Rural Health Archives - Sanford Health News

Four speakers share a stage with blue and gray curtains.

Better access to health care might come by virtual exam

Sanford CMO speaks on telehealth panel hosted by US News

Katie Foutz ⋅ 5 min read

Deb Warner gives two thumbs-up signs as she runs on a gravel road. Her shirt says "gotta run."

When brain aneurysm ruptured, runner defied death

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 39 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’

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 8 min read

Dark blue storm clouds hover over a red barn and other farm buildings.

Opinion: Rural America faces a health care access crisis

SHN Staff ⋅ 2 min read

Nurse Kayla Johnson stands in a patient's room.

Nursing internship gives students an edge in first real job

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 12 min read

Dr. Josh Crabtree sits along the wall beside a countertop talking with a patient who has his back to the camera.

Josh Crabtree: ‘Doing what’s best for patients’

Doctor now oversees Sanford Health clinic operations, with role in telehealth

Jared Leighton ⋅ 7 min read

A male therapist stands with his arms pointing straight out from his sides, demonstrating for a female patient seated for a physical therapy session.

Sanford Tracy Rehab helps stroke & surgery patients recover

Speech therapy, PT, OT services close to home make healing easier

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 4 min read

Nursing students in uniform line the stairs outside of a building.

From roles to tools (and air conditioning), care has changed

Doctors' and nurses' duties have evolved, along with technological advancements

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 13 min read

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 ⋅ 18 min read

Mom holds a digital device from Tyto Care on her daughter's chest to measure her vital signs at home.

Home kit, app bring patients convenient medical care

Patients can remotely perform live, guided exams with a Sanford doctor

Paul Heinert ⋅ 4 min read

A telehealth nurse consults a doctor on a computer screen.

Opinion: Telehealth is calling — will Congress pick up?

Telehealth is the house call of the digital age.

Allison Suttle, MD ⋅ 10 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

Two young women smiling for professional portraits in floral shirts.

Chamberlain hosts medical students for rural health training

Program is designed to bring health professions graduates to rural South Dakota

SHN Staff ⋅ 4 min read

A nurse pricking a women's finger

Free senior program helps patient overcome prediabetes

Bridging Health and Home program available in Webster, S.D., and Mayville, N.D.

SHN Staff ⋅ 7 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 ⋅ 18 min read

From roles to tools (and air conditioning), care has changed

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 13 min read

Senior care innovation: Sanford Health-Good Samaritan

David Shulkin, M.D. ⋅ 16 min read

Josh Crabtree: ‘Doing what’s best for patients’

Jared Leighton ⋅ 7 min read

Population health: Get healthy now to prevent illness later

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 18 min read

Luis Garcia: ‘It was a privilege to provide healing’

Jared Leighton ⋅ 11 min read