Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the US, headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Marshfield Clinic Health System, completed their merger and are now one system health care conglomerate operating as Sanford Health, marking the beginning of a new chapter. for the future of rural health care.
Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health, said Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health.
“Together, we will envision the future of local, patient-centered health care by expanding services, improving access and using new technologies to improve the health of our community. We are pleased to welcome 13,000 new Marshfield Clinic Health System employees to our Sanford family and we look forward to welcoming all the new opportunities that lie ahead.”
Merger lands in Sanford Health’s new location
The Marshfield Clinic is Sanford Health’s new health care delivery center that will continue to serve the communities of Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
In addition, the separate plans of each health organization, the Sanford Health Plan and the Health Insurance Plan, will continue the current operation under the same management report and control structure.
“Our partnership brings together two organizations deeply committed to advancing health care for the people and communities we serve in rural America,” said Brian Hoerneman, MD, former CEO formerly of Marshfield Clinic Health System and has now transitioned into a health center. president and CEO of Sanford Health’s Marshfield Clinic location.
“I am excited about the opportunities that lie ahead as our teams learn from each other and combine our strengths, cultures and careers. Together, we will build on our shared heritage, creating a future where everyone, regardless of zip code, can receive the best care. ”
The combined system will serve patients and communities throughout the upper Midwest, including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
The organization includes approximately 56,000 employees, 56 hospitals, 4,500 providers, two fully integrated health plans, specialty pharmacies and nationally recognized research centers. Sanford Life Plan and Life Plan Protection will serve more than 425,000 members.
Marshfield Clinic leadership and governance
In addition:
- Dr. Brian Hoerneman will continue to lead the newly formed region in his new role as regional president and CEO. He is a lifelong resident of Marshfield, Wisconsin, and a practicing emergency medicine physician.
- Sanford Health Plan and Health Insurance Plan will continue the current operation under the same reporting systems and control system. Health projects will be led by Dr. Tommy Ibrahimvice president and president and CEO of Sanford Health Plan. Krista Hoglund serves as the regional president and CEO of the Defense Health Strategy and reports to Dr. Ibrahim.
- Physicians will continue to have an important voice in the direction of the combined organization through Sanford Health’s strong physician management structure. Like all Sanford Health locations, the new Marshfield Clinic location has a Physician Executive Council, which will include Marshfield Clinic physician leaders. Three members of the Medical Executive Council shall serve on the Board of Governors of the system. These doctors are Jay Vedre, MD, MPH, Kent Ray, DO, MSc, and Matt Thomas, MD
- Marshfield Clinic Health System will become part of Sanford Health. The Marshfield brand will continue to feature prominently in the Marshfield Clinic location.
- Three Marshfield Clinic Health System Board members have joined the Sanford Health Board of Trustees. These new trustees are Dr. George Brown, Thomas Wenzel and Dr. Maureen McCausland.
- A regional board of community leaders is being formed to manage the operation and strategy of the Marshfield Clinic region.
The merger process continues to create a unified entity. Patients will continue to receive care from the same trusted providers in the same locations, with no immediate changes. Moving forward together under the parent organization of Sanford Health will bring more resources, expertise and innovation to patient care in communities across the rural Midwest.
Marshfield Clinic Health System, now the Marshfield Clinic division of Sanford Health, is an integrated health system whose mission is to improve lives through accessible, affordable health care.
The health system serves Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with more than 1,400 providers including 170 specialists, health plans, and research and education programs. Core operations include Marshfield Clinic’s more than 60 locations, 11 hospitals, Marshfield Children’s Hospital, Marshfield Clinic Research Center, Defense Health Plan and Marshfield Clinic Health System Foundation.
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