Sanford Health, the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based hospital group, is hiring two traditional American Indian healers to help train its medical staff and cater to its American Indian patients.
The Associated Press reports that Sanford will hire a Lakota/Dakota and an Ojibwe to serve as consultants. They'll serve as advisers to health care workers developing training on American Indian culture and consult with medical staff on when traditional healing ceremonies may be appropriate.
Sanford officials said the hospital group may be the largest private-sector health system serving American Indian communities.