Handmade dolls become her fund-raising tribute to her late husband
By
Joe Bush
Sep 22, 2022
Better hurry if you want a unique handmade Christmas gift made with love. Bobbie Carra’s rag dolls are going fast.
‘Much worse than expected’: Nursing home margins projected to hit negative 4.8%
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2022
More than 400,000 nursing home residents now in financially at-risk facilities could be facing displacement, according to a new industry report that has found “significant risks associated with the sector.”...
Good Samaritan’s Nate Schema: Integration creates deep ‘bench’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 24, 2022
Vertical integration will provide needed advantages as nursing homes face mounting clinical and operational challenges, predicts Nate Schema, president and CEO of the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan...
What long-term care operators are doing to comply with federal vaccination rule by first deadline
By
Danielle Brown
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2021
It’s all hands on deck as long-term care operators quickly develop implementation plans to comply with the new federal COVID-19 vaccination rule for workers with the first deadline just over three weeks...
‘Game-changing’: Senior living giant Good Sam mandates employee COVID-19 vaccination
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2021
In an email to employees on Thursday, Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Good Sam parent company Sanford Health, said that requiring Good Sam and other Sanford employees to get a “game-changing vaccine”...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: David Horazdovsky
By
Liza Berger
Jun 22, 2020
A sense of purpose has guided David J. Horazdovsky since he joined the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society in 1978.
Good Sam looks forward with healthcare merger plans
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 28, 2018
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Sanford, a healthcare system with 44 hospitals and nearly 300 clinics, are moving forward with plans to merge the organizations by Jan. 1, executives...
Where are they now: Good Samaritan Society
Mar 08, 2018
After winning a Bronze quality award in 2012 from the McKnight’s Technology Awards, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society in South Dakota has designed a new technology platform and found...