HOME News

The Bismarck region of Sanford Health will soon operate Sanford AirMed, an air ambulance helicopter service that provides medical transport to critically ill or injured patients. Sanford AirMed consists of a highly trained team of flight paramedics, flight nurses, pilots and mechanics chosen for their expertise in their fields. A flight paramedic, flight nurse and […]

The South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame, a program to honor the state’s best prep basketball athletes, will move to the Pentagon at the Sanford Sports Complex as the facility opens in the fall of 2013. A spacious area near the lobby of the Pentagon will be dedicated to the preservation of basketball […]

Renovation and new construction meet patient needs.

Local health care is a top priority for Sanford Health, and the organization is proving it. Central and western North Dakota will benefit from a $10 million gift from Sanford Health where $1.5 million will be used immediately to enhance existing Sanford programs, services and initiatives in the Bismarck region. The remaining $8.5 million will […]

Construction of the new Thief River Falls Medical Center on schedule for opening

The Sanford FIELDHOUSE, an indoor training facility at the Sanford Sports Complex, is now open and offering athletic-performance services and physical therapy for area athletes. “As part of our mission of health and healing, we are excited to give people in the region the opportunities and resources to stay healthy,” said Eric Larsen, executive director […]

Sanford Project researchers have reached a critical milestone in a clinical trial testing a combination of two medications to determine if the drugs can help patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) keep their blood glucose levels under control with less or no insulin. The full number of patients needed to complete this first trial, termed […]

Sanford Health has implemented a custom electronic medical records (EMR) system for a World Clinic location in Ghana, Africa. With the help of Sioux Fall-based DocuTAP, a provider of EMR and practice management (PM) software, Sanford equipped its location in Cape Coast with this technology. Integration of EMR systems in developing countries is a frequent […]

Gary Hall Jr., a member of Sanford Children’s International Advisory Board, was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Harris Theater in Chicago, IL, last week. Hall Jr. entered the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Hall Jr. is a 10-time Olympic medalist who, in addition […]

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, […]