Sanford Bismarck to host Doc Talk on protecting your heart
Feb. 12, 2026
Contact:
Chelsey Kralicek
Sanford Health Media Relations
701-516-4903 / Chelsey.Kralicek@SanfordHealth.org
Event is free, but registration is required
BISMARCK, N.D. – An expert from the Sanford Bismarck region will host a Doc Talk next week on heart health.
Tuesday, Feb. 17 – Bismarck State College National Energy Center of Excellence
- 4 p.m. Social and light appetizers
- 5 p.m. Presentation
Nayan Desai, M.D. will discuss strategies for preventing heart disease including effective habits for preventing heart disease, like heart-healthy diets, how lifestyle, genetics and daily choices impact long-term heart health, new tools and evidence-based strategies that support a stronger heart and simple changes to make the biggest difference at any age.
The event is free to attend, but registration is required. Join in person at 1200 Schaffer St. in Bismarck or virtually via Webex.
Sanford Health is dedicated to providing the communities it serves with relevant and up-to-date health information. Doc Talk is a free education series where Sanford physicians present and answer your questions on a wide variety of topics.
To register visit sanfordhealth.org/classes-and-events/doc-talk-bismarck. For more information or questions, call 844-362-6330.
The Sanford Health Bismarck Region provides health care to central and western North Dakota, eastern Montana and northern South Dakota. It includes 26 clinics in Bismarck, Mandan, Minot, Dickinson, Williston 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 has 55,000 employees and serves more than 2 million patients and nearly 415,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 58 hospitals, 289 clinic locations, 145 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and 1,100 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to nearly 80 specialties. More than 400 residents and fellows are trained each year through graduate medical education with Sanford Health fully funding and supporting 29 of the 40 available programs. Sanford Health also includes Lewis Drug, a pharmacy and retail chain with 60 locations in three states and nearly 190 pharmacists. 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.
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