Critical Access Hospitals in Michigan
Up to 25 inpatient beds
24/7 emergency care
Located in rural areas
Limited to 96 hours of inpatient care
Primarily provide outpatient services
Patients Matter*
2.4 million outpatient visits conducted
214,000 inpatient care days
331,000 people treated in emergency departments
22,000 people admitted for care & treatment
Communities Matter
Median number of residents enrolled in Medicaid in counties where CAHs are located.
- CAHs provide physician primary care & outpatient services.
- CAHs deliver life-saving & emergency care.
- CAHs foster community partnership to ensure the health & wellness of residents in rural communities.
- Rural residents in Michigan are more likely to be covered by public health insurance, and the aging populations in rural communities throughout the state create unique challenges when it comes to healthcare and economies.
Jobs Matter*
Total direct, indirect and induced impact of CAHs on Michigan jobs.
- CAHs employ 70-750 people in their communities.
- CAHs provided 10,000 direct jobs in Michigan.
- Direct jobs alone generated $645 million in wages, salaries and benefits.
State Funding Matters
Rural hospitals often face unique financial challenges that can threaten the care and services they provide, including rising costs, demographic shifts and workforce challenges.
Due to the populations they serve and the services they provide, CAHs are typically reimbursed for Medicaid at lower rates than other hospitals. Michigan’s Medicaid payment policy should be adjusted to ensure parity of payment levels for ALL Michigan hospitals.
Michigan's Critical Access Hospitals
- Allegan General Hospital
- Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital
- Ascension Standish Hospital
- Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
- Aspirus Ironwood Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
- Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital
- Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital
- Baraga County Memorial Hospital
- Bronson LakeView Hospital
- Corewell Health Gerber Memorial
- Corewell Health Kelsey Hospital
- Corewell Health Pennock Hospital
- Corewell Health Reed City Hospital
- Deckerville Community Hospital
- Eaton Rapids Medical Center
- Harbor Beach Community Hospital, Inc.
- Helen Newberry Joy Hospital
- Hills & Dales General Hospital
- Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
- Mackinac Straits Health System, Inc.
- Marlette Regional Hospital
- McKenzie Health System
- McLaren Caro Region
- McLaren Thumb Region
- Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
- MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin
- Munising Memorial Hospital
- Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital
- Munson Healthcare Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital
- O.S.F. St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group
- Scheurer Hospital
- Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
- Sheridan Community Hospital
- Sparrow Clinton Hospital
- Sparrow Eaton Hospital
- Sparrow Ionia Hospital
- UP Health System – Bell
*Source: 2017 data from the American Hospital Association Annual Survey (the most recent data available) with economic data compiled using Implan® V.3.1. software.