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MeritCare-Sanford merger gets N.D. approval
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEN'-jum) has signed off on the merger of the two largest health systems in the Dakotas.October 29, 2009
N.D. accounting firms merge
A long-standing Dickinson accounting firm has merged with Brady, Martz & Associates, which has offices in Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot and Thief River Falls, Minn.October 05, 2009
Group questioning merger stymied
One of the leaders of a citizen group that objected to the merger of Fargo’s MeritCare health system with Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D., says the group is giving up its quest. Former North Dakota first lady Jane Sinner has been a leader of the group called Citizens for MeritCare, along with former Fargo Mayor Bruce Furness.September 12, 2009
Hospital CEO says merger could help rural areas
A merger between North Dakota’s largest hospital and a South Dakota-based health system could create the largest rural health network in the country, the hospital’s chief executive said Thursday. The merger of MeritCare of Fargo and Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D., is expected to be completed by the end of the year. The new health system would serve about 2 million people in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska.By By Dave Kolpack, The Associated Press , September 11, 2009
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Merger, reform discussed at MeritCare town hall
MeritCare officials were in Jamestown at the MeritCare clinic Wednesday evening to answer questions from concerned residents about a merger with Sanford Health. Four area residents attended the town-hall style discussion, which was led by Lisa Carlson, MeritCare chief financial officer. The first merger meeting Carlson was involved in took place in early January and discussed relationship development with the two nonprofit organizations, she said. The talks became more intense in spring and a letter of intent, which signals the seriousness of the merger plan, was signed July 16.By Ben Rodgers , August 27, 2009
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Group seeks to suspend merger talks
FARGO (AP) — A group whose members include former Fargo MeritCare trustees says a merger between MeritCare health system and Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, S.D., could mean a loss of local control and jobs, and it wants the merger talks suspended.August 12, 2009
Merger would mean West Fargo growth
FARGO — Agassiz Crossing has been a fallow field waiting for the day when MeritCare would expand its medical services to Fargo’s western edge. That day could arrive within the next five years – with a new facility ranging from $250 million to $350 million — if plans by executives involved in a Sanford-MeritCare merger slated for later this year materialize.By By Patrick Springer, The Forum , August 10, 2009
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Hospitals want to speed up merger
FARGO (AP) — Officials with Fargo-based MeritCare and Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health are considering speeding up the timetable for the proposed merger of the health systems.August 06, 2009
MeritCare, Sanford merger would be positive step
The talk of change, let alone the reality of it, can make people apprehensive. We have witnessed that firsthand as news leaked of a possible merger between MeritCare and Sanford. Let us now put this apprehension at rest. This merger would be a positive opportunity for our patients, our system and our communities.By Dr. Roger Gilbertson, CEO and President of MeritCare , July 24, 2009
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S.D. officials deflect merger worries
South Dakota officials say the decision of the developing Sanford MeritCare Health System to incorporate in North Dakota should not cause big worries. Some, including a Fargo, group headed by former Mayor Bruce Furness, have questioned if there will be a loss of jobs, local control and quality medical care.July 23, 2009
Sanford MeritCare merger may be N.D. based
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota officials say the decision of the developing Sanford MeritCare Health System to incorporate in North Dakota should not cause any big worries.July 22, 2009
Japan’s top beverage makers talk merger
Japan’s top two beverage makers, Kirin and Suntory, are considering merging their operations, a Suntory spokesman said Monday. A merger would create the world’s fifth largest food company by sales, just behind Kraft Foods Inc. and Pepsico Inc., the Nikkei business newspaper reported.July 14, 2009
Size could be behind Sanford and MeritCare merger idea
Size matters in health care, and that could be one reason Sanford Health of South Dakota and MeritCare of North Dakota are considering a merger, industry insiders say. “It is grow or die,” said Dick Howard, an executive with Fairview Health Services of the Twin Cities, which has 10 hospitals and 40 clinics throughout Minnesota.June 22, 2009
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HLTH, WebMD merge in all-stock deal
HLTH Corp. said Thursday it will complete its merger into health Web-site operator WebMD Health Corp. in an all-stock deal valued at about $1.2 billion.June 19, 2009
Sanford, MeritCare talk merger
Merger talks between the two largest hospitals in the Dakotas, made public this week, started three months ago, during Red River flooding in Fargo, N.D. Sanford Health in Sioux Falls helped out MeritCare Health System in Fargo with patients during the flooding.June 19, 2009
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