fbpx Skip to main content
Strengthening Care Together

Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services Announce Intent to Combine. Read More

Sanford Health
  • News
  • Doctors
  • Locations
  • Medical Services
  • Patients & Visitors
  • About
  • My Sanford Chart
Virtual Care Visit My Sanford Chart
Sanford Health NewsSanford Health News
  • SHN Home
  • Media Resources
    • Contact Media Relations
    • News Releases
    • Media Kits
    • Sanford in the News
    • About Sanford Health News
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • Health Topics
    • Behavioral Health
    • Cancer
    • Children's
    • COVID-19
    • Heart
    • Orthopedics
    • Pregnancy & Childbirth
    • Preventive Care
    • Senior Services
    • Women's
    • All Stories
  • Working at Sanford
    • Community Involvement
    • People & Culture
    • Sanford Stories
    • Awards & Recognition
    • Veterans
    • Inclusion at Sanford
    • Company News
    • Leadership in Health Care
    • Here for all. Here for good.

HOME Transplant

Driver delivers kidney despite being stuck in ND blizzard

Driver delivers kidney despite being stuck in ND blizzard

Local law enforcement helped Lucas Baker get back on the road and save a life in Bismarck

author avatar Jason Anschutz  ⋅ 6 min read
Closeup of blue shirt with white logo, a baseball player behind "Roger Maris All-Star Week"

Roger Maris All-Star Week focuses on legacy beyond baseball

author avatar Jason Anschutz  ⋅ 6 min read
Mature male patient gives two thumbs up while connected to a chemotherapy machine.

Transplant program going strong 1 year, many patients later

author avatar Jason Anschutz  ⋅ 6 min read
Smiling teen boy near a lake shows off his t-shirt that says, "Sara shared her spare." He is a kidney transplant recipient.

Living organ donation winds up saving two lives

author avatar Simon Floss  ⋅ 11 min read
Bald man in surgical mask looks across a Sanford Health hospital exam room.

First bone marrow transplant patient healing close to home

author avatar Jason Anschutz  ⋅ 5 min read

Podcasts


Ep. 10: Blood and bone marrow transplant care at Sanford

Ep. 10: Blood and bone marrow transplant care at Sanford

39 min  ⋅ February 2nd
Providing a second chance by using the patient's own stem cells for treatment
More Podcasts

Recent Stories


Young man receives pastor’s kidney, then mom pays it forward

Young man receives pastor’s kidney, then mom pays it forward

Big Ask, Big Give workshop helps kidney patients look – and ask – for living donors
Jason Anschutz ⋅ 8 min read
Hometown boy’s plight moves NICU nurse to donate kidney

Hometown boy’s plight moves NICU nurse to donate kidney

Jan Germundson didn't know Ashton Hanson, but she felt called to help young teen
Jane Thaden Lawson ⋅ 22 min read
Cancer patients receive help from ‘miracle man’

Cancer patients receive help from ‘miracle man’

Cancer survivor Steve Bulat uses his experiences to mentor cancer patients through their journeys
Taya Ordahl ⋅ 8 min read
Woman marks 30 years of 3-times-a-week dialysis

Woman marks 30 years of 3-times-a-week dialysis

"It's like her part time job."
Jon Berg ⋅ 5 min read
Transplant surgeon’s personal connection with organ donation

Transplant surgeon’s personal connection with organ donation

Daughter born with rare disease benefits from liver donation and transplant
Nadine Aljets ⋅ 5 min read
Kidney transplant recipient: ‘I feel like a new person’

Kidney transplant recipient: ‘I feel like a new person’

In the U.S., more than 100,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant
Jon Berg ⋅ 5 min read
Kidney transplant, dialysis save life of Minnesota man

Kidney transplant, dialysis save life of Minnesota man

Jeff Prins is grateful for the person who chose to be an organ donor and the care of Sanford Health.
SHN Staff ⋅ 5 min read
Kidney transplant: A mother’s gift to her son

Kidney transplant: A mother’s gift to her son

"I was just being a mom. He needed something I could give to him, and I did."
SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Kidney transplant helps one woman beat the odds

Various health issues led doctors to believe Ginny Huettmann wouldn’t live to see 30.
SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Trending


Cancer


  • New cancer center brings specialty care into one space
  • Bemidji family gives back each year to honor Nana’s memory
  • Sitting is the new smoking: ‘Truly a silent killer’
  • Lynch syndrome: The genetics of colon cancer
  • Understanding cervical cancer: signs, causes & risk factors
  • More in Cancer

