As a non-profit healthcare organization, Medcenter One provides medical care regardless of the patient's ability to pay. In 2006, this charity care totaled $3.4 million.

When combined with the various education programs and services Medcenter One provides free of charge or at a loss, Medcenter One’s total contributions to the communities it serves is more than $14 million. Those programs include the following:

Health education classes
Each month, Medcenter One offers dozens of education classes and support groups, including:

• CPR and first aid classes
• Parenting classes:Baby Basics , Breastfeeding, Infant Massage, Lamaze, and Well Baby Clinic
• Family classes:ABC's of Babysitting, Big Brother Big Sister, Kids in Charge, and The Nurturing Program
• Support groups:Alzheimer's, Autism Speaks, A.W.A.K.E., Compassionate Friends, Diabetes, Gastric Bypass, Hepatitis, Multiple Sclerosis, Prostate Cancer, and Stroke and brain injury

 
Health screenings
Medcenter One’s Women’s HeartAdvantage has provided free heart screenings for more than 3,000 women. Medcenter One also provides free hearing, blood pressure and diabetes screenings.

Health promotional programs
Medcenter One health promotion programs include Doc Talk, free monthly doctor-led presentations open to the public, and Shapedown, an innovative behavior modification
program designed to help overweight children overcome weight and eating problems.

Health professionals’ education
Medcenter One College has owned and financially supported its own College of Nursing since 1908. Forty-five students graduated from the Medcenter One College of Nursing in 2006. 

In addition, Medcenter One provides learning environments and financial support for programs such as the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Bismarck State College’s laboratory tech program to ensure a strong, local healthcare workforce in the future.

Subsidized health services
Medcenter One subsidizes health services to ensure the community receives important specialized care services. An example of this care is Medcenter One’s Dakota Children’s Advocacy Center, a multidisciplinary team approach to investigating child abuse. In 2006, the center helped 248 families.

Research
As a research institution, Medcenter One is are committed to seeking new treatments and preventive measures. Medcenter One contracts with a local research organization and works with the North Central Cancer Treatment Group.

Disaster readiness
Medcenter One actively participates in local, regional and statewide readiness planning and activities, providing beyond what is required for licensure.