Sanford Health is an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving over two million patients across the Upper Midwest. Operating 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, and 147 senior care facilities, the organisation spans South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, with a workforce of 55,000 employees including 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers.
The system delivers comprehensive care across emergency medicine, surgical services, obstetrics, specialty centres in cancer, children's health, cardiology, orthopedics, and women's health, as well as senior care and health plan administration. Annual operations include 10.6 million outpatient visits, 378,635 emergency visits, 119,167 admissions, 259,122 surgeries and procedures, and 13,675 births. Sanford operates a significant clinical research enterprise with nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies underway.
A defining feature is the organisation's virtual care initiative, providing remote access to 78 specialties, extending specialist availability across its geographic footprint. The health plan division serves nearly 415,000 members, integrating insurance and care delivery across the network. As a rural health system, Sanford combines the scale of a major integrated provider with regional focus on underserved areas.
