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HOME Organ Donation

Sanford Health launches organ donor registration in MyChart

Sanford Health launches organ donor registration in MyChart

More than 2,600 people in upper Midwest wait for a lifesaving organ transplant

author avatar Paul Heinert  ⋅ 4 min read
Kidney transplant recipient has blood pressure taken

After three years on transplant list, woman receives kidney

author avatar Jason Anschutz  ⋅ 6 min read
men who gave and received kidney donation chat in hallway

Lifelong blood donor alive today after kidney donation

author avatar Simon Floss  ⋅ 8 min read
Brake lights on a semi-trailer light up the center of a snow-covered road.

Driver delivers kidney despite being stuck in ND blizzard

author avatar Jason Anschutz  ⋅ 6 min read
Two mature women smile and hold a red kidney-shaped pillow.

Kidney donor & recipient start as strangers, become friends

author avatar Mick Garry  ⋅ 11 min read

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Young man receives pastor’s kidney, then mom pays it forward

Young man receives pastor’s kidney, then mom pays it forward

Big Ask, Big Give workshop helps kidney patients look – and ask – for living donors
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Mother uses rocks to tell late son’s story of organ donation

Mother uses rocks to tell late son’s story of organ donation

Cameron Bolton's memory lives on. So do his heart, liver, kidneys & corneas
Mick Garry headshot Mick Garry ⋅ 9 min read
Hometown boy’s plight moves NICU nurse to donate kidney

Hometown boy’s plight moves NICU nurse to donate kidney

Jan Germundson didn't know Ashton Hanson, but she felt called to help young teen
Headshot of woman Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 22 min read
Woman marks 30 years of 3-times-a-week dialysis

Woman marks 30 years of 3-times-a-week dialysis

"It's like her part time job."
Jon Berg ⋅ 5 min read
Donate Life month activities at Sanford Health locations

Donate Life month activities at Sanford Health locations

April is Donate Life Month, a time to raise the profile of organ, eye and tissue donation, and the role they can have in improving and saving lives. Numerous events are scheduled as part of the effort, including a very visible display at the namesake of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, home to Sanford Health headquarters. […]
Lorraine Cross icon SHN Staff ⋅ 2 min read
Kidney transplant, dialysis save life of Minnesota man

Kidney transplant, dialysis save life of Minnesota man

Jeff Prins is grateful for the person who chose to be an organ donor and the care of Sanford Health.
Lorraine Cross icon SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read
Kidney transplant: A mother’s gift to her son

Kidney transplant: A mother’s gift to her son

"I was just being a mom. He needed something I could give to him, and I did."
Lorraine Cross icon SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

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