Advisory Board July 23, 2024
Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health, recently sat down with Advisory Board’s Eric Larsen to share the health system’s strategic approach to rural health advocacy. Gassen discusses the recent merger with Marshfield Clinic Health System and explains how Sanford is leveraging technology and innovation to improve access, quality, and affordability in rural communities.
Eric Larsen: Bill, first of all — congratulations. Earlier this week, Sanford Health announced a decision to combine with Marshfield Clinic Health System, a physician-led, integrated health system based in Wisconsin that includes a health plan, 11 hospitals, 65 clinics and a premier research institute. Can you talk about your decision to partner with Marshfield and what you hope to accomplish together as a combined...