenient mammograms: Tour a mobile screening unit

Simon Floss ⋅ 4 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

Theresa Larson: The root of nursing is serving

30-year RN now helps next generation of nurses as a leader and liaison

Jared Leighton ⋅ 10 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

Innovation unit leader spent year as a patient

"I know what it's like to lay in that (hospital) bed day in and day out."

Carson Walker ⋅ 9 min read

population health: Individuals standing in line

Population health: Get healthy now to prevent illness later

Movement could help people overcome social barriers to health

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 17 min read

A young man sits on a cough between his parents. Family photos and a sign that says "Olson" are displayed on the wall behind them.

Sanford AirMed: A crucial health service in rural Midwest

“He wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the air ambulance."

Jon Berg ⋅ 5 min read

Emily Griese

Research: Community support can ease rural bullying effects

Findings published in SD Medicine, plus other Sanford Health research notes.

SHN Staff ⋅ 12 min read

Seven individuals in front of a teepee

Bush Fellowship goes to Sanford Health researcher

Michaela Seiber plans to work for health equity for LGBTQ people in South Dakota

SHN Staff ⋅ 7 min read

Brittany Jaehning

How an internal education program is improving patient care

Sanford Health employees encouraged to innovate through personal development.

Tim Gerszewski ⋅ 5 min read