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A rural-urban residency rotation model
Podcast: Doctor training gets redesigned for all of America, not just big cities
Homing in on your breast health
Podcast: Family medicine provider promotes regular screenings and family history
Support the physical needs of your ‘mental load’
Podcast: Understanding the brain, how it functions and ways to keep it healthy
Sanford Sports helps guide future college football player
Podcast: Student athlete shares how his training, recruitment path led to Iowa
Colon cancer in millennials: What you need to know
Podcast: Surgeon guides younger adults through signs, symptoms and screening awareness
Clinician well-being is a strategy to keep good doctors
Podcast: Leadership, culture, and the power of listening in rural health care
Thriving in a dynamic health insurance landscape
Podcast: How provider-aligned plans keep patients centered
The business of caring for America’s seniors
Podcast: Two senior care CEOs discuss how policy, tech and workforce can advance quality care
Busting myths about the HPV vaccine
Podcast: Doses starting at age 9 provide lifetime protection against cancer, providers say
Your surgical options after a breast cancer diagnosis
Podcast: Surgeon talks through mastectomy, lumpectomy, preventive surgery and breast awareness
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Chairman’s Grant awards $200,000 for rural health care
Sanford Medical Centers to receive funding to enhance health care in the region.
Sanford Project Advisory Council discusses health issues
The goal of the Sanford Project is to resolve one of the most pressing health issues of our day. This is one of four initiatives outlined by Sanford Health after a tremendous gift of $400 million by Mr. Denny Sanford in February 2007. Today, the Sanford Project Advisory Council met to provide insight to help […]
Sanford Children’s Hospital partners with Cure Kids Cancer
Sanford Children’s Hospital is proud to introduce its new partnership with Cure Kids Cancer. The mission of Cure Kids Cancer is to help children’s cancer centers, like the one at Sanford, find life-saving treatments and eventually cures for children’s cancer by raising funds and awareness. Sanford Children’s Hospital is one of more than 80 children’s […]
Worthington Regional Hospital enters ownership agreement
The Worthington City Council passed a motion Monday night that approves the sale of Worthington Regional Hospital (WRH) to Sanford Health. The approved proposal, originally presented to the City Council on December 3, 2007, will make Worthington Regional Hospital a fully-integrated member of the Sanford Health system. The hospital has had formal partnership with Sanford […]
Sanford accelerates gift to health system
Sanford Health today announced that South Dakota banker Denny Sanford has gifted his second $50 million installment to Sanford Health. As part of the largest philanthropic gift to a hospital or health system in the nation’s history, Denny Sanford agreed to make donation installments of $50 million over an eight year period totaling $400 million. […]
Denny Sanford donates $20 million for pediatric research
South Dakota philanthropist Denny Sanford will donate $20 million for the creation of the Sanford Children’s Health Research Center. The gift will serve as the foundation for collaboration between Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research headquartered in La Jolla, California. This collaboration will combine world-class scientific talent […]
Mike Miller receives NBA award for $1M donation to Sanford
In recognition of Mike Miller’s outstanding efforts in the community and for his ongoing philanthropic work, the NBA announced today it has honored the Memphis Grizzlies forward with the Community Assist Award for May. On May 23, Miller, a South Dakota native made a $1 million donation to establish the Mike and Jennifer Miller Endowment […]
Denny Sanford donates largest gift ever to health care
South Dakota businessman Denny Sanford has set a new standard in healthcare philanthropy with an unprecedented gift of $400 million to Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health System. To acknowledge the expansion and enhancement of its mission as a result of the initiatives made possible by Mr. Sanford’s gift, the Sioux Valley Board of Trustees unanimously […]
Sanford gift to benefit USD Medical School
Residents of South Dakota have many blessings to count as they look forward to the new year. Today hometown philanthropist T. Denny Sanford gave them 20 million more. Governor Michael Rounds announced a gift of $20 million from Mr. Sanford earmarked for The University of South Dakota School of Medicine to ultimately improve the state […]
$15 million health care gift announced today
Christmas came early to children in South Dakota and neighboring states today in the form of a $15 million gift by Sioux Falls businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford that will have far-reaching, positive and long-term health impacts on their young lives. Mr. Sanford’s most recent contribution to the region’s children – through his $15 […]
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Heart
- First-in-state CT imaging debuts at Sanford Black Hills
- Hypoxia leaves woman bedridden for more than a year
- Sanford cardiac surgeon receives 25th Guardian Angel award
- Innovative nurses, sisters invent new device for heart patients
- ‘Miracle’ baby home and healthy after extended PICU stay
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Orthopedics
- World of adventure awaits after hip replacement surgery
- Baby with clubfoot deformity gets specialty care from start
- Marshfield Children’s helps girl heal from kickball injury
- New orthopedic hospital opens with emphasis on hospitality
- Preparation key to preventing injury while shoveling snow
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Pregnancy & Childbirth
Research
- Curiosity sparks decades of guiding students through science
- Half of ticks tested in WI study carry Lyme disease bacteria
- Early-phase cancer treatments available at Sanford Health
- Aspire program gives students a closer look at Sanford jobs
- Sanford names transformation chief, health plan leader
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Senior Services
- 7 Good Samaritan locations earn national quality awards
- Good Samaritan shares commitment to high-quality senior care
- Quality care, reliable funding are top issues for seniors
- Activities enrich life for senior care residents
- 23 Good Samaritan locations earn national quality awards
- More in Senior Services
Innovations
- Sanford Health CEO to speak at Healthcare of Tomorrow event
- Sanford leaders spotlight AI innovation at digital summit
- Fortune’s ‘most innovative’ list includes Sanford Health
- Sanford Health leaders discuss AI, digital innovation
- Innovative nurses, sisters invent new device for heart patients
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News
- Sanford medical centers named ‘great hospitals in America’
- 7 Sanford hospitals among top places for heart attack care
- One system, one mission: Partnership strengthens care in MN
- Sanford Health, North Memorial Health complete partnership
- Sanford Sports creates Black Hills home at E3 in Rapid City
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Sanford Health Foundation
- A Million Little Moments: Children’s Gala Raises $2.4 Million for Sanford Children’s
- Pat’s Story: The Gift of Music
- Annie’s Story: A Princess, A Castle and a Kingdom of Caregivers Find Victory Over Childhood Cancer
- Maci’s Story: Finding Joy in the Journey
- Give Smart, Save Smart: 2026 Tax Tips for Every Donor
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Sanford fit
- Mindfulness in Schools: How to Create a Mindful Classroom
- Classroom-Friendly Yoga Poses: Simple Exercises to Help Students Reset and Refocus
- 10 Ways to Minimize Screen Time
- An Educator’s Guide to Emotional Regulation in Schools
- Top 10 Children’s Books to Inspire Growth Mindset and Resilience
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