Roger Maris Cancer Center named top oncology program
Nov. 3, 2025
Contact:
Nathan Aamodt
Sanford Health Media Relations
(701) 200-6080/nathan.aamodt@sanfordhealth.org
FARGO, N.D. – For the third year in a row, Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center has been named one of the top cancer centers in the United States by Becker’s Hospital Review.
Roger Maris Cancer Center was named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Top 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs.” Roger Maris Cancer Center is the only facility in North Dakota and South Dakota to earn this honor. All nominated cancer centers have garnered national acclaim for advancing cancer care through groundbreaking research, innovative treatments and transformative clinical trials.
“We are proud and honored to be recognized for the third consecutive year as one of the top cancer centers in the country,” said Tiffany Lawrence, Sanford Health Fargo president and CEO. “The Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center is a difference maker in our region, and we are grateful for the entire cancer center team that cares for each patient and their families like one of their own. Along with compassionate care, we take pride in providing access to the latest advancements in treatment, including more than 140 active clinical trials and the only blood and bone marrow transplant program in the upper Midwest. From our state-of-the-art offerings in Fargo to our outreach in 10 rural communities, we remain committed to bringing world-class cancer care closer to home for the patients we serve.”
The Roger Maris Cancer Center serves about 600 patients daily and provides world-class chemotherapy services in locations across North Dakota and Minnesota. The Roger Maris Cancer Center is active in over 144 clinical trials, with 8,255 patients enrolled, including 42 clinical trials specific to pediatric oncology. Some of its latest advancements in cancer care includes partnering with Perham Health and Sanford Thief River Falls to open chemotherapy infusion centers. In addition, the Roger Maris Cancer Center has partnered with Jamestown Regional Medical Center to provide infusion and chemotherapy services to the community since 2019. In 2021, Sanford Fargo launched the upper Midwest’s first blood and bone marrow transplant program. In October, the Roger Maris Cancer Center launched TIL therapy. This is a cutting-edge treatment where doctors take immune cells from a patient’s tumor, grow them in a lab and then return the cells to the body to help fight cancer.
A full list of the cancer care centers honored by Becker’s Hospital Review can be found here.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
