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How a green card freeze will exacerbate the nursing crisis

Politico (May 2023)

Shortage of penicillin limits access to the go-to drug for syphilis

NBC News (April 2023)

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Sanford Health is one of America's most innovative companies in 2023

Fortune (April 2023)

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Telehealth is proving to be a boon to cancer and diabetes care

Scientific American (April 2023)

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150 top places to work in health care in 2023

Becker’s Hospital Review (March 2023)

How hospitals improve health equity through community-centered innovation

NEJM Catalyst (March 2023)

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Sanford Health creates robust onboarding program to help internationally educated nurses acclimate to working in a US hospital

Becker’s Hospital Review (February 2023)

Closeup of patient holding prescription medicine bottle in one hand and smartphone in the other.

It’s ‘telehealth vs. no care’: Doctors say Congress risks leaving patients vulnerable

Kaiser Health News (January 2023)

Mom snuggles daughter on couch during virtual care visit on her laptop.

Doctors and patients are sold on telehealth. Congress is still unsure about its long-term future

Fortune (January 2023)

What will save rural healthcare?

Becker’s Hospital Review (January 2023)

Modern Healthcare 100 Most Influential People 2022 includes Sanford Health CEO

Modern Healthcare (December 2022)

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Inside the mind of an anti-Paxxer: Paxlovid can be a life-saving treatment for COVID. Why do so many patients turn it down?

The Atlantic (November 2022)

Senior man checks his mailbox in apartment lobby.

Send a letter, save a life: Suicide prevention through Caring Contacts

Healthline (October 2022)

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Sanford Health announces launch of virtual care program, satellite clinics

HealthLeaders (August 2022)

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5 takeaways from the Future of Rural Health Care Summit

Modern Healthcare (August 2022)

Doctor smiles from the screen of a laptop while patient in foreground talks to her.

What are medical deserts, and how can technology alleviate them?

HealthTech magazine (June 2022)

5 health system CFOs reveal investments that yielded great returns

Becker’s Hospital Review (May 2022)

Sanford Health's chief digital officer wants urban care for rural America

Becker’s Hospital Review (May 2022)

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Nurse staffing is digital health's newest frontier

Modern Healthcare (May 2022)

How CIOs can win the battle for talent systemwide

Becker’s Health IT (May 2022)

Brad Reimer, CIO at Sanford Health

Becker’s Healthcare Podcast (April 2022)

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Sanford Health wants other systems to use its homegrown AI tool for nurse scheduling

Becker’s Hospital Review (February 2022)

Augmented intelligence will improve patient outcomes and reduce physician burnout

HealthTech Magazine (February 2022)

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Who’s requiring workers to be vaccinated?

New York Times (February 2022)

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The pandemic pummeled long-term care – it may not recover quickly, experts warn

NPR News (February 2022)

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Woman who loves sweets loses 100 pounds, gets diabetes under control

NBC Today (February 2022)

Hospitals begin to limp out of the latest COVID-19 surge

Associated Press (February 2022)

There's a critical shortage of nursing home staff

NPR (February 2022)

The virtual future of health care delivery in rural America

New England Journal of Medicine (February 2022)

The next digital revolution: transforming the future of health care delivery

HealthTech Magazine (January 2022)

The CEO Series: Nathan Schema, Good Samaritan Society

Senior Living News (January 2022)

Compliance with Sanford Health vaccination policy hits 99%

Becker’s Hospital Review (November 2021)

Making breast cancer care more inclusive

Time (October 2021)

Young and younger: Minnesota's latest COVID-19 hospitalizations

Star Tribune (September 2021)

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Doctor on school board facing recall after recommending kids wear masks

CNN Anderson Cooper (September 2021)

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Pediatrician on school board faces public anger over mask recommendation

MSNBC Morning Joe (September 2021)

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A pediatrician joined the school board during COVID-19. Her face mask recommendations could cost her the job.

