The two largest health systems in the Dakotas have now merged.
The Fargo-based MeritCare board of trustees voted Monday morning to approve the merger with Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D. It takes effect immediately.
Officials say Sanford`s board approved the merger last week.
The new system is Sanford Health & MeritCare. It has 14,000 employees.
The hospitals will have a coverage area of 130,000 square miles, including parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. |