{{short description|American health system}} {{use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = MyMichigan Health | logo = MyMichigan_Health_logo.png | type = [[Not-for-profit organization|Not-for-profit]] | foundation = 1984<ref>{{cite web|title=Our History |url=http://www.mymichigan.org/about/history/ }}</ref> | location_city = [[Midland, Michigan]] | location_country = United States | origins = | key_people = Lydia A. Watson, president/CEO <ref>{{cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://www.mymichigan.org/about/leadership/|accessdate=9 October 2025|website=MyMichigan Health}}</ref><br/> Don Sheets, chairman board of directors (2019)<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.mymichigan.org/app/files/public/33323/2019-MidMichigan-Health-Annual-Report.pdf|publisher=MidMichigan Health |title=Annual Report|accessdate=September 9, 2020}}</ref> | area_served = Central and northern Michigan | industry = [[Healthcare]] | products = | services = | revenue = [[United States dollar|US$]]959 million (2019)<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.mymichigan.org/app/files/public/33311/2019-Financial-Results.pdf |title=MidMichigan Health Annual Report Financial Results |publisher=MidMichigan Health |accessdate=September 10, 2020}}</ref> | net_income = $28 million (2019)<ref>{{cite web| title=MidMichigan Health Annual Report Financial Results|url=https://www.mymichigan.org/app/files/public/33311/2019-Financial-Results.pdf |publisher=MidMichigan Health |accessdate=September 10, 2020}}</ref> | num_employees = 8,800 (2020)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mymichigan.org/about/facts-figures/ |title=Facts & Figures |publisher=MidMichigan Health |accessdate=September 9, 2021}}</ref> | homepage = [http://www.mymichigan.org/ www.mymichigan.org] | dissolved = | footnotes = }} '''MyMichigan Health''' is an American non-profit health system, headquartered in [[Midland, Michigan]], affiliated with [[Michigan Medicine]], the health care division of the University of Michigan. MyMichigan Health covers a 26-county region with medical centers in [[Alma, Michigan|Alma]], [[Alpena, Michigan|Alpena]], [[Clare, Michigan|Clare]], [[Gladwin, Michigan|Gladwin]], Midland, [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan|Mt. Pleasant]], [[Ascension St. Mary's Hospital|Saginaw]], [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan|Sault Ste. Marie]], Standish, Tawas City, and [[West Branch, Michigan|West Branch]].
In addition to its medical centers, MyMichigan Health also offers both home health care and physician services, and has a strong commitment to medical education. MyMichigan Physicians Group provides urgent care and medical offices in more than 85 specialties and subspecialties. The MyMichigan Health Foundation supports patients and families served by MyMichigan Health by raising funds for equipment, services and programs. As of August, 2023 MyMichigan Health has more than [https://www.mymichigan.org/about/facts-figures/ 13,200 employees, volunteers and physicians].
==Community benefit== During the fiscal year 2025, MyMichigan Health contributed $243 million towards community benefit initiatives across a 26-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 (United States)|Medicare]] and [[Medicaid]]. Also included is support of medical education, medical research, health promotion efforts and community education.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.mymichigan.org/about/community-benefits/#:~:text=MidMichigan%20Health's%20financial%20contribution%20in,medical%20research | publisher=MidMichigan Health | title=Community Benefits at MidMichigan Health|accessdate=September 9, 2020}}</ref>
==Leadership== *Lydia A. Watson has been serving as president and CEO since December 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 September 2022 |title=Dr. Lydia Watson named MyMichigan Health president, CEO |url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Dr-Lydia-Watson-named-MyMichigan-Health-17467987.php |access-date=9 October 2025 |work=Midland Daily News}}</ref> * 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 was the health system executive from its founding in 1984 until his retirement in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=MidMichigan Health chief to retire after 26 years | date=24 March 2008| url=https://www.mlive.com/tricities/2008/03/midmichigan_health_chief_to_re.html|accessdate=2020-09-09}}</ref> As of 2020,{{ambiguous|date=September 2022}} he continues to be active in area business development efforts and operates a local apple orchard. Moore is the author or co-author of ten books on hospital administration and leadership.
