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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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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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Sanford Health and the Good Samaritan Society partner

To improve senior services in the Bismarck-Mandan area, Sanford Health and the Good Samaritan Society are combining expertise and resources to create a joint venture. As part of this partnership, a 120-bed rehabilitation/skilled care center is being built in southeast Mandan. The joint venture will also include existing Sanford Health Continuing Care Centers in Bismarck-Mandan […]
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Sanford Health opens pediatric clinic in Kunming, China

Sanford Health has opened a pediatric clinic in Kunming, China, as part of its International Clinics initiative. This quickly growing area of China has a significant need for health care, particularly with children. For this clinic, Sanford collaborated with YMCI Calmette Medical Investment & Management Company, Ltd., a state-owned company of the Yunnan Provincial government. […]
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Sanford AirMed services to launch in Dickinson, N.D.

The western North Dakota region around Dickinson will soon be home to Sanford AirMed, an air ambulance service that provides medical transport for critically ill or injured patients. The move comes as Spirit Lifeline and its parent company, Texas-based Med-Trans, a national provider of air transport services, made the decision to close its office in […]
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Medcenter One, Sanford Health officially merge

Medcenter One and Sanford Health have determined they are stronger together. On July 2 they officially merged and Sanford Health now features more than 1,200 physicians and 25,000 employees in seven states. Sanford Health will invest $200 million over the next 10 years to enhance health care services in Bismarck-Mandan and throughout western North Dakota, […]
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Sanford Webster Names New CEO

Sanford Webster Names New CEO

David Rogers to lead Webster Medical Center.
SHN Staff 4 min read

Sanford Health announces children’s clinic in Mexico

Children in the region of Baja, Mexico will soon have their own Castle of Care™. Sanford Health announced today plans to open a Sanford Children’s Clinic in the Baja. The Sanford Children’s Clinic in the Baja is one of seven Sanford Clinic’s announced as part of the initiatives outlined after a $400 million donation from […]
SHN Staff 4 min read

Sanford Health announces clinic in Ghana, Africa

As a result of a rigorous selection process, Sanford Health officially announced plans today to open a Sanford Clinic in Cape Coast, Ghana, Africa. Through conversations with various World Health Organizations, Ghana has been emphasized as an area of need and opportunity for improved health care services. Sanford will take responsibility for the operations of […]
SHN Staff 4 min read

Sanford Health Unifies Health System with New Name Mission Vision Values and Wordmark

Sanford Health based in Sioux Falls, SD and MeritCare based in Fargo, ND merged in 2009. Beginning today, the entire organization will bear the name Sanford Health, as well as a new, unified wordmark. (Sioux Falls, SD and Fargo, ND) – Sanford Health & MeritCare unified its organization today under one name, mission, vision, values […]
SHN Staff 6 min read