About Sparrow

About UM Health-Sparrow

UM Health-Sparrow is your hometown health system

UM Health-Sparrow is the Lansing area’s only community-owned, community-governed health system. We’re a not-for-profit organization, and our board is made up of local leaders who call Mid-Michigan home. Our patients are also our neighbors, family and friends.

UM Health-Sparrow’s impact is felt across Mid-Michigan at more than 150 sites of care: at UM Health-Sparrow Lansing, community hospitals in Carson City, Charlotte, Ionia and St. Johns, and the 478 UM Health-Sparrow primary care providers and specialists serving patients across the region.  

Our mission is to improve the health of the people in our communities by providing quality, compassionate care to every patient, every time.

 

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Mission, Vision and Values

UM Health-Sparrow's mission is to improve the health of the people in our communities by providing quality, compassionate care to everyone, every time.
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

At UM Health-Sparrow we are committed to a caring, respectful, and inclusive culture that values the diversity of our patients, caregivers and the community.

Performance & Quality

As a community-owned and governed organization, UM Health-Sparrow serves people throughout an expanding region and has earned a reputation for quality
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Board of Directors

UM Health-Sparrow’s governing boards consist of diverse volunteers who generously give their time and expertise, and are committed to UM Health-Sparrow’s Mission.
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Annual Reports

Our Annual Reports detail the tremendous work of our caregivers toward providing quality, compassionate care to Mid-Michigan.
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Caregiver Spotlight

Watch inspiring stories about our compassionate, quality caregivers.
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Awards & Recognitions

UM Health-Sparrow Distinctions Inspired by the community, UM Health-Sparrow’s Caregivers, Physicians and Volunteers all work together toward our bold vision to be nationally recognized
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Quality & Transparency Commitment

As a community-owned and governed organization, UM Health-Sparrow serves people throughout an expanding region and has earned a reputation for quality care, service excellence, and high integrity.
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UM Health-Sparrow Partnerships

UM Health-Sparrow partners with leading medical organizations to offer expanded healthcare services throughout the Mid-Michigan region.
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Community Health Needs Assessments

UM Health-Sparrow Health System is proud to release its most recent Community Health Needs Assessment for EW UM Health-Sparrow Hospital, University of Michigan Health-University of Michigan Health-University of Michigan Health-University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Specialty Hospital, Carson, Clinton and Ionia.
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Expressions of the Season

At UM Health-Sparrow, we acknowledge the many different expressions of the holiday-filled season.
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Contact Us

We’d love to answer any questions you may have about UM Health-Sparrow and the services we offer. Here are some important phone numbers for you to know.

When you need expert care, UM Health-Sparrow is right here

As your community partner in health, we’re dedicated to making UM Health-Sparrow and our flagship facility, UM Health-Sparrow Lansing, the best they can be. 

That means we invest in state-of-the-art facilities and technology… and we support our thousands of medical experts and caregiving professionals in providing the highest quality care. 

  • The Herbert-Herman Cancer Center has the region’s only full-time clinical genetics counselor and genetics program. And the MRIdian linear accelerator at the Cancer Center is one of only a few dozen in the world.
  • UM Health-Sparrow Lansing is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in the region. 
  • UM Health-Sparrow Lansing is the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, ranked #1 in Michigan; a Cardiac Center of Excellence; and Michigan’s first certified Comprehensive Stroke Center — one of about 20 nationwide.

To serve patients like you, UM Health-Sparrow delivers world-class care that’s close to home.

UM Health-Sparrow by the numbers

  • 23,000 surgeries a year
  • 90,000 Urgent Care and Walk-In Care visits a year 
  • 150 sites of care across mid-Michigan 
  • 300 UM Health-Sparrow Lansing ER patients a day 
  • 9,000 team member in UM Health-Sparrow 
  • 1,295 UM Health-Sparrow physicians
  • 2,173 volunteers
  • 4,000 births a year in the Mother Baby Center
  • 845 hospital beds across UM Health-Sparrow
  • 3 critical access hospitals in rural communities
  • $101 million in charitable contributions to the community