Sanford Bismarck announces the addition of hospital beds

BISMARCK, N.D. (Aug. 31, 2023) — To help meet community needs, Sanford Health is adding 36 new beds to the Bismarck Medical Center. The new beds will be placed on the third, fourth and fifth floors of the downtown facility at 300 N. Seventh Street.

“We are excited to announce this investment that will continue to expand our facility to meet the region’s needs,” said Todd Schaffer, M.D., President/CEO of the Bismarck region of Sanford Health. “Over the years, Sanford has seen tremendous growth, and the addition of hospital beds to our medical center is addressing that growth while we continue planning for a new heart hospital.”

The new beds are part of more than $200 million in investments by Sanford in the Bismarck-Mandan community to increase services and enhance patient access.

“Combining the expansion with beds we added in 2020, Sanford Health will have added more than 50 licensed beds to the Medical Center,” said Cole Johnson, senior director of planning and construction. “The bed expansion demonstrates Sanford’s commitment to the community and the investment in keeping patient care close to home.”

Various Sanford departments within the existing space in the medical center will move to other locations to create room for the new beds. The project will have minimal impact on hospital operations and is expected to take a year and a half to complete.

The Sanford Bismarck region provides health care to central and western North Dakota, eastern Montana and northern South Dakota. It includes 21 clinics in Bismarck, Mandan, Minot, Dickinson and Watford City, as well as a Level II trauma center located in Bismarck.

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 serves more than one million patients and 220,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 47 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, more than 200 Good Samaritan Society senior care locations and world clinics in 8 countries around the globe. 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.

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