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Sanford Health and North Memorial Health Announce Finalized Partnership
Sanford must invest $600 million and preserve Robbinsdale services under a decade-long oversight agreement with Minnesota regulators.
- On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Sanford Health and North Memorial Health finalized their merger, establishing North Memorial as the anchor of a new Twin Cities care delivery region operating as a single nonprofit integrated health system.
- North Memorial, which faced persistent financial losses in recent years, joins the South Dakota-based Sanford Health, providing the organization a long-sought foothold in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market.
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison struck a 10-year oversight agreement requiring a $600 million investment, including $500 million for Maple Grove Hospital and $100 million for Robbinsdale Hospital, ensuring a "commitment to maintain core services."
- North Memorial CEO Trevor Sawallish leads the new Twin Cities region while Sanford Health President and CEO Bill Gassen oversees the combined nonprofit, which includes 61,000 employees and serves approximately 2.5 million patients.
- Sanford committed $15 million to support rural healthcare providers and agreed to maintain Robbinsdale's Level 1 trauma center for 10 years, with Maple Grove Hospital construction beginning no later than the first quarter of 2027.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- From Fargo to Marshfield and now the Twin Cities, Sanford Health has steadily expanded its reach across the Midwest. The Sioux Falls-based health system's latest move became official Tuesday with the completion of its merger with Minnesota's North Memorial Health. The deal between the two health systems was finalized on [...]
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