Quick Facts
UP Health System – Portage supports a multi-specialty medical community of over 35 physicians, over a dozen allied health professionals and has been serving the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan since 1896. The main campus is a 36-bed hospital, a verified chest pain center through the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC) and possesses the area’s only Open Bore MRI. UP Health System – Portage was home to the first Level III ACS (American College of Surgeons)-verified trauma center and emergency department in the state.
Other services include a dedicated physician for hospital stays, cardiopulmonary, arthroscopic surgery, emergency orthopaedics, sports medicine, x-ray & diagnostics, certified sleep disorder center, Express Care walk-in clinic, regional dialysis unit, pharmacy, 64-slice CT scanner, nuclear imaging, 3D digital mammography, radiological and laboratory services, rehab, home care and hospice, and a 60-bed senior living community.
Leadership
CEO – Randy Neiswonger
Locations
Hancock, Houghton, Lake Linden, Calumet
Facility type
General medical and surgical hospital, skilled nursing facility, three free-standing outreach clinics, Express Care, outreach rehab office, free-standing sleep disorders center.
Number of beds
96 (36 general acute care beds and 60 skilled nursing)
Number of employees
659 - second largest employer in Houghton County
Number of physicians on medical staff
35
Number of volunteers
200 - contributing more than 50,000 hours per year
Services
Inpatient Services
Family Birthing Center
Elderly/disabled (Intermediate nursing care)
End-of-life services (Hospice, Pain management and Palliative care)
Hospitalists
Infection isolation room
Cancer services
Outpatient
Breast cancer screening/mammograms
Certified trauma center
Chemotherapy
Fitness center
Geriatric services
Home health services
Kidney dialysis
Physical rehabilitation
Sleep center
Stop-smoking program
Sports medicine
Urgent-care center
Women's health
Wound management services
Patient/Family Support Services
Ambulance services
Help with government services
Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
Cancer services
Patient support groups
Patient representative/ombudsman
Transportation for elderly/handicapped
Translation services
FY 2010 Patient Statistics
Inpatient admissions: 1,942 (includes births)
Outpatient visits: 119,623
Births: 399
Surgeries: 475
Emergency Department Visits: 9,514