Wall Street Journal (September 2021)

COVID deaths surge across a weary America as a once-hopeful summer ends

New York Times (September 2021)

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Nursing home COVID-19 vaccine mandates protect the most vulnerable, but pose a hidden threat to residents

Time (September 2021)

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Nurses who won’t vax threaten staffing shortages

Bloomberg Businessweek (August 2021)

Nursing homes confront new COVID outbreaks amid calls for staff vaccination mandates

New York Times (August 2021)

How Sanford Health aims to boost rural health care access

Becker’s Hospital Review (August 2021)

'Changing your mindset': Woman loses 149 pounds by walking

NBC Today (July 2021)

Screenshot of WSJ website with two men holding a giant "vax for the win" check under headline "Hospitals Pressure Employees to Get Vaccinated as Covid-19 Variants Spread"

Hospitals pressure employees to get vaccinated as COVID-19 variants spread

Wall Street Journal (July 2021)

Screenshot of American Hospital Association blog with smiling woman vaccination patient under headline "Why America's international sharing of vaccines is not enough"

Why America's international sharing of vaccines is not enough

American Hospital Association (June 2021)

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People hospitalized with COVID-19 now have one overwhelming thing in common. They're not vaccinated.

USA Today (June 2021)

J&J shot’s shelf life extended by FDA after fear of spoiling

Bloomberg (June 2021)

Michigan bet big on mass vaccine events for COVID-19. It didn’t work out as hoped.

USA Today (June 2021)

Sanford Health's new CEO Bill Gassen on emerging from turbulence

HealthLeaders (May 2021)

Is it COVID or the flu? New combo tests can find out

New York Times (May 2021)

Could we save lives by assigning each American a place in line for vaccines?

USA Today (April 2021)

How 2 health systems made their COVID-19 vaccine rollout as efficient as possible

Becker’s Hospital Review (April 2021)

Rapid genome sequencing can save babies with rare diseases, if they can get it

Forbes (March 2021)

Bloomberg screen shot with photo of senior female patient talking to media and headline "A Feeling Like Hope"

How the U.S. is vaccinating its way out of the pandemic

Bloomberg (March 2021)

Hospital executives share lessons learned 1 year into the pandemic

Healthcare Dive (March 2021)

MSNBC screen shot of senior couple in protective gear and wheelchairs with headline "All in America: the year we meet again"

Couple married for over 50 years reunites thanks to COVID vaccine after year apart

MSNBC (March 2021)

Today show website screen shot with image of woman mopping commercial kitchen and headline "Daughter gets second job at nursing home to see 87-year-old dad amid pandemic"

Daughter gets second job at nursing home to see 87-year-old dad amid pandemic

NBC Today (March 2021)

NBC News screen shot with reporter outside Chamberlain, SD, in a face mask ad headline "Covid vaccine couriers deliver doses to rural South Dakota areas, per capita rate one of best in U.S."

COVID vaccine couriers deliver doses to rural South Dakota areas, per capita rate one of best in U.S.

NBC News (February 2021)

CNN website screenshot above photo of snowy highway with a single white minivan, under headline: "Coronavirus vaccine makes a long, cold journey to rural America"

Coronavirus vaccine makes a long, cold journey to rural America

CNN (January 2021)

Wall Street Journal website screen shot with photo of President Joe Biden under headline "Covid-19 Cases Decline in Nursing Homes, Offering Hopeful Sign for Vaccines"

COVID-19 cases decline in nursing homes, offering hopeful sign for vaccines

Wall Street Journal (January 2021)

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May I borrow your COVID immunity?

