Fairview, Sanford merger: Former governors testify against ‘out of state ownership'

(FOX 9) - Two former Minnesota governors on the seemingly opposite sides of the political spectrum found common ground Tuesday, testifying at an in...

March 8, 2023
11:48 PM

(FOX 9) - Two former Minnesota governors on the seemingly opposite sides of the political spectrum found common ground Tuesday, testifying at an informal hearing against a proposed hospital merger that would make one of the state's largest hospital systems owned by a South Dakota-based company. On Nov. 16, 2022, Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services announced the two intended to merge in 2023. The new entity would be called "Sanford Health" and run by Sanford's current CEO. "It says ‘M Health Fairview' not ‘out-of-state health'.

Nick Longworth