Rural Health Archives - Sanford Health News

Gary Burton lays back with cloths on his scalp as dermatologist Alyssa Hoverson performs Mohs surgery.

Skin cancer gives patient plenty of Mohs surgery experience

The treatment aims for a complete cure as well as a smaller scar

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 9 min read

Closeup of older man looking away in deep thought, depression

5 ways to fight depression

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Rural Health Day: Dianne Karlstad and Troy Grassel laugh during physical therapy

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

Michelle Erpenbach ⋅ 7 min read

Four speakers share a stage with blue and gray curtains.

Better access to health care might come by virtual exam

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

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

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 ⋅ 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

It's time for remaining states to adopt Medicaid expansion, Sanford CMO writes

SHN Staff ⋅ 2 min read

Nurse Kayla Johnson stands in a patient's room.

Nursing internship gives students an edge in first real job

Nursing students “learn where they want to be and where they don't want to be"

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

Opinion: Rural America faces a health care access crisis

SHN Staff ⋅ 2 min read

5 ways to fight depression

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

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

Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 13 min read

Better access to health care might come by virtual exam

Katie Foutz ⋅ 5 min read

Senior care innovation: Sanford Health-Good Samaritan

David Shulkin, M.D. ⋅ 16 min read