Hospital CEOs field questions over out-of-state acquisition of North Memorial

By: Alyssa Chen

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 1,257

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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South Dakota-based Sanford Health has committed to maintaining core services at North Memorial Health’s Robbinsdale hospital for two years if it successfully acquires North Memorial.

“We would have loved to say that we would make that a 25-year commitment, right? Because that’s our hope, that’s our goal. But the reality is … healthcare is incredibly challenging right now,” said North Memorial CEO Trevor Sawallish.

Sawallish was fielding questions Tuesday alongside Bill Gassen, the CEO of …

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