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Nursing home activity director becomes characters on stage

Nursing home activity director becomes characters on stage

Costumed concerts are part of meeting sensory needs while marking seasons
Matt Holsen 6 min read
32-year employee and ‘mother of the department’ retires

32-year employee and ‘mother of the department’ retires

Housekeeper Mary Christianson said she felt like family at Sanford
Simon Floss 5 min read
Sanford physician, trustee Maria Bell leads with experience

Sanford physician, trustee Maria Bell leads with experience

Dr. Bell's many accomplishments in medicine, research help drive health organization forward
Courtney Collen 4 min read
Nursing staff thanks LPN, a caregiver at home and work

Nursing staff thanks LPN, a caregiver at home and work

‘Best of the best’ nurse at Good Samaritan Society in Iowa earns DAISY Award
Matt Holsen 7 min read
Sanford supports the future workforce beyond the classroom

Sanford supports the future workforce beyond the classroom

Classrooms to Careers helps students through networking and financial assistance
Simon Floss 6 min read
Serving in environmental services is ‘pure blessing’

Serving in environmental services is ‘pure blessing’

Stuart Twite thanks Good Samaritan Society for both timely employment and care
Matt Holsen 5 min read
Former Army drone operator finds career as orthopedic nurse

Former Army drone operator finds career as orthopedic nurse

Jordan Parr-Hess, LPN, uses skills he learned from deployments to Afghanistan and Africa
Matt Holsen 5 min read
Annual ambassador program recognizes champions of Sanford

Annual ambassador program recognizes champions of Sanford

‘You don’t have to work here for years and years’ before making a difference, ambassador says
Courtney Collen 9 min read
Nurse carries on dad’s legacy in De Smet

Nurse carries on dad’s legacy in De Smet

Darcy Miller volunteered, worked and got married at same Good Samaritan Society location father led
Matt Holsen 6 min read
Sports meant everything to these Sanford employees

Sports meant everything to these Sanford employees

College hall of famers celebrate 50 years of Title IX and equal access to athletics
Mick Garry 11 min read