Nate White named new Sanford Fargo leader
White is the chief operating officer for Sanford, a position he’s held since 2012. He is the successor to longtime administrator Paul Richard, who will retire later this year after overseeing the merger of MeritCare and Sanford Health and the construction of a $494 million medical center in Fargo. “Nate started with us as an […]
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Profile by Sanford expands to western South Dakota
Profile by Sanford, the comprehensive weight-management program developed by Sanford Health, is expanding to western South Dakota with a franchise location in Rapid City. Scheduled to open in April at 715 Omaha St., the project is a partnership among franchisee James Bertus, M.D.; Sanford Health; and Regional Health. It’s Profile’s first location west of the […]
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Oncology group chooses Sanford for first clinical trial
A new clinical trial at Sanford Health examines whether medications that are FDA-approved for one cancer can effectively treat another. Sanford Health locations in Sioux Falls, Fargo and Bismarck are participating in this national effort. The Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry Study, or TAPUR, is sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the […]
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Sanford Health, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital collaborate
Sanford Health and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital will sequence the genes of nearly 1,000 Latino and Hispanic people in an effort to better understand the health needs of those populations. To launch the project, philanthropist Denny Sanford and Sanford Health have jointly given $7 million to the Nicklaus Children’s Personalized Medicine Initiative in Miami. The project […]
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Sanford launches innovative data project to improve care
Researchers from Dakota universities and private institutions will use real-time data from Sanford Health to study patient trends. The data, which will be stripped of private information, can help improve patient care by identifying underlying causes for various illnesses. The Sanford Data Collaborative will give researchers valuable insights into critical health issues like cancer, diabetes, […]
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Sanford studying immunotherapy drug for esophageal cancer
A clinical trial at Sanford Health is studying if an immunotherapy drug developed by Merck might be able to treat certain patients with advanced esophageal cancer. The Merck Keynote 181 trial is now open at Sanford. The study is exploring the Merck drug pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor that allows the body to recognize the […]
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Sanford, Good Samaritan Society name new joint venture
In July, Sanford Health and the Good Samaritan Society announced a joint venture to improve senior services in the Bismarck-Mandan area. The joint venture includes a new 120-bed rehabilitation/skilled care center being built in southeast Mandan, Sanford Health Sunset Drive Continuing Care Center, Sanford Health St. Vincent’s Continuing Care Center and the Good Samaritan Society […]
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