MyMichigan Health

During the fiscal year 2018, MyMichigan Health contributed $106.1 million towards community benefit initiatives across a 23-county region. The calculation of the contributions includes charity care for uninsured and the financially needy as well as unreimbursed costs for providing care for those insured through Medicare and Medicaid. Also included is support of medical education, medical research, health promotion efforts and community education.{{cite web| url=https://www.mymichigan.org/about/community-benefits/#:~:text=MidMichigan%20Health's%20financial%20contribution%20in,medical%20research | publisher=MidMichigan Health | title=Community Benefits at MidMichigan Health|accessdate=September 9, 2020}}

• Diane Postler-Slattery replaced Richard Reynolds as president and CEO in early 2013.{{cite web |title=MidMichigan Health names next president, CEO | date=22 October 2012| url=http://www.mlive.com/midland/index.ssf/2012/10/midmichigan_health_names_next_president_ceo.html|accessdate=2012-11-23}} She was formerly president and COO of Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wisconsin.
• Richard (Rick) Reynolds assumed system leadership in 2008 and was instrumental in launching the open heart surgery program in Midland and the affiliation with Michigan Medicine.
• Terence (Terry) F. Moore was the health system executive from its founding in 1984 until his retirement in 2008.{{cite web |title=MidMichigan Health chief to retire after 26 years | date=24 March 2008| url=https://www.mlive.com/tricities/2008/03/midmichigan_health_chief_to_re.html|accessdate=2020-09-09}} As of 2020,{{ambig|date=September 2022}} he continues to be active in area business development efforts and operates a local apple orchard. Moore is the author or co-author of ten books on hospital administration and leadership.

MyMichigan Health was formed by the affiliation of hospitals in Midland and Clare in 1984. The hospital in Gladwin became an affiliate the following year. The hospital in Alma became a wholly owned subsidiary in 2004. The system's early history is documented in the book A Journey of Caring by Dorthy Langdon Yates.

In August 2012, MyMichigan Health announced it was in negotiations to affiliate with the University of Michigan Health System.{{cite web |title=U-M health system plans to have stake in Midland-based organization |url=http://www.annarbor.com/news/umhs-plans-to-have-stake-of-midmichigan-health-in-new-affiliation/|accessdate=2012-11-23}} The partnership was finalized in June, 2013. The University of Michigan Health System acquired a minority ownership stake in MyMichigan Health and two seats on the 17-member board of directors.{{cite web |title=University of Michigan Health System cements affiliation to extend block 'M' brand | url=http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/university-of-michigan-health-system-extends-block-m-brand-into-mid-michigan/|accessdate=2013-08-03}} The affiliation better positioned both organizations for anticipated health care reform.

MyMichigan Health provides consulting services to Mackinac Straits Health System although plans for acquisition of the critical access hospital in St. Ignace fell through in mid-2014.{{cite web |title=Hospital Partner Search Goes On |url=http://www.stignacenews.com/news/2014-08-28/Front_Page/Hospital_Partner_Search_Goes_On.html |accessdate=2014-12-27}} In early 2015, the system announced that it was divesting itself of its two nursing homes, MidMichigan Stratford Village and MidMichigan Gladwin Pines,{{cite web |title=MidMichigan Health to sell Stratford, Gladwin Pines |date=24 February 2015 |url=http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/MidMichigan-Health-to-sell-Stratford-Gladwin-6909779.php |accessdate=2016-05-16}} a transaction that was completed the following year.{{cite web |title=MidMichigan Health staff can reapply for jobs when 2 nursing homes sold |date=March 2016 |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2016/03/midmichigan_health_nursing_hom.html |accessdate=2016-05-16}} During the same timeframe MidMichigan acquired Alpena Regional Medical Center and changed its name to MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena.{{cite web |title=Alpena Medical Center is now MidMichigan Medical Center - Alpena |date=5 April 2016 |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2016/04/alpena_regional_medical_center.html |accessdate=2016-05-16}} West Branch Regional Medical Center (formerly Tolfree Memorial Hospital) joined MyMichigan Health as its sixth acute care hospital in 2018.{{cite web |title=West Branch joins MidMichigan Health, becomes MidMichigan Medical Center - West Branch | date=3 April 2018 | url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/West-Branch-joins-MidMichigan-Health-12799353.php | accessdate=2020-09-09}} It was renamed MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch.

On December 1, 2021, MidMichigan Health became MyMichigan Health as part of a system-wide brand transformation updating the health system and facility names, and logo. {{cite web |title=Growing Health System Changes Name to MyMichigan Health |date=December 1, 2021 |url=https://www.mymichigan.org/about/news/2021/growing-health-system-changes-name/ |accessdate=2022-09-06}}

As of August 1, 2024, the hospital and affiliated sites formerly known as Ascension St. Mary's in Saginaw was renamed My Michigan Medical Center - Saginaw, having been previously acquired by MyMichigan Health group from Ascension Health.

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• [http://www.mymichigan.org/ MyMichigan Health website]
• [http://www.connectcare.com ConnectCare, the managed care division of MyMichigan Health]

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