Director, Sanford Children's Health Research Center
The Sanford Children’s Health Research Center was established at Sanford-Burnham’s San Diego campus by a $20 million gift from South Dakota philanthropist Denny Sanford through Sanford Health. The gift serves as the foundation for collaboration between Sanford Health of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute.
The collaboration combines world-class scientific talent with state-of-the art technology to conquer childhood diseases. In addition to the new center in La Jolla, Sanford Health will develop a Children’s Health Research Center in Sioux Falls. The collaboration between the two locations will establish the basis of an integrated, world class, academic pediatric research network.
“I have the utmost confidence that this collaboration will promote solutions to some of the most troubling health issues that affect children,” said Denny Sanford when the gift was announced. “Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to encourage efforts and activities that I know will help children enjoy the gift of good health.”
As part of the collaboration, Sanford-Burnham will advise Sanford Health in recruiting talented research scientists to work at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. In addition, Sanford-Burnham will dedicate nine senior faculty to be supported by approximately 40 scientists and related staff in approximately 25,000 square feet of research and support space in La Jolla, California.
Sanford Health serves an 80,000 square mile, four-state region including parts of South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. Their comprehensive, integrated system includes more than 360 physicians in 115 clinics, 23 hospitals, 13 nursing homes, 17 assisted living facilities and congregate living locations, 27 home health services and 19 pharmacies. With approximately 12,000 employees, Sanford Health is the largest employer in the region. Its primary 500-bed nonprofit tertiary care hospital serves an average of more than 30,000 inpatients annually. With more than a million outpatient visits each year, Sanford Health is the largest healthcare system between Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and Denver, Colorado. Its divisions include Sanford University of South Dakota Medical Center, Sanford Clinic, Sanford Health Network, Sanford Health Plan and Sanford Health Foundation. Originally known as Sioux Valley Health System, the organization changed its name to Sanford Health to recognize a transformational gift of $400 million made by Mr. Sanford in early 2007. The gift is the largest single donation ever made to a hospital or health system.
“The opportunity to collaborate with Sanford Health expands our ability to combine Sanford-Burnham’s worldclass laboratory research with a powerful clinical partner dedicated to advancing medicine,” said John Reed, M.D., Ph.D., Sanford-Burnham’s CEO and Professor and Donald Bren Executive Chair. “Denny Sanford’s gift and his commitment to improving child health will enable us to consolidate and expand our present pediatric medical research activities and to speed our progress towards solving the unmet medical needs of children. We are honored for the opportunity to work with Mr. Sanford and the Sanford Health organization towards this noble goal.”
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