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Sanford Health partners with findhelp.org offering some services at reduced rates

Sanford Health's mission in this partnership is to address socio-economic needs of patients.

June 2, 2022

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Sanford Health partners with findhelp.org to allow people to apply for services at a free or discounted rate even if they have insurance. All you need to do is enter your zip code and the category that suits your needs. A list of resources showcases information on what the services do, how to contact people for…

Fargo man killed in motorcycle crash in Grant County

The motorcycle collided with an Apache Crop Sprayer

May 29, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

GRANT COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is dead after crashing his motorcycle into a crop sprayer in Grant County. Thirty-five-year-old Brandon Cermak was taken to Sanford in Bismarck where he was pronounced dead. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says both drivers were traveling south on Highway 31 Saturday night when the sprayer turned left. Cermak drove into the sprayer….

Child Abuse Prevention Month shines a light on local issues

It's Child Abuse Prevention Month and doctors who work in Sanford Health's Traumatic Treatment Center say child abuse is a serious issue in North Dakota.

April 29, 2022

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s Child Abuse Prevention Month and doctors who work in Sanford Health’s Traumatic Treatment Center say child abuse is a serious issue in North Dakota. According to the health system, in 2020 there were almost 2,000 confirmed child abuse cases with several deaths. Experts say COVID has a negative impact and they saw some of their…

Patient, crew safe after Sanford AirMed ambulance collides with bird

April 27, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – No one was injured when a Sanford AirMed fixed wing air ambulance collided with a bird in Fargo. Sanford AirMed Director Tim Meyer says the airplane was departing Hector International Airport Wednesday morning when the collision happened. “Due to the fast response of the pilot, the plane landed safely,” Meyer said. “There was one patient on-board and…

Flag raised honoring organ donor Jupiter Paulsen

Fourteen year old Jupiter Paulsen was tragically murdered last year.

April 22, 2022

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- Fourteen year old Jupiter Paulsen was tragically murdered last year. She was a donor and today a flag was raised in her honor. “Honestly, I feel really honored that they would call me to do the flag raising ceremony. I’s been really hard overall due to, you know, the magnitude of how she was taken. But the…

Sanford Health’s Equity in Education scholarship gives people a second chance

It awards five thousand dollars to help students that are sometimes overlooked.

April 19, 2022

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Last year Sanford Health started the Equity in Education Scholarship. It awards $5,000 to help students that are sometimes overlooked. A selection committee picked by the Sanford Health Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion reviews the applicants and the essays they send in to qualify, they also have to be a full-time student and have a…

Fargo Man Dies After Crashing In Moorhead Monday Night

April 5, 2022

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man pulled from his crashed vehicle in Moorhead is pronounced dead at Sanford Health. Officers responded to 34th Street South and I-94 around 6:15 Monday night where witnesses had pulled 72-year-old Steven Wear from his vehicle. They say it left the roadway, rolled and came to rest on its roof in standing water. Wear…

Volunteers paint rocks to raise organ donor awareness

The Donor Council at Sanford Health comes together for their annual paid volunteer day to paint rocks and drop them around the community to spread awarness on organ donation.

March 28, 2022

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Donor Council at Sanford Health comes together for their annual paid volunteer day to paint rocks and pass drop them around the community for people to find. The rocks raise awareness on organ donation. They have messages with information about being a donor and opportunities to pay it forward. They started this tradition in 2020…

Ukrainian nurse in Bemidji has family join her with coworkers’ help

A Sanford nurse from Ukraine who now lives in Bemidji, Minnesota, is reunited with her family after coworkers raise $3,000 dollars to bring them to the United States.

March 28, 2022

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BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR)- A Sanford Health nurse from Ukraine who now lives in Bemidji is reunited with her family after coworkers raise $3,000 to bring them to the United States. “I was just crying and every single day, probably every hour, and my colleagues were just so supportive and we just couldn’t believe that it was happening in the 21st…

Sanford Health introduces new way of seeing for low-vision patients

March 27, 2022

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A Fargo woman struggling with macular degeneration is looking for devices to make her life easier. Roberta LeClerc was diagnosed with macular degeneration in 2019 and simple tasks have become impossible as her vision progressively becomes clouded through time. “It’s a tough thing to accept because first of all, you lose the ability to drive a…