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FARGO, N.D. – Sanford will celebrate the opening of its new hospital with a ribbon cutting celebration on July 24, one day before opening to patients at 5 a.m. on July 25. The ribbon cutting signifies the completion of over a decade of planning and construction on the $494 million, 284-bed medical center. “We made […]

The Sanford Project: T-Rex Study, a Phase 2 clinical trial conducted collaboratively by Sanford Health and Caladrius Biosciences, Inc., (Caladrius)(Nasdaq: CLBS), has reached the halfway point for enrollment and treatment. The project is studying the potential of CLBS03, Caladrius’ cell therapy consisting of each patient’s own regulatory T cells, or Tregs, to help the body […]

An innovative network is making access to all-important information about individual breast cancer risk more convenient. Women schedule screening mammograms and receive an electronic invitation to an Athena Breast Health Network questionnaire. Those who choose take a few minutes to answer the questions and find out if they may be at elevated risk for breast […]

Sanford POWER, a program that incorporates the latest in strength development, speed, agility and plyometrics to local athletes, will be moving to a new location this fall. The new building located at 3401 N. 14th St. in Bismarck, formerly occupied by Home Depot, will be close to three times the size of the current Sanford […]

Sanford Health was chosen to be a member of the National Institutes of Health’s Neonatal Research Network. The network has 15 sites across the country, and Sanford Health is a participating hospital with the University of Iowa. The network was created in 1986 to conduct multi-center clinical trials in neonatal medicine. The Network is primarily […]

Sanford Health was one of several major cancer centers that participated in a groundbreaking clinical trial testing the combination of chemotherapy with immunotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The treatment – using Keytruda, also known as pembrolizumab, in combination with pemetrexed and carboplatin – recently was granted FDA-approval through the accelerated […]

Students who want to pursue a career in diagnostic medical sonography or echocardiography will now be able to stay in North Dakota to learn these skills. An existing radiologic sciences major at North Dakota State University and a partnership with Sanford Health allows students in the NDSU Department of Allied Sciences to pursue additional education, […]

PGA TOUR Champions and Sanford Health announced today a new event to be contested in Sioux Falls beginning in 2018. The Sanford International Presented by Cambria, the first ever PGA TOUR Champions event to be contested in South Dakota, will be played at Minnehaha Country Club the week of September 17-23, and will feature a […]

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 […]

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, […]