Located in Alpena, Michigan, MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena is a 139-bed hospital that provides general medical and surgical services. The facility provides inpatient and outpatient care and a 24-hour emergency room. Its specialties include behavioral health, cancer care, diagnostic imaging, orthopedics, pain management, rehabilitation services, surgical services and wound & hyperbaric medicine. The hospital is part of the MidMichigan Health system, a non-profit health organization that is affiliated with University of Michigan Health System. It covers a 20 county region in Northeast Michigan. The system also includes urgent care centers, home health, physicians and specialty health services.
It is a Magnet-designated hospital that received the National Quality Award from the American Nurses Association. The certification is awarded to hospitals that demonstrate excellence in nursing and patient-centered care. It is based on multiple measures, including outcomes, patient safety, patient satisfaction and efficiency.
The hospital is a member of the Leapfrog Group, an organization that promotes safer healthcare for patients. It scored a B this year, which is an improvement over the C it received in spring of 2022. The hospital also received a high score for its efforts to reduce infections and complications related to urinary catheter use and central venous catheters.
In addition, the hospital is a level 3 primary stroke center and a certified primary heart attack center. The hospital was also rated as excellent in a recent study on patient safety by the Joint Commission. It is the only facility in the state of Michigan to earn this rating.
According to a survey published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 78% of MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena patients said they would recommend it to their family and friends. This is slightly above the national average of 69%. It also received a good score in the category of communication between doctors and patients.
MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena is owned by MidMichigan Health, a non-profit organization that is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Its 501(c)3 status means that donations to the hospital are tax deductible. It reports financial information on its Form 990, which is required for most nonprofit organizations.
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