Sanford Health Says It’s Open to Discussions with Trinity

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Sanford Health says it would welcome discussions with Minot-based Trinity Health.

Trinity announced Thursday that negotiations for a partnership with Montana-based Billings Clinic RegionalCare had ended without a deal. But Trinity also said it's still moving forward with plans to build a new medical campus in south Minot.

Dakotas-based Sanford Health has an option to buy land on Minot's south edge but hasn't finalized a purchase.

Sanford Executive Vice President for Marketing Cindy Morrison tells the Minot Daily News that "all possibilities remain on the table around how to best use that land."

Trinity Vice President Randy Schwan declined comment on whether Trinity would be interested in partnering with Sanford. He said Trinity is open to exploring other partnerships but isn't aggressively pursuing any.

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