Edward W Sparrow Hospital Association

Programs: Sparrow hospital has, since its inception in 1896, provided care to people regardless of their race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay. Sparrow is a non-profit community-governed hospital and the flagship of sparrow health system, a comprehensive integrated health delivery system committed within its resources to improving the health status of all people throughout the mid-michigan region by providing quality, compassionate care to everyone, every time. Sparrow hospital is a 703-bed, major teaching hospital (affiliated with michigan state university's colleges of osteopathic medicine, human medicine and nursing) and the most comprehensive, acute care center in mid-michigan. Sparrow is the regional medical center for: - pediatrics - cancer care, including radiation therapy - trauma care - neurological care - high-risk obstetrics - neonatal intensive care - behavioral health - cardiovascular services sparrow treated just over 34,500 inpatients, had over 1. 5 million outpatient encounters, provided services to more than 119,500 emergency medicine patients, and had more than 69,000 urgent and fastcare visits in 2016. Today's sparrow health system blends the knowledge and expertise of over 900 physicians, 8,289 caregivers and approximately 2,200 volunteers with the most advanced technology, serving as a comprehensive health system for an eight-county population. In addition, more people choose sparrow for their maternity needs (more than 4,300 deliveries annually), rehabilitation, and emergency treatment than any other hospital in mid-michigan. Sparrow has achieved a national benchmark in quality care for mothers and babies, as mid-michigan's only baby-friendly hospital, a global program of the world health organization (who) and the united nations children's fund (unicef). Sparrow health system's reach extends far beyond the acute care setting of the hospital. There are many ways our staff proactively supports the community, especially those who have the greatest need. Because of sparrow's commitment, the people of mid michigan have access to the full range of comprehensive acute care services and the latest medical advances without traveling great distances. These services are available to all mid michigan residents, regardless of their ability to pay. Providing access to primary care: sparrow recognizes that if we are to achieve our vision of being a nationally recognized leader in quality and the patient experience, we have a responsibility to take the lead in fundamentally transforming healthcare in michigan. In order to address the challenges of increasing prevalence of chronic disease and an aging population, to improve the quality of care and the patient experience while also ensuring greater affordability for payors, sparrow needs to implement profound changes in how care is provided. Sparrow is committed to seeking new ways to partner with quality care providers to create greater alignment around improved quality and patient experience, work jointly to develop clinical guidelines to ensure the highest quality of care for patients who need to be transferred to different levels of care and to ensure that care is always delivered in the best quality and most cost-advantageous clinical setting as close to the patient's home as possible. Sparrow was selected as the first in michigan to become a member of the mayo clinic care network, solidifying our dedication to meeting our patients' healthcare needs right here in mid- michigan. Sparrow health system includes subsidiaries, sparrow carson hospital, sparrow clinton hospital and sparrow ionia hospital. In 2016, sparrow announced a phased-in affiliation agreement with hayes green beach memorial hospital in charlotte, extending our reach throughout the region. In 2016, sparrow opened the gathering place at sparrow, a dining area that features bright open spaces and a wall of glass with a view along michigan avenue. It showcases our effort to transform facilities to meet the expectations of our patients, visitors, physicians and caregivers for quality care in a healing environment. In addition, sparrow opened sparrow health center lansing, an all-new campus that expands access to primary care, provides senior health services, and offers streamlined and comprehensive care in one convenient location. The 70,000-square-foot building houses a drive-thru pharmacy, laboratory, endoscopy, diagnostic imaging including ct, ultrasound, mammography, mri and more in addition to three sparrow medical group practices. Sparrow also opened new fastcare centers in meijer stores in okemos and dewitt, offering the first new treatment option of its kind in the mid-michigan region. Fastcare offers prompt treatment for common, non-life-threatening conditions and is a more affordable option for basic medical services than a hospital emergency room or urgent care clinic. The sparrow medical group voa, a joint medical clinic between sparrow and volunteers of america michigan to serve homeless patients and others, continued to see thousands of patients annually. Work also continued during the year on the new sparrow herbert-herman cancer center, slated to open in summer 2017. The 64-million facility will provide state-of-the-art cancer care. The cancer center is housed in the sparrow plaza, which will also be home to sparrow thoracic and cardiovascular institute, the region's leading cardiovascular practice. Sparrow community care - a non-profit entity comprising the former sparrow medical supply and sparrow home care units - and sparrow laboratories and sparrow pharmacy plus round out sparrow health system's network of facilities and primary care services. They are designed to provide quality, convenient, cost effective health care to the people of mid-michigan. Emergency preparedness: sparrow has distinguished itself as a recognized leader in emergency preparedness. The hospital views preparedness as an ongoing process led by a multidisciplinary team that involves all aspects of hospital operations, including medical and non-medical services. Drills are conducted year-round in collaboration with local, state and federal agencies to ensure sparrow is prepared for any disaster, whether it is the result of a terrorist act or a natural disaster. Sparrow's emergency preparedness committee regularly tests the hospital's response skills independent of any agency or governing body. The hospital also works with local government agencies, including the police department, fire department, and public health department to coordinate a planned response in the event of a true emergency. Routine drills and a full scale active shooter exercise were conducted in 2015 to test the health system's response and interaction with local agencies. Supporting our community and neighborhoods: sparrow is the unquestioned leader in mid-michigan in providing healthcare services and promoting health-related activities. Sparrow, the ingham county health department and dean transportation partnered in 2016 to begin offering a free mobile clinic in various low-income neighborhoods whose residents often had not received medical care in years. The clinics had immediate results, finding children who sometimes lacked any immunizations or diagnosing serious ailments among the elderly. Sparrow provides first- aid services at many special events including michigan state university football games, lansing lugnuts baseball games and the city of lansing's annual common ground music festival. Sparrow also sponsors dozens of health-related activities, including the annual hike for hospice, the feelin' good mileage club for elementary schools, fitkids and the sparrow michigan mile. Sparrow also has a partnership with the university of michigan health system's survival flight air medical transport service. Survival flight provides 24-hour air medical transport services for improved access to patients who need critical care. As a teaching hospital, sparrow has continued to strengthen its affiliation with michigan state university through a joint initiative, the sparrow/msu center for innovation, by supporting fellowships and recruiting established researchers to develop, test, implement and evaluate innovative approaches in health care. Sparrow has many other longstanding arrangements with msu's colleges of human medicine, osteopathic medicine and nursing. Sparrow works with msu to facilitate the recruitment, training and retention of current and future generations of physicians and nurses through future docs, mini-medical school, and other summer enrichment programs for area youth. Sparrow is the clinical center for a multitude of health education programs, including graduate medical residency and nursing internships. Sparrow also sponsors dozens of health screening programs which are free to the public. Diabetes testing, prostate screening, skin cancer screenings, celiac disease screenings, breast exams and blood pressure check

ancillary services including laboratory, radiology, dialysis, social services, and clinics.

general services including food service, environmental services, laundry and plant.