Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem retained an accounting firm to evaluate the merger plans. Following the evaluation, Attorney General Stenehjem approved the merger saying that it would expand existing services and service areas while reducing costs, according to the report.
MeritCare and Sanford announced merger plans in September. [http://hospitalreviewmagazine.com/news-and-analysis/business-and-financial/north-dakota-and-south-dakota-health-systems-plan-to-merge.html] Once the merger is finalized, the system’s service area will span parts of five states and cover two million people.
Read The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead‘s report on the MeritCare and Sanford Health merger.
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