Sanford Health Plans Merger with North Memorial in Latest Twin Cities Health System Deal
The combined system will keep Robbinsdale Hospital open with a $600 million investment and continue local leadership under North Memorial CEO Trevor Sawallish.
- On Friday, South Dakota-based Sanford Health and Robbinsdale-based North Memorial Health announced an agreement to combine nonprofit systems, aiming to expand care across Minnesota and ensure long-term financial sustainability.
- North Memorial Health CEO Trevor Sawallish stated the partnership addresses financial and regulatory pressures, explaining the system struggled to protect access to care independently while facing rising costs.
- The combined organization plans a $600 million investment to modernize Robbinsdale Hospital's Level 1 trauma services and double the capacity of Maple Grove Hospital to meet rising local demand.
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is conducting a thorough review under state law to ensure the acquisition serves the public interest, inviting residents to submit comments through an online Community Input Form.
- Pending regulatory processes, the deal is expected to close sometime this year, though SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa raised concerns regarding consolidation impacts on staffing levels and healthcare costs.
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Sanford Health announces intent to merge with Twin Cities health system
Sanford Health, a rural nonprofit health system based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and North Memorial Health, a nonprofit health system based in the Twin Cities, have signed a definitive agreement to come together as a single nonprofit health system.
Duluth News Tribune
Sanford Health merging with Twin Cities-based North Memorial Health
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. — Sanford Health announced plans to merge with North Memorial Health, a Twin Cities-based health system. The healthcare providers announced the merger in a joint statement on Friday, May 8, promising to maintain trauma care and emergency services at North Memorial’s Robbinsdale hospital, while doubling the size of its Maple Grove hospital. The deal is expected to close sometime this year, subject to regulatory processes. In a …
North Memorial Health to merge with Sanford Health as part of $600 million investment
North Memorial Health plans to merge with South Dakota-based Sanford Health as part of what's being described as a $600million investment for services in the Twin Cities. While the deal needs official approval from state and federal regulators, it would likely help stabilize North Memorial's flagship hospital in Robbinsdale.
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