Sanford Health is committed to supporting the communities who have
supported us for over a century. By fulfilling our promise to the
patients we serve. To find where there is the most need. To go where
we can do the most good.
We are dedicated to becoming the most advanced, most connected, most
accessible and widest-reaching health care system in the country.
Improving quality of life through better health. Providing quality
care close to home. Not just for the future of our health, but for the
health of our future.
Mission
To care, comfort and cure.
Vision
To be the premier rural health system in the United States.
Values
Service
Caring for our people, patients and communities through
compassion, acceptance and sincerity.
Stewardship
Safeguarding the resources that have been entrusted to us to
advance the mission of Sanford Health.
Humility
Practicing respect of self and others and approaching our
communities and colleagues with modesty.
Courage
Having strength to persevere, innovate, use our voices and take
action.
Family
Celebrating the connection and commitment we have to each other
through it all.
Organizational Priorities
Valuing Our People
Throughout our footprint, we understand our employees need
to feel valued, cared for and listened to, so that they can
in turn provide the ideal patient and resident experience to
those we serve. That’s why we continue to invest in the
growth, engagement, well-being, and expansion of our family.
Take a look at a few examples of how we’re investing in our
people.
Well-Being Solutions
Sanford provides a variety of well-being resources for
employees and their family members to help them thrive
in all areas of life. Resources focus on the six
dimensions of well-being: physical, emotional,
spiritual, professional, financial and social.
Employee Experience
Nothing matters more to building a great culture than
listening to our people and responding to their
feedback. Employees participate in an employee
experience survey twice per year. By sharing your voice,
our employees help drive positive changes within our
organization.
Employee Recognition Programs
Employee recognition is a cornerstone of our culture and
promotes a positive employee experience. By celebrating
the dedication and achievements of our employees, we
show appreciation and inspire continued growth. We
currently offer a variety of recognition programs, each
designed to honor the hard work and commitment of our
employees. Award examples include Employee of the Year,
Service milestone awards, HERO, Daisy Awards, Brand
Ambassador Program and more.
The Sanford Leader
The Sanford Leader fosters a culture where every
employee is empowered to lead, grow, and make a lasting
impact—regardless of their title. By offering innovative
programs, dynamic webinars, immersive workshops, and
leadership academies, The Sanford Leader ignites
potential and inspires a future where leadership lives
at every level of the organization.
Employee Crisis Fund
As Sanford Family, we lift each other up so we can do
what we’re called to do — care for our patients and
communities. Our Employee Crisis Fund was created for
Sanford and Good Samaritan Society family members facing
personal financial hardship due to extraordinary and
unexpected circumstances.
Investing in Our Patient and Resident Care
Every day Sanford is improving the human condition one
person at a time by providing exceptional care and investing
time, energy, and resources into transforming and redefining
what’s possible within the health care landscape. As one of
the largest health systems in the nation, we have a
responsibility to continually elevate our level of care in
our mission of sharing God’s love through the work of
health, healing, and comfort. Below are a few examples
showcasing how we do this.
Creating an Exceptional Patient Experience
At Sanford, our goal is to provide the highest quality
care with an experience that leaves patients and
residents confident in their decision to choose us for
their needs. To do this we continually innovate,
prepare, and train our staff at every touchpoint to
deliver a higher level of service and exceptional care.
Over the past few years, we’ve executed initiatives
surrounding unifying our patient experience,
standardizing leader rounding, and providing customer
service and empathy training.
Sanford Initiatives
One major differentiator in health care is the Sanford
Initiatives. These projects are designed to innovate and
enhance Sanford's health care capabilities and share our
expertise with the patients, residents, and communities
we serve. Some of our key initiatives focus on research,
children’s health, sports medicine, weight loss,
genetics, breast cancer and more. You can learn more
about all of our initiatives by visiting
https://www.sanfordhealth.org/initiatives.
Virtual Hospital
Sanford is establishing a cutting-edge clinical
initiative to create one of the world’s leading virtual
hospitals. The state-of-the-art virtual hospital will
deliver medical services to patients and long-term care
residents across Sanford’s communities and beyond. The
initiative will transform the health care experience for
those living in rural areas, bringing affordable,
comprehensive and seamless medical care to people no
matter where they call home.
Partnering with Our Communities
When our communities are vibrant, growing and healthy, so
are we. Helping make our communities stronger is at the core
of everything we do at Sanford Health. Our culture of giving
back connects us to the diverse places where over 50,000 of
our employees live, work and serve.
Part of Sanford Health’s mission is to bring health and
healing to the people who live and work across our region.
As a nonprofit organization, we make sure the benefits of
health care reach the broad needs of our communities.
Sanford Health partners with communities and other
organizations to fulfill this mission, which is supported by
robust commitments to education, health and wellness,
quality of life initiatives and economic development. We
take our partnerships very seriously.
We combine our philanthropic giving with our health care
services and experiences to make a significant impact.
Health and Wellness
At Sanford, we are dedicated to the work of health and
healing and we have long recognized that reaching beyond
the walls of our facilities is essential to the
wellbeing of the community. Sanford invests in community
organizations who provide access to various health
opportunities and mental wellbeing programs throughout
our communities. We know that the health of the
community happens by the access our citizens have to
care and the support they need to be healthy and
successful.
Education
Education is important for a strong community, and at
Sanford Health, we invest in furthering education
opportunities through youth activities like, Junior
Achievement and HOSA (Health Occupations Students of
America) as well as invest in high school and college
scholarships. Sanford also employs hundreds of college
interns throughout the year offering them real life
opportunities to learn about healthcare careers.
Education initiatives also support the opportunity for
workforce development initiatives to interest and
advance students in STEM careers.
