St. Alexius Medical Center was opened in 1885 by a group of Benedictine Sisters and was the first hospital in Dakota Territory. The 285-bed facility serves the Bismarck area as well as central and western North Dakota, northern South Dakota and eastern Montana. Medcenter One Health Systems offers a range of services, including nine primary care clinics, a home health agency, three long-term care facilities and a 238-bed hospital. The two institutions have combined resources to offer state-of-the-art cancer care at the Bismarck Cancer Center.