Wired (January 2021)

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How the Dakotas are successfully rolling out COVID vaccines — and 2 major lessons for larger states

Business Insider (January 2021)

New York Times website screen shot with mobile COVID testing site photo under headline"U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Falling, but Variants Could Erase Progress"

U.S. coronavirus cases are falling, but variants could erase progress

New York Times (January 2021)

CNN website screen shot of ambulance in New York under headline "Lifesaving Covid-19 antibody treatments are plentiful, but still sitting on the shelf"

Lifesaving COVID-19 antibody treatments are plentiful, but still sitting on the shelf

CNN (January 2021)

The MErcury News website screen shot with photo of health care provider in a face shield under headline "Why West Virginia and South Dakota are beating California at the vaccine race"

Why West Virginia and South Dakota are beating California at the vaccine race

The Mercury News (January 2021)

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Minnesota pushes for weekend shots to boost COVID vaccine rate

Star Tribune (January 2021)

New York Times website screen shot with two men in blue face masks siting for a vaccine -- and one has an engagement ring. Headline "An inoculation ends with a marriage proposal for a South Dakota nurse."

An inoculation ends with a marriage proposal for a South Dakota nurse

New York Times (January 2021)

Business Insider website screen shot with closeup of healthcare worker in gown with gloves carrying a stack of COVID vaccine trays, under headline "How one hospital system is relying on a fleet of Dodge minivans to make sure healthcare workers in remote areas can get their COVID shots"

Challenges of distributing COVID-19 vaccines to rural hospitals

Business Insider (December 2020)

America's first coronavirus vaccinations

The Daily from The New York Times (December 2020)

How the first COVID-19 vaccinations rolled out at hospitals across the U.S.

Time (December 2020)

New York Times website screen shot with photo of masked man carrying white boxes to a loading dock and another man kneeling to take a photo with a smartphone, under headline "Before vaccinations can commence, a logistical feat must be pulled off."

Before vaccinations can commence, a logistical feat must be pulled off

New York Times (December 2020)

New York Times website screenshot with a closeup of a gloved hand giving a COVID-19 vaccine into the arm of a health care worker, under the headline "‘A Shot of Hope’: What the Vaccine Is Like for Frontline Doctors and Nurses"

‘A shot of hope’: What the vaccine is like for front-line doctors and nurses

New York Times (December 2020)

Bloomberg website screenshot with masked nurse leaning over to give vaccine to a masked health care worker, under headline "Covid Shot to ‘Win the War’ Rolls Out as U.S. Deaths Top 300,000"

COVID shot to ‘win the war’ rolls out as U.S. deaths top 300,000

Bloomberg (December 2020)

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Hospitals await first shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Bloomberg (December 2020)

CNN website screen shot with Sanford Health courier van on open highway, under headline "Inside the multi-state network that is getting vaccines to rural America"

Inside the multi-state network that is getting vaccines to rural America

CNN (December 2020)

MSNBC website screen shot with video of reporter in front of hospital, with headline "Coronavirus pandemic: South Dakota seeing most hospitalizations per capita in the country"

South Dakota COVID patients receive experimental antibody therapy

MSNBC (December 2020)

NBC news website screen shot with photo from above snowy Sioux Falls and headline "Race for a vaccine: Major vaccine challenge getting it to rural areas"

U.S. rural hospitals in 'crisis situation'

NBC Nightly News (December 2020)

NBC Today show website with video image of watertower and headline "Bridge to the vaccine"

South Dakota hospital using experimental antibody treatment

NBC Today (December 2020)

BBC news website screen shot with photo of unmasked young man and masked older woman in front of a farm with livestock, above headline "Covid tensions in US hotspot of North Dakota: 'Grow up, mask up'"

COVID tensions in U.S. hotspot of North Dakota: 'Grow up, mask up'

BBC News (December 2020)

Wall Street Journal website screen shot with video of two older women in nursing home rooms under headline "CVS, Walgreens Gear Up to Deliver Covid-19 Vaccines to Nursing Homes"

CVS, Walgreens gear up to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to nursing homes

Wall Street Journal (December 2020)

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Hospitals across U.S. prepare for distribution of COVID-19 vaccine

