UP Health System - Marquette

UP Health System - Marquette (formerly Marquette General Hospital) is an American hospital and regional medical center located in Marquette and serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The hospital is a Level II trauma center as verified by the American College of Surgeons.[1] The hospital trains medical students from the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, as well as residents in the family medicine residency program.[2][3] Prior to 1973, Marquette had two hospitals: St. Mary's Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital. Marquette General Hospital was formed in 1973 when the two Marquette hospitals merged.[4]

UP Health System Marquette
LifePoint Hospitals
Geography
LocationMarquette, Michigan, United States
Coordinates46.55499°N 87.40033°W / 46.55499; -87.40033
Organization
FundingFor-profit hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityMSU College of Human Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds307
History
Opened1973
Links
Websitewww.mgh.org
ListsHospitals in Michigan

In 2012, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette approved Marquette General Hospitals purchase by for-profit organization Duke LifePoint.[5] It was the fourth hospital to be acquired by the company, after Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson, North Carolina, Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro, North Carolina, and Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Virginia.[6]

References
  1. "ACS verified trauma centers". Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  2. "Marquette General Hospital - About". Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  3. "Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program". Archived from the original on December 6, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  4. "Marquette General Hospital - History". Archived from the original on December 4, 2002. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  5. "Duke Lifepoint's $483M Acquisition of Marquette General Approved". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  6. "Duke LifePoint finalizes deal to acquire Marquette General". Healthcare Finance News. Retrieved March 27, 2019.



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