corporation industry health care founded sioux falls south dakota 1996 1996 number of locations 280 1 2 area served iowa minnesota nebraska north dakota oklahoma south dakota ghana mexico california 3 key people kelby krabbenhoft pres. & ceo rich adcock evp nate white coo 4 number of employees 27 000 2010 5 website www.sanfordhealth.org sanford health is a non profit integrated health care delivery system with its headquarters based in sioux falls south dakota with additional offices in fargo and bismarck north dakota . contents 1 history 1.1 medcenter one health systems 2 facilities 3 references 4 external links history edit sanford health has its roots in the dakotas at the beginning of the 20th century with sioux falls hospital opening in sioux falls in 1894 and st. luke s hospital opening in fargo in 1908 . over the next 80 years both hospitals grew in size and influence becoming integrated hospital clinic systems known as sioux valley health system and meritcare health system . the sioux valley health system was renamed sanford health in 2007 6 7 after denny sanford s 400 million gift to the organization . on november 2 2009 meritcare was taken over by sanford . 5 8 9 additional mergers with north country regional health 10 in bemidji minnesota and medcenter one health systems 11 followed in 2011 and 2012 . medcenter one health systems edit medcenter one health systems was a non profit american health care provider headquartered in bismarck north dakota . medcenter one offered nine clinics three long term care facilities and multiple hospital affiliations . medcenter one was designated as a level ii trauma center . it was bought and merged into sanford health in 2012 . 11 facilities edit sanford health is composed of hospitals clinics long term care managed care licensed practitioners a health plan a foundation a clinical research center and seven basic research centers . its geographical reach covers over 200 000 square miles 520 000 km2 in california iowa minnesota nebraska north dakota oklahoma and south dakota . sanford promotes good health by creating facilities for the public that encourage exercise and healthy living . the sanford field house is located in sioux falls south dakota houses 85 000 square feet of indoor sport fields . there are also batting cages indoor tracks and other workout equipment . 12 the sanford pentagon is also in sioux falls and that houses nine basketball courts . 13 both of these buildings were designed with sustainability and building efficiency in mind . sanford health worked with jlg architects on both of these buildings . references edit about sanford health . retrieved 3 march 2010 . facts . retrieved 3 march 2010 . http www.sanfordhealth.org about sanford health meritcare leaders . retrieved 3 march 2010 . a b sanford and meritcare create a new health system . retrieved 3 march 2010 . the gift . retrieved 3 february 2007 . lindsay hamilton ; abc news . man gives away 400 million to hospitals . retrieved 7 march 2007 . patrick springer ; the fargo forum . sanford health and meritcare complete merger . retrieved 3 november 2009 . sanford and meritcare create a new health system . retrieved 9 november 2009 . two health systems unite in bemidji . retrieved 25 february 2011 . a b medcenter one sanford health complete merger sioux falls business magazine 5 july 2012 http jlgarchitects.com work healthcare sanford fieldhouse http jlgarchitects.com work landscape sanford pentagon external links edit coordinates 43 32 06 n 96 44 36 w 43.535000 n 96.743400 w 43.535000 ; 96.743400 official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sanford health & oldid 722379214 categories companies based in sioux falls south dakotasioux falls south dakotacompanies established in 1996fargo north dakotahidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 may 2016 at 18 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view