MSNBC (December 2020)

MSNBC video screen shot of pharmacist opening white freezer above headline "Sioux Falls, SD, Exclusive look inside S. Dakota hospital where ultracold storage units will store Pfizer vaccine"

First look inside South Dakota hospital where ultracold storage units will freeze Pfizer vaccine

MSNBC (December 2020)

MSNBC website screen shot with video "play" arrow over bar chart rising over time, headlined "SOUTH DAKOTA: COVID-19 DEATHS 7-day average"

Bridge to vaccine: SD hospital offers rare preventative antibody treatment

MSNBC (December 2020)

COVID drugs from Lilly, Regeneron raise access, timing concerns

Bloomberg (November 2020)

Bloomberg website screen shot with hospital worker in full PPE above headline "Hospitals Race to Set Vaccine Priorities for Health-Care Workers"

Hospitals race to set vaccine priorities for health care workers

Bloomberg (November 2020)

Wall Street Journal Video website screen shot with exterior photo of medical clinic with people walking by, with headline "Hospitals in Dakotas Prep for Post-Thanksgiving Jump in Covid Patients"

Hospitals in Dakotas prep for post-Thanksgiving jump in COVID patients

Wall Street Journal (November 2020)

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The COVID-19 surge, according to front-line workers

1A from NPR (November 2020)

The Atlantic website screenshot with black and white photo of health care workers in full PPE, weeping at a hospital bedside, with headline "'No one is listening to us'"

The third surge is breaking health care workers

The Atlantic (November 2020)

Many hospitals in largely rural state of North Dakota are at capacity

NPR (November 2020)

Good Morning America website screen shot with map of United States in red and headline "Hospitals buckle, new lockdowns issued amid rise in COVID cases"

Hospitals buckle, new lockdowns issued amid rise in COVID cases

Good Morning America (November 2020)

Wall Street Journal website screen shot with full-page photo of paramedics pulling a gurney up to a brick house with a leaf-covered yard. Headline over photo: "As Covid-19 Surges to New Levels Across U.S., States Impose Flurry of Measures"

As COVID-19 surges to new levels across U.S., states impose flurry of measures

Wall Street Journal (November 2020)

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New data drills down on comorbidities with highest COVID-19 risks

Modern Healthcare (November 2020)

Wall Street Journal website screen shot with map of United States and headline "COVID-19 is worse in the Dakotas now than it was in the spring's hot spots"

COVID-19 is worse in the Dakotas now than it was in the spring’s hot spots

Wall Street Journal (October 2020)

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U.S. coronavirus surge hitting hard in rural areas

NBC Nightly News (October 2020)

NBC Today show website screenshot with video of health care workers in full protective gear and headline "CDC updates guidance on close contact amid surge in cases"

CDC updates guidance on close contact amid surge in cases

NBC Today (October 2020)

PBS Newshour website screenshot with video of nurse in face shield and headline, "In these rural parts of the country, medical resources to battle COVID-19 are limited"

In these rural parts of the country, medical resources to battle COVID-19 are limited

PBS Newshour (October 2020)

Hospitals strained as ICUs reach capacity

NBC Nightly News (October 2020)

NPR News website screenshot of special coronavirus coverage with headline, "As COVID-19 cases rise, some governors resist lockdowns, mask mandates"

As COVID-19 cases rise, some governors resist lockdowns, mask mandates

NPR News (October 2020)

Wall Street Journal website screen shot with selfies of male and female hospital patients and headline, "COVID-19 test maker examines false positive results in nursing homes"

COVID-19 test maker examines false-positive results in nursing homes

Wall Street Journal (September 2020)

Washington Post website screen shot with photo of oil pump jacks at sunset and headline, "Spiking coronavirus cases and falling oil prices deliver dual blow to North Dakota"

Spiking coronavirus cases and falling oil prices deliver dual blow to North Dakota

The Washington Post (September 2020)

