MidMichigan Health

MidMichigan Health is a non-profit health system, headquartered in Midland, Michigan, affiliated with Michigan Medicine, the health care division of the University of Michigan. MidMichigan Health covers a 23-county region with medical centers in Midland, Alpena, Alma, Clare, Gladwin, Mt. Pleasant and West Branch.

MidMichigan Health
TypeNot-for-profit
IndustryHealthcare
Founded1984[1]
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Central and Northern Michigan
Key people
Diane Postler-Slattery, President/CEO [2]
Don Sheets, Chairman Board of Directors (2019) [3]
RevenueUS$959 million (2019)[4]
$28 million (2019)[5]
Number of employees
5,050 (2012)[6]
Websitewww.midmichigan.org

In addition to its Medical Centers, MidMichigan Health also offers both home health care and physician services, and has a strong commitment to medical education. MidMichigan Physicians Group provides urgent care and medical offices in more than 30 specialties and subspecialties. The MidMichigan Health Foundation supports patients and families served by MidMichigan Health by raising funds for equipment, services and programs. Currently, MidMichigan Health has more than 8,700 employees, volunteers and physicians.

Community benefit

During fiscal year 2018, MidMichigan Health contributed $106.1 million towards community benefit initiatives across a 23-county region. The calculation of the contributions includes charity care for uninsured and the financially needy as well as unreimbursed costs for providing care for those insured through Medicare and Medicaid. Also included is support of medical education, medical research, health promotion efforts and community education. [7]

Leadership

  • Diane Postler-Slattery replaced Richard Reynolds as president and CEO in early 2013.[8] She was formerly president and COO of Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wisconsin.
  • Richard (Rick) Reynolds assumed system leadership in 2008 and was instrumental in launching the open heart surgery program in Midland and the affiliation with Michigan Medicine.
  • Terence (Terry) F. Moore served as the health system executive from its founding in 1984 until his retirement in 2008. [9] As of 2020, he continues to be active in area business development efforts and operates a local apple orchard. Moore is the author or co-author of 10 books on hospital administration and leadership.

History

MidMichigan Health was formed by the affiliation of hospitals in Midland and Clare, Michigan, in 1984. The hospital in Gladwin, Michigan, became an affiliate the following year. The hospital in Alma, Michigan, became a wholly owned subsidiary in 2004. The system's early history is documented in the book A Journey of Caring by Dorthy Langdon Yates.

In August 2012, MidMichigan Health announced it was in negotiations to affiliate with the University of Michigan Health System.[10] The partnership was finalized in June, 2013. The University of Michigan Health System acquired a minority ownership stake in MidMichigan Health and two seats on the 17-member Board of Directors.[11] The affiliation better positioned both organizations for anticipated health care reform.

MidMichigan Health provides consulting services to Mackinac Straits Health System although plans for acquisition of the critical access hospital in St. Ignace fell through in mid-2014.[12] In early 2015, The system announced that it was divesting itself of its two nursing homes, MidMichigan Stratford Village and MidMichigan Gladwin Pines,[13] a transaction that was completed the following year.[14] During the same timeframe MidMichigan acquired Alpena Regional Medical Center and changed its name to MidMichigan Medical Center - Alpena.[15] West Branch Regional Medical Center (Formerly Tolfree Memorial Hospital) joined MidMichigan Health as its sixth acute care hospital in 2018. [16] It was renamed MidMichigan Medical Center-West Branch.

Medical centers

HospitalLocationBed countEmergency DepartmentFoundedNotesWebsite
MidMichigan Medical Center-AlpenaAlpena, Michigan139Yes1940
MidMichigan Medical Center-ClareClare, Michigan49Yes1936
MidMichigan Medical Center-GladwinGladwin, Michigan25Yes1953Critical access hospital
MidMichigan Medical Center-GratiotAlma, Michigan96Yes1955
MidMichigan Medical Center-MidlandMidland, Michigan324Yes1944Flagship hospital
MidMichigan Medical Center-Mt. PleasantMt. Pleasant, Michigan0YesFree-standing emergency department, outpatient surgery center, outpatient services with no inpatient beds
MidMichigan Medical Center-West BranchWest Branch, Michigan88Yes1929

References

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