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Kristen Beat was a senior media relations specialist at Sanford Health.

Areas of expertise:

  • Digital health solutions
  • Digital transformation
  • Improving the patient experience

Jared Antczak serves as Sanford Health’s chief digital officer, overseeing digital strategy and transformation initiatives to enhance consumer and caregiver engagement, support care delivery, improve business processes and expand health care access through virtual care. Antczak joined Sanford Health in 2022 after serving in leadership positions at Highmark Health, Intermountain Healthcare and Atrium Health.

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Areas of expertise:

  • Digital equity
  • Technology innovation
  • Data analytics / AI
  • Virtual care

Brad Reimer serves as Sanford Health’s chief information officer, responsible for all technology systems including patient-critical applications like Epic, Cloverleaf and Sectra PACS; business solutions like Workday, ServiceNow and productivity applications; and information security. In his time at Sanford Health, Reimer has revamped the information security program; renewed the department’s focus on efficiencies, contracts and quality; and successfully positioned the system’s technical infrastructure for stability, agility and nimbleness, a critical component for success during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jennifer Morgan, APRN-CNP, DNP, specializes in adult genetic medicine at Sanford Imagenetics in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Elizabeth Hultgren, M.D., is an OB/GYN specialist at Sanford Women's Health Plaza in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dr. Hultgren treats the full range of obstetric and gynecologic conditions, including birth control, gynecologic surgery and prenatal care.

Ariana Mount was a senior media relations specialist for Sanford Health.

Jessica Schindeldecker is a senior communications specialist on the Sanford Fargo media relations team. You can reach her at jessica.schindeldecker@sanfordhealth.org or (701) 200-6080.

Shirlene Knudtson Smook, M.D., practices family medicine at Edith Sanford Breast Specialty Clinic-High Risk Patients in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Areas of expertise:

  • Innovation in nursing
  • Workforce challenges and solutions
  • Nurse resiliency and well-being
  • Social determinants of health

Erica DeBoer, RN, MA, CCRN-K, CNL, serves as Sanford Health’s chief nursing officer. A member of the organization’s executive leadership team, DeBoer provides clinical expertise for Sanford Health’s work in quality, safety, research and care management. She also oversees the integration of clinical initiatives. DeBoer has more than 20 years of experience as a front-line registered nurse, including roles in critical care, clinical leadership and education.

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