Topic Info
Mark Johnston, Vice President Corporate Communications, Sanford Health-MeritCare joins the show to discuss the merger of these two Health Systems in the Dakotas.
Guest Info
Mark Johnston, Vice President Corporate Communications, Sanford Health-MeritCare.
Sanford Health & MeritCare consists of two long-standing health systems in the Dakotas who merged in 2009; Sanford Health based in Sioux Falls, SD and MeritCare based in Fargo, ND. The largest rural not-for-profit healthcare delivery system in the nation, Sanford Health & MeritCare serves six states (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma) and 43 communities. It includes 29 hospitals with a total of 1,600 beds, as well as more than 800 physicians in numerous clinics in more than 70 specialty areas of medicine. With 17,400 employees, Sanford Health & MeritCare is the largest employer in North and South Dakota. For more information, visit sanfordmeritcare.com.
