The bailout money, awarded May 14, was documented by Good Jobs First, a nonprofit group focused on accountability in economic development, on its COVID Stimulus Watch database.
The millions received by Sanford Health was paid out from the $175 billion Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, While the federal pandemic response legislation may be better known for providing money for individuals and small businesses, it also offered financial assistance to large companies, including billions of dollars for health care providers across the nation. Sanford Health has nearly 49,000 employees and 44 hospitals, with major medical centers in Fargo and Bismarck in North Dakota, Bemidji, Minn., and Sioux Falls. Sanford's Fargo medical center alone took in $23.8 million, with its other large medical centers taking in lesser amounts. The Sioux Falls-based health system was granted $71.9 million through a special fund for health care and social services providers funded by federal legislation known as the CARES Act.
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