Sanford Luverne Medical Center

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. on Sanford Luverne Medical Center’s closure of its inpatient labor and delivery services, as well as inpatient newborn care, and relocating them to other locations.

According to the filed submission, Sanford Luverne Medical Center will be ceasing inpatient labor and delivery services and inpatient newborn care as of April 28, 2027, and relocating these services to Sanford Worthington Medical Center in Worthington, Minn., and Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

The hearing, which will include both an in-person and virtual option to provide a forum for the community to discuss the change in services, will be hosted by MDH’s Health Regulation Division in the Blue Mound conference room at Sanford Luverne Medical Center, 1600 N. Kniss Ave., Luverne, MN 56156. 

More information is available in the MDH news release: Public hearing set for Nov. 24 on closure of inpatient labor and delivery services at Sanford Luverne Medical Center. 

Hospital name: Sanford Luverne Medical Center

Hospital owner: Sanford Health Network

Location: Luverne, Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Health serves as a facilitator to ensure there is public discussion and engagement for any proposed closure, reduction of services or relocation of services for a hospital or hospital campus as outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.555.

This statute gives MDH the authority to hold the meeting and to inform the public but not to change, delay or prevent the proposed changes, closures, or relocations.

Public hearing details

• Date: Nov. 24, 2026
• Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Central Time (end time subject to change)

In-person information

Sanford Luverne Medical Center
1600 N. Kniss Ave.
Luverne, MN 56156 

• Blue Mound meeting room

Call information

Click here to join the call via Microsoft Teams at 6 p.m. Nov. 24.

You may also call in using a phone. Call the phone number provided below and enter the access code.

• Audio-only call: 651-395-7448 
• Phone Conference ID: 260 620 80#

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Submit a comment or question

If you have a comment or question about the proposed changes, you can share it by filling out the form at the link below until 11:59 p.m. Nov. 25, 2026.

Comments and questions will be shared with Sanford Luverne during the hearing.

Sanford Luverne Medical Center Changes in Services comment form.