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![[Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society flag]](../images/u/us_elgss.jpg)
image located by Esteban Rivera, 9 May 2024
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https://news.sanfordhealth.org
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The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is the largest not-for-profit
provider of senior housing and services in the United States. Headquartered in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the society operates centers throughout the country.
The organization maintains an affiliation with the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
The society’s founder,
Reverend August “Dad” Hoeger, incorporated the society on September 29, 1922.
The first home was opened in Arthur, North Dakota, on March 1, 1923.
Because of financial difficulties and a rift in philosophy within the society,
the board of directors voted to split the society into two separate
organizations: The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Lutheran
Hospitals and Homes Society of America (which would later rebrand as
Banner Health.
In 2018, the
Society agreed to merge with Sanford Health. The merger was approved by regulators and
became official January 1, 2019.
Sources:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-samaritan-society
https://www.good-sam.com/about
https://www.good-sam.com/about/history
https://player.vimeo.com/video/718876820 and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evangelical_Lutheran_Good_Samaritan_Society
Its flag is a white background with the logo on the middle.
Esteban Rivera, 9 May 2024
![[Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society flag]](../images/u/us_elgss-l.gif)
image located by Esteban Rivera, 9 May 2024
Source: https://sdaho.org/2021/01/07/welcome-the-evangelical-lutheran-good-samaritan-society