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Merged Sanford-MeritCare system to follow "Mayo Model"

By Dave Thompson

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Bismarck, ND – When Sanford Health and MeritCare announced their merger, their C-E-Os talked about positioning the new health care system as another "Mayo Clinic."
The Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo is seen by many -- especially in this region -- as a model for health care delivery. In part three of our series on the Sanford-MeritCare merger, Prairie Public's Dave Thompson reports on the similarities -- and differences -- between the two systems.

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