Sanford Health Receives $300M Gift for Black Hills Medical Center Campus

Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027 with completion expected by 2030.

By HFT Staff


Sanford Health announced today another gift from a healthcare philanthropist that will transform healthcare in western South Dakota and the Black Hills region. 

Denny Sanford has made a $300 million philanthropic gift to Sanford Health to help establish the Sanford Black Hills Medical Center campus in Rapid City, South Dakota. 

The new state-of-the-art medical center campus will expand access to specialty care and services including an emergency department, ICU, oncology center, comprehensive women’s health including a labor and delivery unit, and children’s services. 

The campus will be located in southwest Rapid City, adjacent to the Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027 with completion expected by 2030. 

The proposed 480,000-square-feet Sanford Black Hills Medical Center campus will include: 

  • 168 inpatient beds 
  • Future campus expansion for additional 168 beds 
  • Emergency department bays 
  • Surgical suites and procedure rooms 
  • Cath labs 
  • Full inpatient and outpatient imaging suites 
  • Dialysis center 
  • Oncology infusion center 
  • Children’s outpatient and inpatient services 


November 19, 2025


Topic Area: Construction


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