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Upper Peninsula Health Care Network Helping health care providers in Upper Michigan help you Mission
Statement: Vision: The Upper Peninsula Health Care Network (UPHCN) is a corporation of health care organizations formed to facilitate access to high quality health care, at a reasonable cost. Together, UPHCN members are continuously working to provide coordinated health care delivery for residents, in the Upper Peninsula, and surrounding communities. The Upper Peninsula Health Care Network is comprised of the following members: Baraga County Memorial Hospital, Bell Hospital, Dickinson County Healthcare System, Grand View Health System, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital, Iron County Community Hospitals, Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center, Mackinac Straits Hospital, Marquette General Health System, Munising Memorial Hospital, Aspirus-Ontonagon Hospital, Pathways Community Mental Health, Portage Health, Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Health Center, Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, and War Memorial Hospital. The UPHCN serves the 319,000 residents, of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Collaborative efforts, among the network, include sponsorship of the Upper Peninsula Poison Crisis Network, joint purchasing, mobile MRI services, education, publication of the physician directory, the U.P. Medical Library Consortium; the U.P. Teleradiology, Teleconferencing and Telemedicine Networks; a reference lab network; and the U.P. Regional Blood Center. The UPHCN continues to develop an Upper Peninsula-wide integrated information systems network, to connect the U.P. hospitals together, providing a cost-effective mechanism, to access patient information and streamline patient care delivery. The Network has recently completed a State grant, to enhance Medical Control Authorities, in the Upper Peninsula. The UPHCN Board of Trustees has decided to continue providing resources, in order to continue this initiative, and broaden its scope. The services
of the UPHCN provided to its members are a result of collaboration,
among mid-level and senior level managers, employed by the facilities.
These individuals take time away from their respective organizational
responsibilities and participate in activities, of the UPHCN, for
the purpose of adding value and resources to health care, within
the region. These individuals, of the member facilities, deserve
praise and recognition for their participation, in the following
UPHCN Committees: In its ninth year of operation, the UPHCN has made significant accomplishments. In addition to the many services already mentioned the UPHCN has secured a number of grants from state and federal sources, as well as local and national foundations. This money has brought a tremendous amount of administrative support, a wealth of equipment and technology and also community services, to the local region. Dennis H. Smith, Executive Director of the UPHCN Colleen Balconi - UPHCN Network Coordinator Nadine Hatch - UPHCN Administrative Assistant Deb Wurth - Telehealth Administration - Dennis H Smith Interim Executive Director, UPHCNOfficers
Trustees
UPHCN Combined DataTOP OF PAGEUPHCN Statistical Information Number of Licensed Beds – 1,005 Number of Hospital Unit Beds set up and staffed – 828 Number of Licensed and Staffed Long Term Care Beds – 288 Number of FTE’s – 6,651 Total Facility Admissions – 33,090 Total Outpatient Registrations – 1,484,393 Total Surgical Operations – 35,500 Total Births – 3,013 Total Number of Emergency Visits – 145,631 Number of Physicians with Privileges at UPHCN Hospitals – 727 Approximate Number of Primary Care Physicians – 239 Approximate Number of Specialty Physicians – 499 Approximate Number of Primary Care Physician Assistants – 43 Approximate Number of Specialty Physician Assistants - 21
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