Healthcare is undergoing transformational change

Successful healthcare delivery organizations will find the right partners to create solutions. Even more importantly, they will plan and act on the ever-evolving dynamics that give opportunity to serve even more people in more ways. Such successful organizations will attract more customers, employees, payors and philanthropic support with global impact.
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (the Society) and Sanford Health (Sanford) have arrived at the same conclusion: driven by a shared mission, vision and values, customer-centered care and services that create impeccable quality, value and access to vertical integrated networks across a life-span is both desirable and inevitable to individuals, communities and payors.
The prospect of bringing together the Society and Sanford represents a historic opportunity to create even more significance that can only occur in combination as both organizations become Stronger Together. This strength includes more compelling philanthropic opportunities and expanded geographic reach so more persons and communities are served in new and innovative ways and settings. Leadership from the Society and Sanford approached these discussions with an acknowledgement of and appreciation for common elements in both organization’s heritage, including:
• Lutheran roots,
• legendary leaders and
• an unwavering commitment to serve people in need.
In addition to shaping a shared perspective, this common heritage is also indicative of the compatible cultures, essential to the success of any partnership, that are alive and well at both organizations.