Sanford Children’s partners with San Diego-based nonprofit

Oct. 10, 2022

Contact:
Vanessa Vondra
Sanford Health Media Relations
605-366-2432 / Vanessa.Vondra@sanfordhealth.org

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Sanford Children’s Hospital is partnering with Fresh Start Surgical Gifts to host free informational sessions in Sioux Falls. Fresh Start, a San Diego-based nonprofit, offers reconstructive surgeries to qualifying children who are underinsured or unable to afford their deductible or copay. This is at no cost to the families. During these informational events in Sioux Falls, families will learn about the surgical charity program and its criteria.

Children with physical malformations or deformities caused by birth defects, accidents, abuse or disease should consider attending. A full list of medical conditions that Fresh Start addresses can be found on the nonprofit’s website. These free sessions are just for informational purposes. General medical care will not be offered.

There are two sessions available to attend in person:

English and Spanish assistance will be available at both events.

To register or for more information about the events, visit sanfordhealth.org Keywords: Fresh Start. Interested families can also call 605-312-6064 to register.

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 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations and world clinics in 8 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.