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A foundation for strong bones

A foundation for strong bones

How DEXA scans support bone health
Jeanette Rackl 9 min read
Free senior program helps patient overcome prediabetes

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
Sanford management includes Northwood Deaconess facility

Sanford management includes Northwood Deaconess facility

Agreement maintains local option for hospital, nursing home and therapy
SHN Staff 4 min read
Good Samaritan Society home health nurse helps baby, family

Good Samaritan Society home health nurse helps baby, family

“He was my little rock star,” says LaToya Buzalsky of her infant patient Murphy.
Vanessa Carlson Bender 6 min read
Twins’ lives tied to Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society

Twins’ lives tied to Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society

One works for the Good Samaritan Society; the other works for Sanford Health.
Angel Hench 7 min read
Society’s Muffy Tonelli ‘so honored to work in hospice’

Society’s Muffy Tonelli ‘so honored to work in hospice’

After a career in nursing, she found her true calling: hospice care.
Vanessa Carlson Bender 5 min read
Senior care innovation: Sanford Health-Good Samaritan

Senior care innovation: Sanford Health-Good Samaritan

"We need some disruptors to figure out how we can take care of people."
David Shulkin, M.D. 16 min read
Medical specialists publish guidance on C. diff prevention

Medical specialists publish guidance on C. diff prevention

Much of the literature for C. diff looks at treatment of the infection instead of focusing on prevention.
Nadine Aljets 9 min read
2 Sanford Health employees elected to Legislature

2 Sanford Health employees elected to Legislature

"Fifteen to 20 percent of bills have a direct or indirect connection to health care."
Jane Thaden Lawson 17 min read
Hospice: Visiting Grandma in different home for the holidays

Hospice: Visiting Grandma in different home for the holidays

Last year, we, like many families each year, entered the door of a hospice home to spend a final Christmas with a loved one.
Jane Thaden Lawson 11 min read