==History== MyMichigan Health was formed by the affiliation of hospitals in Midland and Clare in 1984. The hospital in Gladwin became an affiliate the following year. The hospital in Alma 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, MyMichigan Health announced it was in negotiations to affiliate with the [[University of Michigan Health System]].<ref>{{cite web |title=U-M health system plans to have stake in Midland-based organization |url=http://www.annarbor.com/news/umhs-plans-to-have-stake-of-midmichigan-health-in-new-affiliation/|accessdate=2012-11-23}}</ref> The partnership was finalized in June, 2013. The University of Michigan Health System acquired a minority ownership stake in MyMichigan Health and two seats on the 17-member board of directors.<ref>{{cite web |title=University of Michigan Health System cements affiliation to extend block 'M' brand | url=http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/university-of-michigan-health-system-extends-block-m-brand-into-mid-michigan/|accessdate=2013-08-03}}</ref> The affiliation better positioned both organizations for anticipated health care reform.
MyMichigan 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hospital Partner Search Goes On |url=http://www.stignacenews.com/news/2014-08-28/Front_Page/Hospital_Partner_Search_Goes_On.html |accessdate=2014-12-27}}</ref> In early 2015, the system announced that it was divesting itself of its two nursing homes, MidMichigan Stratford Village and MidMichigan Gladwin Pines,<ref>{{cite web |title=MidMichigan Health to sell Stratford, Gladwin Pines |date=24 February 2015 |url=http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/MidMichigan-Health-to-sell-Stratford-Gladwin-6909779.php |accessdate=2016-05-16}}</ref> a transaction that was completed the following year.<ref>{{cite web |title=MidMichigan Health staff can reapply for jobs when 2 nursing homes sold |date=March 2016 |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2016/03/midmichigan_health_nursing_hom.html |accessdate=2016-05-16}}</ref> During the same timeframe MidMichigan acquired Alpena Regional Medical Center and changed its name to MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alpena Medical Center is now MidMichigan Medical Center - Alpena |date=5 April 2016 |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2016/04/alpena_regional_medical_center.html |accessdate=2016-05-16}}</ref> West Branch Regional Medical Center (formerly Tolfree Memorial Hospital) joined MyMichigan Health as its sixth acute care hospital in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Branch joins MidMichigan Health, becomes MidMichigan Medical Center - West Branch | date=3 April 2018 | url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/West-Branch-joins-MidMichigan-Health-12799353.php | accessdate=2020-09-09}}</ref> It was renamed MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch.
On December 1, 2021, MidMichigan Health became MyMichigan Health as part of a system-wide brand transformation updating the health system and facility names, and logo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Growing Health System Changes Name to MyMichigan Health |date=December 1, 2021 |url=https://www.mymichigan.org/about/news/2021/growing-health-system-changes-name/ |accessdate=2022-09-06}}</ref>
As of August 1, 2024, the hospital and affiliated sites formerly known as Ascension St. Mary's in Saginaw was renamed MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw, having been previously acquired by MyMichigan Health group from Ascension Health.
==Medical centers== {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- !Hospital!!Location!!Bed count!!Emergency Department!!Founded!!Notes!!Website |- ||MyMichigan Medical Center Alma|| [[Alma, Michigan]] ||96 ||Yes ||1955 || ||[https://www.mymichigan.org/alma/] |- ||MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena|| [[Alpena, Michigan]] ||139 ||Yes ||1940 || ||[https://www.mymichigan.org/alpena/] |- ||MyMichigan Medical Center Clare || [[Clare, Michigan]] ||49 ||Yes ||1936 || ||[https://www.mymichigan.org/clare/] |- ||MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin || [[Gladwin, Michigan]] ||25 ||Yes ||1953 ||Critical access hospital ||[https://www.mymichigan.org/gladwin/] |- ||[[MyMichigan Medical Center Midland]]|| [[Midland, Michigan]] ||324 ||Yes ||1944 ||Flagship hospital ||[https://www.mymichigan.org/midland/] |- ||MyMichigan Medical Center Mt. Pleasant|| [[Mt. Pleasant, Michigan]] ||0||Yes ||2017 ||Free-standing emergency department, outpatient surgery center, outpatient services with no inpatient beds ||[https://www.mymichigan.org/mtpleasant/] |- ||[[MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw]]|| [[Saginaw, Michigan]] ||268 ||Yes ||1874 ||Formally St. Mary's Hospital ||[https://www.mymichigan.org/saginaw/] |- ||MyMichigan Medical Center Sault|| [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]] ||49 ||Yes ||1822 || ||[https://www.mymichigan.org/sault/] |- ||MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch|| [[West Branch, Michigan]] ||88 ||Yes ||1929|| ||[https://www.mymichigan.org/westbranch/] |}
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==External links== *[http://www.mymichigan.org/ MyMichigan Health website] *[http://www.connectcare.com ConnectCare, the managed care division of MyMichigan Health]
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