Sanford breaks ground on long-anticipated orthopedic hospital

An orthopedic hospital years in the making officially has started construction on the campus of Sanford USD Medical Center.

Sanford broke ground today on the new 205,000-square-foot Sanford Orthopedic Hospital. At nine stories, it will be the tallest building on the main Sioux Falls campus and will be built to the west of the surgical tower and to the south of Sanford Children’s Hospital.

“It’s huge. It’s huge for us,” said Paul Hanson, president of Sanford Health in Sioux Falls.

“We’ve had a lot of internal discussion about it over the years, and this one is special because it’s one where not only do we take a look at orthopedics, which is a big part of the investment, but we look at the rest of the general surgery services, and we’re combining a couple projects to make it better for physicians, for staff and most importantly for patients.” Read the story on Sioux Falls Business.

Sanford breaks ground on long-anticipated orthopedic hospital