Sanford Health is the largest rural health system in the United States, operating as an integrated nonprofit dedicated to providing access to care in America's heartland. The system's reach spans 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, and 147 senior care facilities across South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It serves over 2 million patients and maintains a health plan with nearly 415,000 members.
The organization employs a workforce of 55,000 people, including 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers. Its clinical activity is extensive, handling 10.6 million annual outpatient and clinic visits, 378,635 emergency department visits, 119,167 admissions, and 259,122 surgeries and procedures each year. The system also supports a research enterprise with nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies.
Sanford Health is guided by a mission to care, comfort and cure, with stated values of service, courage, humility, stewardship, and family. It aims to be the premier rural health system in the country, and its virtual care program currently covers 78 specialties.