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For more than 30 years, patients have turned to the heart program at Sanford for care. A long-standing history continues to grow with the groundbreaking of the new Sanford Heart Hospital set to open in 2011. “We have had a tremendous heart program for three decades and this new facility will help us continue to […]

Sanford Mid-Dakota Medical Center in Chamberlain broke ground today on what will be the newest nursing home in South Dakota since 2001. When complete late 2010, the new Sanford Mid-Dakota Care Center will be the most modern facility in South Dakota. The facility, attached to the west end of the Sanford Mid-Dakota Hospital, will offer […]

Children in Duncan, OK now have their own Castle of Care™. Sanford Children’s Clinic Duncan recently opened its castle doors to children in the area. The 8,000-square-foot clinic resembles a medieval castle, and it consists of 12 exam rooms, a procedure room, as well as lab and x-ray. Sanford Children’s Clinic Duncan is the first […]

Sanford Jackson Medical Center (SJMC) became part of Minnesota’s trauma system.

After four months of in-depth discussions and study, South Dakota-based Sanford Health (Sanford) and North Dakota based MeritCare Health System (MeritCare) today announced plans to begin the process of creating one of the country’s largest integrated health care systems. By signing a Letter of Intent, board trustees and leaders of Sanford and MeritCare have the […]

Andy North knows firsthand what it’s like to be a child challenged with an illness. In seventh grade, a bone disease forced him onto crutches for two years, limiting his ability to play the physical, contact sports he loved. But his physician allowed him to learn golf, as long as he rode in a cart. […]

Sanford Health will build its first international children’s clinic in Belize City, Belize. The new Sanford Children’s Clinic Belize is expected to open in 2011. Children in Central America will soon have more pediatric healthcare closer to home. Sanford Health will build its first international children’s clinic in Belize City, Belize. The new Sanford Children’s […]

Type 1 diabetes is a disease with no cure. It is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks and destroys insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. It often strikes during childhood, makes patients dependent on insulin for life and carries the constant threat of devastating complications. One year ago, Sanford Health announced the […]

Children in Central America will soon have more pediatric healthcare closer to home. Sanford Health announced today its first international children’s clinic will be built in Belize City, Belize. The new Sanford Children’s Clinic Belize will be designed similar to other Sanford Children’s facilities and is expected to open in 2011. It is the second […]

Thirteen Sanford Clinics will participate in a national electronic health records project.