
Dec. 17, 2012
Contact:
Kim Singer
Sanford Media – Bismarck Region
(701) 323-6312 / ksi...@mohs.org
MEDIA ALERT:
Sanford Health to hold groundbreaking ceremony for new Dickinson clinic
You are invited to a groundbreaking celebration where Sanford leadership will unveil the new “super clinic” design and details.
WHO:
Craig Lambrecht, MD, president, Sanford Bismarck region
Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley
Senator Rich Wardner, Majority Leader
Dickinson Mayor Dennis Johnson
Sr. Paula Larson, member, Sanford Bismarck Board of Directors
Amy Oksa, MD, pediatrician
WHEN: 4 p.m. MST Wednesday, Dec. 19
WHERE: Dickinson State University’s Biesiot Activities Center (BAC) in the Lowman-Walton Concourse, 398 State Ave., Dickinson
WHY: Sanford Health is committed to quality, local health care. This significant investment will help address health care access needs and provide even more services locally.
ABOUT SANFORD HEALTH: Sanford Health is an integrated health system headquartered in the Dakotas and is now the largest, rural, not-for-profit health care system in the nation with locations in 126 communities in seven states. In addition, Sanford Health is in the process of developing international clinics in Ireland, Ghana, Israel and Mexico.
Sanford Health includes 35 hospitals, 140 clinic locations and nearly 1,200 physicians in 70 specialty areas of medicine. With more than 25,000 employees, Sanford Health is the largest employer in North and South Dakota. The system is experiencing dynamic growth and development in conjunction with Denny Sanford's nearly $700 million in gifts, the largest ever to a health care organization in America. These gifts are making possible the implementation of several initiatives including global children's clinics, multiple research centers and finding cures for type 1 diabetes and breast cancer. For more information, please visit bismarck.sanfordhealth.org.