Sanford Health Completes Combination with Creekside Medical Clinic, Expanding Health Care Services in the Black Hills Area

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the U.S., has finalized its combination with Creekside Medical Clinic, an independent physician-owned group based in Rapid City, South Dakota. The merger brings together four family medicine physicians and two advanced practice providers, expanding comprehensive health care services to the Black Hills area. Creekside Medical Clinic's services include outpatient medical care, preventive health evaluations, referrals for screening tests, on-site laboratory services, vaccinations, and pre-employment physicals.

Key Takeaways:

• Sanford Health has completed its combination with Creekside Medical Clinic, expanding health care services to the Black Hills area.
• The combination brings together four family medicine physicians and two advanced practice providers, who have joined Sanford Health.
• Creekside Medical Clinic's services include outpatient medical care, preventive health evaluations, referrals for screening tests, on-site laboratory services, vaccinations, and pre-employment physicals.
• Sanford Health has a long history of bringing together local, independent physician groups that share its physician-led vision for the future of health care.
• Creekside Medical Clinic is the latest independent physician group in western South Dakota to join Sanford Health.
• Sanford Health operates a specialty reference laboratory in Rapid City and has provided specialty outreach for families in the area for more than 20 years.
• Sanford Health provides senior services in the area at Good Samaritan's St. Martin Village, Echo Ridge, and New Underwood senior care communities, as well as through Home Health of the Black Hills.

Statistics:

• Sanford Health has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest.
• The organization has 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies.
• Sanford Health provides access to 78 specialties through its transformational virtual care initiative.

Sources:

• Sanford Health
• "Sanford Health, physician-owned group complete combination" (September 2)