MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland

MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland is a 324-bed, non-profit hospital in Midland, Michigan. It is a member of MidMichigan Health, an integrated health delivery system affiliated with Michigan Medicine, the health care division of the University of Michigan. The medical center serves as a clinical site for medical students from Michigan State University - College of Human Medicine, Central Michigan University, and MidMichigan Community College nursing students. A family medicine residency program is affiliated with Michigan State University.[1]

MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland
MidMichigan Health
Geography
LocationMidland, Michigan, United States
Organization
Care systemPrivate
TypeCommunity
Affiliated universityMichigan State University College of Human Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds324
History
Opened1944
Links
Websitehttp://www.midmichigan.org/midland
ListsHospitals in Michigan

History

MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland was designed by architect Alden B. Dow and constructed amid wartime restrictions in 1943–44. The first fifty years of the hospital's history is chronicled in the book, A Journey of Caring, by Dorthoy Langdon Yates.[2]

Over the years, MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland became co-owned with other regional hospitals; as a result, the Medical Center in Midland became the flagship hospital of MidMichigan Health, which has been headquartered in Midland ever since.

Specialties

MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland is a secondary-level acute care hospital.

  • The medical center was verified as a level II trauma center in 2014 by the American College of Surgeons.[3]
  • The medical center is the site of one of the three Gamma Knives in the state of Michigan.
  • In August 2007, the medical center began performing open heart surgery.

Leadership

Ada Mitchell, R.N. served as the initial superintendent when the hospital opened in 1944. Upon her resignation the following year, Bernard Lorimer became superintendent, a title later changed to president.[4] He was succeeded by David A. Reece in 1977.[5] Richard M. Reynolds served in the role beginning in 2004.[6] In May 2008, Gregory H. Rogers was named the hospital's fourth president.[7]

Awards
  • In 2007, the hospital was named a Thomson 100 Top Hospital.

References
  1. "MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland". MidMichigan Health. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  2. "Our History". MidMichigan Health. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. "MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland receives trauma center verification". Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  4. "Our History". MidMichigan Health. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  5. "MidMichigan Announces Retirement of Reece and Administrative Changes". PRNewswire. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  6. "Reynolds to retire from MidMichigan Health". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  7. "MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland, names Rogers president". Retrieved 2012-11-23.

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