1900
St. John's Hospital opens in Fargo; in 1904, they move to a new facility with 87 beds
1907
St. Ansgar Hospital opens in Moorhead
1908
St. Luke's Hospital opens in Fargo with 35 beds
1921
Fargo Clinic opens in Fargo, adjacent to St. Luke's Hospital
1926
Dakota Clinic is founded
1929
The Veterans Administration opens in Fargo with 59 beds; in 1938, bed capacity at 176
By 1950
Fargo Clinic has 30 doctors; St. Luke's Hospital has 100 beds
1957
Dakota Clinic moves to University Drive location
1964
Dakota Hospital opens next to Dakota Clinic with 80 beds
By 1970
Fargo Clinic has 70 doctors; St. Luke's Hospital has 364 beds
1992
Champion Healthcare of Houston buys St. John's and St. Ansgar and consolidates the two hospitals on the St. John's campus, renaming it Heartland Medical Center
1993
St. Luke's Hospital and Fargo Clinic merge to form MeritCare Health System
1994
Dakota Heartland Health System (DHHS) is created as an equal partnership between Dakota Medical Foundation (DMF) and Champion Healthcare
1996
Champion mergers with Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation and changes its name to Paracelsus
1998
Dakota Medical Foundation exercises their option to end their partnership with Paracelsus. The buyout creates one of the largest foundations in North Dakota.
2000
Dakota Clinic/Innovis Health, a joint venture between Dakota Clinic and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota opens with 74 beds.
2001
Dakota Heartland Hospital becomes Heartland Hospital and Paracelsus changes its name to Clarent Hospital Corporation.
MeritCare purchases the assets of Heartland Health System. Heartland Hospital becomes MeritCare South University.
Sources: The Forum, "A century of healing," December 5, 1999, MeritCare Web site and DHHS employee newsletter, Partners, March 13, 1998.