June 16, 2025
The first patients will be seen at the beginning of 2026 inside the New Sanford OrthopeDic Hospital, which will open a charming hotel inside at the same time.
The nine -story building and 161,000 square feet on the Sanford USD Medical Center campus is attached to the children’s hospital in Sanford and accessible by the existing surgical tower.
Reaching 137 feet in the air, it is the highest building in the campus and designed to position Sanford’s health for orthopedics growth while providing improvements that will benefit the wider campus.
“The main engines are a way to continue to provide excellent treatments to our community,” said Andy Mance, who was recently appointed president and chief executive officer of the Sioux Falls region of Sanford Health.
“This is really well linked to our new mission, which is to worry, comfort and heal.”
Sioux Falls “has experienced rapid growth within orthopedics,” he added. “We are fortunate to be part of it.”
The building, designed by the architecture based in Chicago HKS and Sioux Falls Incorporated, is built by Henry Carlson Construction.
It is on the right track that the first patients were seen on January 12, 2026.
“As we have seen around the world, a large majority of orthopedic procedures are ambulatory, so this building is really designed with this spirit,” said Munnce.
Thirty-five parts are designed to serve patients before and after procedures, while expansion of nearby physiotherapy is designed to improve recovery before exit.
The building includes 12 operating rooms, including peroperative MRI attached directly to approximately one or two patients can receive screening during surgery.
“This offers important advantages to really complex or procedural work,” said Munnce. “Say that a brain tumor should be rescued. Our neurosurgery group will strongly use this space. We carry out these procedures today, but we move the patients around the campus. So, instead of a half-campus, it is 20 feet, and it is the second floor, which is a direct connection with our castle (children), so when our castle children need an MRI, it is a short distance which will be very suitable. “
There will be 30 orthopedic doctors and 34 advanced practice providers working in the building at the opening.
“We were very successful with recruitment,” said Mance. “As the building opens, we will have an additional neurosurgeon joining our team specifically working on the peroperative MRI space, we will therefore have five neurosurgeons in January, and that helped us develop all these areas.”
The building also includes the new Highpoint hotel with 56,000 square feet, a charming hotel with high -end finishes and equipment developed and operated by Hegg Cos, based in Sioux Falls.
The name was chosen because it is the highest altitude in the city, said Dione Deuel, head of the hotel operations and director of the brand’s experience at HEGG.
The hall is on the fourth floor, which includes a fireplace, an extended gymnasium “and a breathtaking view of the city,” she said.
“Our philosophy is to” hold a space and be consciously present from the needs of others at all times, “she said. “It doesn’t matter whether the moment is edifying or stimulating, we are committed to being there. Our goal is to improve each interaction to guarantee that our customers have the best possible experience. ”
The 56 rooms are on the floors six and seven, while the fifth floor will finally be built as 19 hospital rooms for hospitalized patients. There are 10 suites, eight rooms accessible to the ADA and seven hearing loss.
“We will offer a little buffet breakfast, and in the evening, the bar will be open with a beer and wine service as well as a variety of offers of small plates and aperitifs,” added Deuel.
The plan is to hire a managing director at the end of September, followed by the rest of the staff later this year.
The hotel plans to start accepting the reservations in mid-October and opening the first customers on January 12, 2026.
“Our hotels we have on campus are some of the most occupying hotels in the region, so we know that there is a need,” said Mance. “It will be super containing not only for surgical patients, but direct connectivity with the castle or even the factory adjacent to the space will really serve this side of the campus at a whole new level.”
Some patients arrive the day before for the first procedures or will benefit from the night at the hotel before returning home, he added.
The project also includes the renovation of 44,000 square feet in the existing surgical tower, in particular the modernization and expansion of the front entrance.
This space will be the last to end, with a targeted completion at the end of 2026.
The Sanford USD Medical Center makes traffic changes at the start of the road project