SPARROW IONIA HOSPITAL

UMH-SPARROW IONIA'S OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE TYPICAL OF A SMALL RURAL FACILITY. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES NURSING AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, WITH PHYSICIANS ON SITE 100% OF THE TIME. SCREENING EXAMS ARE PROVIDED TO EVERYONE WHO PRESENTS FOR SERVICES PRIOR TO ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION BEING OBTAINED OR CHARGES DISCUSSED WITH PATIENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR ACT (EMTALA). LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY SERVICES, SURGERY, AS WELL AS INFUSION/ONCOLOGY ARE TYPICAL OF OTHER OUTPATIENT SERVICES PROVIDED. UMH- SPARROW IONIA ACCEPTS ALL GOVERNMENTAL PAYERS INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND TRICARE WITH REIMBURSEMENT AT OR BELOW COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, UMH-SPARROW IONIA'S CHARITY CARE POLICY COVERS SERVICES IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING, IN TURN PROVIDING FREE CARE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO QUALITY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, UMH-SPARROW IONIA RECORDED 17,705 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS; 270,724 LAB TESTS; 37,618 RADIOLOGY PROCEDURES;15,978 RESPIRATORY PROCEDURES; 871 SURGERIES/1,146 SCOPES; AND 4,521 INFUSION/ONCOLOGY VISITS.

UMH-SPARROW IONIA OPERATES THREE PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OFFICES WITHIN IONIA COUNTY, OFFERING PRIMARY CARE AS WELL AS SOME SPECIALTY CARE WITHIN AREAS SUCH AS OB/GYN, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, CARDIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, UROLOGY, PULMONOLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY. THE PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES ARE LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF IONIA, SARANAC, AND PORTLAND, AND ARE DESIGNATED AS RURAL HEALTH CENTERS AS WELL AS PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES. UMH-SPARROW IONIA ACCEPTS ALL GOVERNMENT PAYERS INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND TRICARE, WITH REIMBURSEMENT RATES AT OR BELOW COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, UMH- SPARROW IONIA'S CHARITY CARE POLICY COVERS SERVICES IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING, IN TURN PROVIDING FREE CARE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO QUALIFY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THERE WERE 76,159 VISITS IN OUR PHYSICIAN OFFICES.