Good Samaritan Society Membership approves combining with Sanford
"One key observation I have of the challenges facing health-care delivery and how it has evolved during the past 50 years in my own hands-on-care delivery experience is simply this; change. We are, and have experienced significant change in every nook and cranny affecting our lives, and how we receive and deliver health care will also need to continue changing for us to meet the growing needs of a rapidly expanding senior population,"
The society has 19,000 employees in 24 states providing senior care services, while Sanford has 28,000 employees in nine states offering clinic, hospital and health insurance services. Both are headquartered in
Sanford is one of the largest health-care systems in the nation, with 44 hospitals and nearly 300 clinics in nine states and four countries. Headquartered in
The two not-for-profit organizations have spent considerable time seeking to discover ways to better serve communities. Sanford and society leaders found each organization wants a more integrated, community-based health system with the opportunity to serve and care for individuals through the entire span of life.
"Our membership affirms what we believed at the onset of our discussions with Sanford,"
"This forward-thinking plan will become a national model to serve communities with exceptional care and value through the full spectrum of one's life,"
Each organization's governing board has previously approved the affiliation. The membership vote clears the way to begin the regulatory review process. The membership is made up of mostly current society executives and location administrators and executive directors/managers, with a number of former society employees who have remained in the membership. The goal is to bring the organizations together by
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