Children's Health


  • Recognizing child trauma and helping kids cope
  • Rare, but not alone: CoRDS connects rare disease patients
  • How to prepare for purple crying
  • Virtual care brings specialists to rural, underserved areas
  • Get to know your kidneys and how to keep them healthy
  • More in Children's

Genetics


  • Sanford researcher receives $2M grant to study rare disease
  • Sanford Imagenetics staff co-authors textbook on PGx
  • Family history: It’s an important part of your health
  • Carrier test shows what genes parents may pass to kids
  • Find your roots through genetics camp at Sanford Research
  • More in Genetics

Heart


  • Sitting is the new smoking: ‘Truly a silent killer’
  • Do you need a heart screening?
  • Heart screening catches hidden health risk
  • Friend’s heart attack signs help woman survive own ordeal
  • Fairview nurse thrilled with dad’s care at Sanford
  • More in Heart

Orthopedics


  • Sanford Sports unifies all the ways you play
  • College standout athlete now part of Sanford Sports team
  • Patient learns to walk again with help of donated walker
  • Emergency vs urgent care: The ER isn’t for everything
  • Golf scientists trade findings at World Scientific Congress
  • More in Orthopedics

Pregnancy & Childbirth


  • Find care, comfort at renovated Sanford Family Birth Center
  • How to manage stress while pregnant
  • How to ease morning sickness
  • Managing the emotional challenges of pregnancy
  • Your guide to pregnancy-friendly foods
  • More in Pregnancy

Research


  • Get to know your kidneys and how to keep them healthy
  • How to promote social and emotional health in youth
  • Minnesota boy one of first to receive new diabetes treatment
  • Research advances cancer care for Sanford patients
  • PROMISE program offers students research experience
  • More in Research

Senior Services


  • Scholarship helps nurse advance long-term care career
  • Preventing veteran suicides takes a community effort
  • Long-term care nurse surprised with DAISY Award
  • Protect yourself from winter slips, trips and falls
  • Generations of same family serve Good Samaritan Society
  • More in Senior Services

Women's


  • North Dakota woman beats odds with identical triplets
  • What to know about an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy
  • What women ask about, and what their doctors tell them
  • How a simple procedure eases overactive bladder
  • How to fit in exercise with a busy lifestyle
  • More in Women's

Innovations


  • Rib repair device business started, prototype in the works
  • A top FDA official talks cellular therapy with Sanford
  • Urinary catheter to prevent pullout injuries ready for FDA
  • Old injuries prompt retired NFL quarterback to seek relief
  • Sanford Health opens study of cell injections for arthritis
  • More in Innovations

News


  • Sanford Health seeks input on blood loss clinical trial
  • Oliver, Olivia top baby names of 2022 at Sanford Health
  • Sanford CEO among Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential
  • Sanford and Fairview Health announce intent to combine
  • Sanford Health connects patients to community resources
  • More in News

Sanford Health Foundation


  • GABR expands to help more local kids
  • 10 Fargo cargivers inspire gifts of gratitude
  • Local teen named Sanford Children’s ambassador
  • 12-year-old facing two rare diseases finds healing, close to home
  • Child’s Voice team inspires a $240,000 gift to expand services
  • More in Sanford Health Foundation

Sanford fit


  • Building SEL Skills with the Emoji Mood Cards
  • Promoting Social Emotional Health in Youth
  • Incorporating SEL into Your Classroom
  • How to Use Classroom Transitions to Make Healthy Choices
  • Everything You Need to Know about Self-Care | Sanford fit
  • More in Sanford fit

Sanford PROMISE


  • Sanford Research Internships-Discovering the Benefits of Work Experience
  • Bridging the Gap Between Students and Scientists
  • Working with the PROMISE Program: A PRN perspective
  • 3 Misconceptions About Science
  • Finding Your Roots Camp |What you need to know
  • More in Sanford PROMISE

Stay up to date with news from Sanford Health

Stay Connected

  • About Sanford
  • Medical Professionals
  • Mobile Apps
  • Video Library
  • Sanford Health News
  • Classes and Events
  • Careers
  • Contact Media Relations
  • Donate
  • Volunteer
  • Resources
  • Patient Education
  • Sanford Health Plan
  • Sanford Health Foundation
  • Sanford Imagenetics
  • Sanford Research
  • Sanford Innovations
  • Edith Sanford Breast Center
  • Sanford World Clinic
  • Sanford Wellness Centers
  • Lorraine Cross Award
Sanford health Logo
Contact Us
Copyright © 2023 Sanford Health. All rights reserved.
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy of Health Information
  • Privacy Statement
  • Terms and Conditions
  • sanfordhealth.org
  • Employee Resources
  • Success Center