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Sanford Health-MeritCare and the University of North Dakota Foundation announce a $1.5 million gift to establish the Dr. Roger Gilbertson Endowed Chair of Neurology at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Dr. Gilbertson is president emeritus of MeritCare Health System.  Endowed chairs provide an invaluable means to ensure academic excellence […]

Following approval by their Boards of Trustees, South Dakota-based Sanford Health (Sanford) and North Dakota-based MeritCare Health System (MeritCare) today announced the two organizations have merged to become one of the country’s largest integrated health care systems. The new System will strengthen health care in the region by expanding services, research, education and access to care. […]

Sanford Deuel County Medical Center in Clear Lake celebrates expansion.  

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 […]

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 […]