Former Sanford executive got $1.3 million severance deal

The former head of the Sanford Medical Center here received more than $1.3 million in compensation under a buyout of the remainder of his contract when he was replaced. Dennis Millirons was named president of Sanford Medical Center in November 2009, when Fargo-based MeritCare merged with Sanford, which has its headquarters in Sioux Falls, S.D.