evangelical lutheran good samaritan society

Sanford, Good Samaritan Merger Given Final Approval

Sanford bills itself as one of the largest health systems in the nation, with 44 hospitals and nearly 300 clinics in nine states and four countries.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The senior care provider Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society will become part of Dakotas-based Sanford Health sooner than expected. The society membership and the health network board approved a merger in June. The merger has now received regulatory approval, and the Argus Leader reports the two nonprofits will join effective Nov. 1. The earlier goal had…