Amazing Care for Amazing Kids

Personalized Care in a Child-Friendly Place

At Sanford Children’s in Sioux Falls, we’re proud to offer primary and specialty pediatric care that’s made to meet families right where they are. Our residency-trained and board-certified providers see newborns to young adults.

Kids Rule this Castle

You don’t need to travel far to get care from pediatric experts in a child-friendly environment. At South Dakota’s only hospital designed just for kids, we’re providing the best care close to home. In addition to the over 135 providers trained in 35 pediatric specialties, we have around 400 support team members specially trained to care for kids.

Sanford Children's Hospital is home to:

  • The region’s only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
  • A 24/7 pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
  • South Dakota’s only children’s oncology group for pediatric cancer
  • A Level II pediatric trauma center
  • South Dakota’s only pediatric emergency medicine team

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Specialty Care on a Kid’s Level

If your child’s health needs go beyond general care, our team can help. Our pediatric specialists are trained to work with and understand children. The team is made up of full-time, local providers who know how to make kids in our community feel safe and comfortable.

With 35 pediatric specialties, we offer the highest level of care in the region.

For even more complex care needs, Sanford Children’s in Sioux Falls offers multidisciplinary clinics. Your family can connect with multiple specialists during one visit for coordinated, convenient care at one of our clinics: 

  • Autism Clinic
  • Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
  • Down Syndrome Clinic
  • Early Development Clinic
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Clinic
  • Gastroenterology Clinic
  • LEND Developmental Clinic
  • Lipid Clinic
  • Long-term Survivorship Clinic
  • Neuromuscular Clinic
  • Neurogenetics Clinic
  • NICU Follow-Up Clinic
  • NF1/Neurocutaneous Clinic
  • Skeletal Dysplasia Clinic
  • Spina Bifida Clinic

 

Connect with your child's primary or specialty care provider if you think they could benefit from coordinated care.

 

Primary Care that Grows with Them

Primary care is essential to your child’s health. From newborns to young adults, pediatric providers at Sanford Health act as a medical home base and can work with parents to identify concerns.

We’re here for all your child’s health needs with:

  • Routine well child checks
  • Care for acute, chronic and complex conditions
  • Sports physicals
  • Vaccinations
  • Education and parenting support

With locations around Sioux Falls and the surrounding communities, you can find pediatric primary care close to home.

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Patient Stories

Meet Keira

Because of a blood disorder, three-year-old Keira has been visiting Sanford Children’s since she was a baby. She feels at home in the kid-friendly environment.

Read Keira’s Story

Meet Eyeris

Soon after he was born, Eyeris spent a few weeks in the Castle of Care where he underwent a thorough genetic test that revealed not one, but two rare genetic disorders.

Read Eyeris’ Story

Meet Jaxon and Jeren

Because of a shared chromosomal abnormality, brothers Jaxon and Jeren Scheff depend on the team at Sanford Children’s.

Watch Their Story

Meet Landyn

Following a UTV accident, 13-year-old Landyn Kaiser was determined to return to sports with the help of the Sanford Children’s team of specialists.

Read Landyn's Story

Meet Lennon

Lennon Sabo, born at 28 weeks, survived hydrops and spent nearly 4 months in NICU.

Read Lennon's Story

Meet Remi

Emergency surgery and collaboration of specialists helped save little girl’s life.

Read Remi's Story

Meet Abi

Two-year-old Abi’s unusual bruising led to a call to her pediatrician – which led to same-day treatment at the Sanford Children’s Castle of Care.

Read Abi's Story