Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center to participate in nationwide program for rural hospitals

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center has been selected to participate in the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program. The nationwide program helps rural hospitals improve financial stability by enhancing or expanding health care services that meet the community's needs.
Sanford Aberdeen will receive a set of financial and operational assessments for action and implementation plans to expand or introduce new service lines and help keep care close to home. The program provides funding for operational and equipment costs to support service line efforts.
"As a large rural hospital, we're continuously looking for ways to enhance the care and services offered for our patients," said Kila Legrand, administrator and CEO at Sanfored Aberdeen. "Eight hospitals were selected from across the country to participate in this year's cohort and we're excited for the opportunity to learn from other organizations and share our experiences while building a strong network of similar hosptials."
The Rural Hospital Stabilization Program is funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, a division of the Health Resources and Services Administraton. Services and technical assistance are managed and provided by the National Rural Health Resource Center. 
For more inforamtion about Sanford Aberdeen, visit SanfordHealth.org keyword: Aberdeen.  
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 55,000 employees and serves more than 2 million patients and nearly 415,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 58 hospitals, 289 clinic locations, 145 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and 1,100 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to nearly 80 specialties. More than 400 residents and fellows are trained each year through graduate medical education with Sanford Health fully funding and supporting 29 of the 40 available programs. Sanford Health also includes Lewis Drug, a pharmacy and retail chain with 60 locations in three states and nearly 190 pharmacists. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.