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Q&A: Improving care delivery will be slow without rethinking financial incentives, Sanford Health Plan president says

Modern Healthcare (August 2020)

Pandemic provokes new wave of funding for healthcare start-ups

Financial Times (August 2020)

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The Badass 50: Healthcare workers who are saving the day

InStyle (July 2020)

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Midwest physicians team up to treat Fargo twins Cian and Rory in the womb

Children’s Minnesota (July 2020)

'We didn't want to sit idle': A rush to meet pro sports' testing needs

New York Times (July 2020)

Hospitals added beds to treat coronavirus patients. Will they keep them?

Modern Healthcare (July 2020)

Grave shortages of protective gear flare again as COVID cases surge

New York Times (July 2020)

Wall Street Journal screen shot with headline "As nursing-home deaths reach 50,000, states ease lockdowns"

As U.S. nursing-home deaths reach 50,000, states ease lockdowns

Wall Street Journal (June 2020)

Federal help falters as nursing homes run short of protective equipment

Kaiser Health News (June 2020)

Nursing homes say some protective gear sent by FEMA is unusable

Wall Street Journal (June 2020)

Sanford Health rolls out ‘OurNotes’ phase of OpenNotes

Healthcare Innovation (June 2020)

Taking telehealth to new heights

Modern Healthcare (May 2020)

Nearly a third of Americans have put off health care during COVID-19

Modern Healthcare (April 2020)

Coronavirus has ushered in the digital revolution in medicine

Barron’s (April 2020)

Critical-access hospitals with long-term care units face more COVID-19 dangers

Modern Healthcare (April 2020)

Rural hospitals scramble for funding to fight COVID-19

Agri Pulse (April 2020)

What can hospitals still do to prep for COVID-19?

University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (March 2020)

Nursing homes face unique challenge with coronavirus

New York Times (March 2020)

As coronavirus cases grow, so does scrutiny of nursing home infection plans

Kaiser Health News (March 2020)

Trump administration issues new guidance for nursing homes to combat coronavirus

The Hill (March 2020)

We need better regulation of stem cell therapies, especially rogue clinics

STAT (February 2020)

Scott Becker interviews Dr. Victoria Walker, Chief Medical & Quality Officer at Good Samaritan Society

Becker’s Healthcare (January 2020)

After miscarriage, I was rocked by depression

The Washington Post (November 2019)

Rural America faces a healthcare access crisis

Modern Healthcare (September 2019)

Improving veterans’ lives through partnerships that make a difference

Washington Examiner (August 2019)

Star Tribune website screen shot with doctor in surgery.

Minnesota’s rural hospitals are hanging on — for now

Star Tribune (May 2019)

North Dakota’s ‘grow our own’ strategy aims to tackle doctor demand

Fargo Forum (May 2019)

Consumers get another digital home health offering as Tyto Care and Best Buy launch TytoHome

TechCrunch (April 2019)

Forbes website screen shot with Best Buy sign below headline "Best Buy Continues To Bet On Digital Health With New TyoHome Deal"

Best Buy continues to bet on digital health with new TytoHome deal

Forbes (April 2019)

Sanford investing over $100M to make Roger Maris Cancer Center a ‘destination’ for treatment

Fargo Forum (April 2019)

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Best Buy partners with medical-device startup to market diagnostic service

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (April 2019)

VA patients will get genetic testing funded by Sanford Health, philanthropic donation

USA Today (March 2019)

VA, Sanford Health to bring free pharmacogenetic testing to 125 sites

Modern Healthcare (March 2019)

Chicago Tribune website screenshot with story headline "Turn your head, cough, submit your DNA" above mother reading to young child, with bookshelf and stuffed dinosaur in background.

Turn your head, cough, submit your DNA: Your next physical may include genetic testing.

Chicago Tribune (January 2019)

Hopes soar after record hospital gift of $400 million

The New York Times (February 2007)

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