Rural Health Archives - Sanford Health News

A Sanford AirMed helicopter sits on a tarmac with clouds in the sky behind it

Sanford AirMed flies to save lives in summer traumas, more

Flight crews ready to care for everyone from accident victims to NICU babies

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 7 min read

A young man monitors his blood sugar levels at home. His female partner is offering him love and support.

Telehealth improves blood sugar for rural diabetes patients

Courtney Collen ⋅ 10 min read

Sanford employees step up as medical interpreters

Simon Floss ⋅ 7 min read

Doctor holding tablet computer with normal male chest x-ray image

Respiratory therapists find home at Sanford Health

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Becky Holmes Rybak stands the help of EasyStand at the Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center. She is accompanied by her son Nicholas Rybak and mother Maggie Marshall.

ALS patient can now make a stand at Sanford Chamberlain

Mick Garry ⋅ 6 min read

Men and women in Western suits and colorful cloth wraps stand under umbrellas and hold blue shovels at the construction site of a Sanford World Clinic medical center in Ghana.

Podcast: World Clinic makes lasting health care changes

18 min ⋅ December 17th

Sanford World Clinic VP Jim Slack: Sustainable care is a top goal

Dr. Suttle smiling facing a host and a microphone.

Podcast: What telemedicine means to your health care

23 min ⋅ November 26th

Dr. Allison Suttle is rethinking doctor-patient relationships in the digital age

National campus of Good Samaritan Society and Sanford Health, a corporate building surrounded by natural prairie, a pond and flagpoles at the entrance.

Pandemic shows Good Samaritan, Sanford are stronger together

2019 merger between two health systems helps solve 2020 challenges

Simon Floss ⋅ 6 min read

A pregnant woman, Michele Sorenson, is held by her husband, Kyle. They appreciate the prenatal video visit option

Prenatal video visit option pleases couple and OB/GYN

Benefits include convenience and a more personal atmosphere

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 11 min read

A senior woman using a tablet at home

Telemedicine helps long-term care residents see the doctor

Virtual visits maintain a vital connection to help residents stay healthy

Simon Floss ⋅ 6 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 surge

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

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 15 min read

The "Sanford" sign on a building. Sanford Health is helping rural hospitals outside of the network with answers to coronavirus questions.

Sanford Health helps rural hospitals prep for coronavirus

Roundtable discussion, hotline give answers to providers outside of Sanford

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 3 min read

Through the new COVID-19 home monitoring program, Sanford Health doctors and nurses can keep tabs on patients virtually.

Sanford encourages video visits for regular appointments

Patients can see their providers from the comfort and safe distance of home

Courtney Collen ⋅ 7 min read

A provider gives a prenatal ultrasound to a pregnant woman to check the health of mom and baby. Maternal mortality rates are a concern nationwide.

Maternal mortality: Working to keep moms safe

Doctors focus on patients' health with regional projects, hospital practices

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 26 min read

A parked semi trailer bears the words Heart & Vascular Screening on the side to advertise Sanford Health's mobile service.

Heart screening ‘means my life was saved’

EKG and alarming coronary calcium score led to surgery

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 9 min read

A farmstead with grain bins and a barn stands in the background, reflected in a body of water in the foreground. Flooding has made farming a challenge.

When farming stresses pile up, there is help and hope

Downturn in ag economy and unpredictable weather make a farmer's job tough

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 18 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

Prenatal video visit option pleases couple and OB/GYN

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 11 min read

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

Michelle Erpenbach ⋅ 7 min read

Sanford encourages video visits for regular appointments

Courtney Collen ⋅ 7 min read

Opinion: Rural America faces a health care access crisis

SHN Staff ⋅ 2 min read

Maternal mortality: Working to keep moms safe

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 26 min read