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Expert Care Made for Kids

Patients choose Sanford Children’s for our high-quality, family-centered pediatric health care at hospitals and clinics across the upper Midwest.

Sanford Children’s offers:

With all the ways we care for your child close to home, Sanford Children’s is the provider of choice for kids’ health care.

 

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Find a Pediatrician
Sanford Children’s pediatricians care for your child from birth to age 21.

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Provider Referral
We’ll help connect your patient to the right pediatric specialist for their needs.

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Primary Care for Children

Your family deserves a primary care provider dedicated to helping your child reach their full potential. Our team of residency-trained and board-certified providers is here to support your kid as they grow, offering routine and preventive health care, health education and more for newborns to young adults.

Your child’s primary care provider should be your first stop with any new illness or injury. With access to a network of specialty providers, they can address needs quickly and refer you to specialists when necessary.

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Find a Specialty

If your child’s needs go beyond general care, our team of pediatric specialists offers high-quality, compassionate care just for kids. We work to keep our youngest patients comfortable by creating a healing environment that focuses on letting kids be kids. With 35 pediatric specialties, we offer the highest level of care in the region.

To connect with a specialist, talk to your child’s primary care provider.

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Pediatric Research & Clinical Trials

Through collaboration with Sanford Research, your child can get cutting-edge care while helping advance medicine for others. Using clinical trials, our physicians look for new ways to prevent, detect or treat diseases including medications, surgical procedures or devices, or any other aspect of health care.

Sanford Research studies a variety of children’s health concerns, including:

  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Celiac disease
  • Rare diseases
  • Genomic medicine

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Children’s Programs, Classes and Resources

Your Partner Throughout Parenthood

Health and safety starts at home. As your child grows, turn to parenting and child safety services at Sanford Health for trusted information about creating a safe home environment for your family.

We offer support for families, caregivers and anyone who directly impacts the lives of children with:

  • Car seat resources
  • Child care provider resources
  • Childhood development information
  • Community classes
  • Newborn care and feeding programs
  • Parenting resources

Sanford Children’s Health Initiative

Sanford Fit is the Children's Health Initiative from Sanford Health, developed to engage and empower children, families, and communities to make healthy lifestyle choices. Fit provides free online resources to support that goal. Discover printables, videos, lessons, games, and more.

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Life-Changing Care for Kids in Need

Sanford Children’s partners with Fresh Start Surgical Gifts to offer reconstructive surgeries to qualifying children at no cost to families.

We encourage you to learn more and get screened if your family may not be able to afford reconstructive procedures for the following:

  • Birth defects
  • Accidents
  • Abuse
  • Disease

To learn more or apply for screening, call (605) 312-6064 or by filling out the online form.

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Classes & Events

Sometimes, parenting can feel a bit overwhelming. Find support at Sanford Children’s with a variety of classes, support groups and on-demand learning for parents and other caregivers.

Browse course topics including:

  • Newborns and infants
  • Behavior, development and emotions
  • Safety

We also teach classes created especially for new dads, siblings, grandparents, and families with pets.

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Children's Camps

Sanford Children’s offers summer camps uniquely designed for children with specific challenges or conditions. All camps take place at barrier-free locations and are staffed with Sanford Children’s professionals, including a trained medical team.

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