Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota is remodeling its Bemidji Medical Center to make all of its patient rooms private. Sanford is also expanding its ICU and telemetry units as part of the projects. This is taking place as Sanford is undergoing a long-term facility planning process.
Promises made, promises kept: 10 years after merger, Sanford Bemidji continues its mission of providing care close to home
In the past 10 years, Sanford Bemidji has added heart and vascular care, an orthopedics and sports medicine center, opened the Joe Lueken Cancer Center and opened a 14-bed residential support center for mental health patients. 7:15 am, Mar. 3, 2021 ×
The entrance sign is just one of many changes since 2011 on the Sanford campus in Bemidji. (Jillian Gandsey / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI It was 10 years ago this week when North Country Health Services merged with Sanford Health at Bemidji’s hospital and clinic campus. Local health care providers and board members hoped that affiliating with Sanford’s expanding regional presence would forge a positive future.