Economic Development
Sanford is an active economic driver in the communities
we serve, and a growing healthcare system is reliant on
a strong, growing community. Because of this, we are
supporters of quality-of-life efforts like community
arts programming as well as economic and workforce
development efforts, housing initiatives and local
Chambers of Commerce.
Organizational Priorities
Valuing Our People
Throughout our footprint, we understand our employees need to
feel valued, cared for and listened to, so that they can in turn
provide the ideal patient and resident experience to those we
serve. That’s why we continue to invest in the growth,
engagement, well-being, and expansion of our family. Take a look
at a few examples of how we’re investing in our people.
Well-Being Solutions
Sanford provides a variety of well-being resources for
employees and their family members to help them thrive in
all areas of life. Resources focus on the six dimensions of
well-being: physical, emotional, spiritual, professional,
financial and social.
Employee Experience
Nothing matters more to building a great culture than
listening to our people and responding to their feedback.
Employees participate in an employee experience survey twice
per year. By sharing your voice, our employees help drive
positive changes within our organization.
Employee Recognition Programs
Employee recognition is a cornerstone of our culture and
promotes a positive employee experience. By celebrating the
dedication and achievements of our employees, we show
appreciation and inspire continued growth. We currently
offer a variety of recognition programs, each designed to
honor the hard work and commitment of our employees. Award
examples include Employee of the Year, Service milestone
awards, HERO, Daisy Awards, Brand Ambassador Program and
more.
The Sanford Leader
The Sanford Leader fosters a culture where every employee is
empowered to lead, grow, and make a lasting
impact—regardless of their title. By offering innovative
programs, dynamic webinars, immersive workshops, and
leadership academies, The Sanford Leader ignites potential
and inspires a future where leadership lives at every level
of the organization.
Employee Crisis Fund
As Sanford Family, we lift each other up so we can do what
we’re called to do — care for our patients and communities.
Our Employee Crisis Fund was created for Sanford and Good
Samaritan Society family members facing personal financial
hardship due to extraordinary and unexpected circumstances.
Investing in Our Patient and Resident Care
Every day Sanford is improving the human condition one person at
a time by providing exceptional care and investing time, energy,
and resources into transforming and redefining what’s possible
within the health care landscape. As one of the largest health
systems in the nation, we have a responsibility to continually
elevate our level of care in our mission of sharing God’s love
through the work of health, healing, and comfort. Below are a
few examples showcasing how we do this.
Creating an Exceptional Patient Experience
At Sanford, our goal is to provide the highest quality care
with an experience that leaves patients and residents
confident in their decision to choose us for their needs. To
do this we continually innovate, prepare, and train our
staff at every touchpoint to deliver a higher level of
service and exceptional care. Over the past few years, we’ve
executed initiatives surrounding unifying our patient
experience, standardizing leader rounding, and providing
customer service and empathy training.
Sanford Initiatives
One major differentiator in health care is the Sanford
Initiatives. These projects are designed to innovate and
enhance Sanford's health care capabilities and share our
expertise with the patients, residents, and communities we
serve. Some of our key initiatives focus on research,
children’s health, sports medicine, weight loss, genetics,
breast cancer and more. You can learn more about all of our
initiatives by visiting
https://www.sanfordhealth.org/initiatives.
Virtual Hospital
Sanford is establishing a cutting-edge clinical initiative
to create one of the world’s leading virtual hospitals. The
state-of-the-art virtual hospital will deliver medical
services to patients and long-term care residents across
Sanford’s communities and beyond. The initiative will
transform the health care experience for those living in
rural areas, bringing affordable, comprehensive and seamless
medical care to people no matter where they call home.
Partnering with Our Communities
When our communities are vibrant, growing and healthy, so are
we. Helping make our communities stronger is at the core of
everything we do at Sanford Health. Our culture of giving back
connects us to the diverse places where over 50,000 of our
employees live, work and serve.
Part of Sanford Health’s mission is to bring health and healing
to the people who live and work across our region. As a
nonprofit organization, we make sure the benefits of health care
reach the broad needs of our communities.
Sanford Health partners with communities and other organizations
to fulfill this mission, which is supported by robust
commitments to education, health and wellness, quality of life
initiatives and economic development. We take our partnerships
very seriously.
We combine our philanthropic giving with our health care
services and experiences to make a significant impact.
Health and Wellness
At Sanford, we are dedicated to the work of health and
healing and we have long recognized that reaching beyond the
walls of our facilities is essential to the wellbeing of the
community. Sanford invests in community organizations who
provide access to various health opportunities and mental
wellbeing programs throughout our communities. We know that
the health of the community happens by the access our
citizens have to care and the support they need to be
healthy and successful.
Education
Education is important for a strong community, and at
Sanford Health, we invest in furthering education
opportunities through youth activities like, Junior
Achievement and HOSA (Health Occupations Students of
America) as well as invest in high school and college
scholarships. Sanford also employs hundreds of college
interns throughout the year offering them real life
opportunities to learn about healthcare careers. Education
initiatives also support the opportunity for workforce
development initiatives to interest and advance students in
STEM careers.
Economic Development
Sanford is an active economic driver in the communities we
serve, and a growing healthcare system is reliant on a
strong, growing community. Because of this, we are
supporters of quality-of-life efforts like community arts
programming as well as economic and workforce development
efforts, housing initiatives and local Chambers of Commerce.
Military Support
Military Support
It is our honor to be the provider and employer of choice for our nation’s military, veterans and their spouses. We have the utmost respect for our past and present military members along with their spouses and are dedicated to providing them with not only exceptional care but with the employment opportunities they deserve to support their families. To show our support, we have industry-leading programs to support our heroes during and after service. We’ve also received several prestigious military employer awards that recognize our dedication to supporting our military and spouse employees.
