Sanford acquires Black Hills health facilities

RAPID CITY, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Sanford Health has purchased two health facilities based in Rapid City.

Sanford Health, Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center (BHOSC) and Black Hills Surgical Hospital (BHSH) announced in a news release Thursday they are joining together.

Sanford Health will be the parent organization of the Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center, the Black Hills Surgical Hospital and the group’s associated facilities in Rapid City and Black Hills Surgery Center in Gillette, Wyoming.

Upon closing, these locations will transition to nonprofit status and begin operating as part of Sanford Health.

“We sought out a partner who shares our unwavering commitment to exceptional, high-quality care and a vision for bringing innovation and the most advanced medicine to those we serve,” said Lew Papendick, M.D., chair of Black Hills Surgical Hospital, LLP. “We’re inspired by Sanford Health’s commitment to being the premier rural health system in the United States and excited to help move that forward in western South Dakota and Wyoming on behalf of our patients.”

The combination is expected to close in the next week. A regional board of community leaders will be established to govern the operations and strategy of the Western SD/Wyoming region with Dr. Papendick, a longtime physician and community leader serving as chair. Kyle Wiese will serve as regional president and CEO, and local physician leaders will represent the Western SD/Wyoming market within the Sanford Health organization.