Bismarck Sanford Diabetes Center earns recognition
Contact:
Erin Horn
Senior Media Relations Specialist
701-516-4903 / erin.horn@sanfordhealth.org
BISMARCK, N.D. (Nov. 14, 2023) – The Sanford Diabetes Center in Bismarck, North Dakota, was recently awarded Education Recognition from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The award recognizes that the Diabetes Self-Management Services at Sanford Bismarck has met the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES).
“It is an honor to work with a team that is dedicated to advancing diabetes care,” said Rodham Khthir, M.D., advanced diabetes management. “This recognition reflects our dedication to our patients, ensuring they receive the necessary knowledge and support to strive for a healthier future.”
The Education Recognition Program (ERP) promotes quality Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) for people with diabetes. Services certified by the ADA’s Education Recognition Program offer a staff of knowledgeable health professionals who can provide participants with comprehensive information about diabetes management.
“Daily self-management skills are absolutely essential for people to effectively navigate the 24/7 challenges of living with diabetes, helping to keep them healthy and prevent or delay the serious complications of diabetes,” said Linda Cann, MSEd, the ADA’s senior vice president of professional services. “We applaud Sanford Bismarck for its commitment to providing high quality, evidence-based education and support for people with diabetes by meeting the National Standards for DSME/S and earning the ADA’s ERP recognition.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) 2017 National Diabetes Statistic Report, there are 30.3 million people or 9.4% of the population in the United States who have diabetes. Each day, more than 4,110 Americans are diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes continues to be the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. The ADA’s Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2017 confirms diabetes as the nation’s most expensive chronic health care condition at $327 billion.
The Education Recognition Program recognition will remain until Dec. 2027. Sanford Bismarck received the Type Two Diabetes Honor Roll award from the American Heart Association earlier this year. For more information, visit sanfordhealth.org and search keyword “endocrinology”.
The Sanford Bismarck region provides health care to central and western North Dakota, eastern Montana and northern South Dakota. It includes 21 clinics in Bismarck, Mandan, Minot, Dickinson and Watford City, as well as a Level II trauma center located in Bismarck.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves more than one million patients and 201,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 46 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, 186 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers and world clinics in nine countries around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
About the American Diabetes Association
Nearly half of American adults have diabetes or prediabetes; more than 30 million adults and children have diabetes; and every 21 seconds, another individual is diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization whose mission is to prevent and cure diabetes, and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. The ADA drives discovery by funding research to treat, manage and prevent all types of diabetes, as well as to search for cures; raises voice to the urgency of the diabetes epidemic; and works to safeguard policies and programs that protect people with diabetes. In addition, the ADA supports people living with diabetes, those at risk of developing diabetes, and the health care professionals who serve them through information and programs that can improve health outcomes and quality of life. For more information, please call the ADA at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit https://diabetes.org/. Information from both of these sources is available in English and Spanish. Find us on Facebook (American Diabetes Association), Twitter, (@AmDiabetesAssn) and Instagram (@AmDiabetesAssn).
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