The Sanford Project

Sanford Initiatives

The Sanford Initiatives are the defining projects of Sanford Health, made possible through the generosity of T. Denny Sanford. Each is designed to have a meaningful impact on patients and healthcare for generations. The Sanford Initiatives will truly distinguish the system in its vision and accomplishments.

Initiative One: Investment in Children

Mr. Sanford’s gift will ensure the development of services and facilities and the recruitment of physicians specifically focused on children for generations. Five pediatric clinics will be established in areas of need across the country. In time, this model may be expanded internationally. Each of these facilities will have outreach resources via the Sanford Children’s Hospital, the state-of-the-art facility slated to open in Sioux Falls, SD, in 2009.

Initiative Two: Sanford Research

Sanford Research currently conducts research in five key areas including cardiology and cancer and provides support and services to other studies within Sanford Health. The Gift will allow significant growth and include the creation of the Sanford Pediatric Institute which will focus on the health research needs of children.

Initiative Three: The Sanford Project

As demonstrated many times, focusing your resolve and resources into one priority area can accomplish world-changing results. The Sanford Project will apply such focus to find a cure for type 1 juvenile diabetes, a disease plaguing many adults and even more children in our country.

Funded by Mr. Sanford’s gift and the support of others such as Todd and Linda Broin, The Sanford Project’s world-class research team will study type 1 diabetes along with beta cell regeneration to find a cure and resolve this pressing health issue.

Initiative Four: Sanford Healthcare Campus of the Future

The integration of patient care, research and education, along with advances in technology, has created a demand for a whole new approach to healthcare campus and facility design. Sanford Health will meld these components by providing dedicated development zones for each distinct yet related activity.

While clearly providing a state-of-the-art foundation for patient care, research and education, the campus will also be an important catalyst for economic development in the region.