Allegiance Health

Allegiance Health

Aerial view, looking northeast, of Allegiance Health in Jackson, Michigan.
Shown in Michigan
Geography
Location 205 N. East Ave, Jackson, Mich., Jackson County, Michigan, United States
Coordinates 42°15′02″N 84°23′39″W / 42.250529°N 84.394156°W / 42.250529; -84.394156Coordinates: 42°15′02″N 84°23′39″W / 42.250529°N 84.394156°W / 42.250529; -84.394156
Organization
Care system Full medical care, including inpatient and outpatient care
Hospital type Community
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 480
History
Founded 1918
Links
Website http://www.AllegianceHealth.org/ Allegiance Health
Lists Hospitals in Michigan

Allegiance Health is a community-owned and locally governed health system located in Jackson in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Allegiance Health supports a 480-bed system with more than 400 physicians and 3,700 staff members. The health system offers specialized services including a new cancer center and a heart center with a 20-bed cardiac universal bed unit. A new specialty center combines services for the convenience of patients with brain, spine, neck, joint and bone conditions. The specialty center also includes a new osteoporosis center, balance center and pain management center as well. Other health system features include an emergency room, urgent care centers, and a pediatric and birthing care.

Allegiance Health operates CareLink of Jackson to provide long-term acute care. The Health System also provides care at family medical centers in Albion, Brooklyn, Grass Lake, Jackson, Leslie, Mason, Onsted and Spring Arbor. Allegiance Health's Radiation Oncology - Tejada Center offers cancer care in partnership with the University of Michigan.[1]

History

Allegiance Health was founded in 1918 as W.A. Foote Memorial Hospital when a local citizen, Mrs. Ida Foote, donated land for construction of the new hospital in honor of her late husband, W.A. Foote.

Mercy Hospital opened in 1918. Sister Hynes was one of its founders, serving as its first mother superior. She belonged to the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic order of nuns dedicated to the sick and needy. In its heyday, the hospital held 213 beds and 40 bassinets.

In 1975, it was purchased by Foote Hospital for $2.5 million, and changed its name to Foote West. Foote West closed in 1984 after a new hospital was built on E. Michigan Avenue. The Lansing Avenue building was demolished in 1989, and a memorial was erected in 1997. The property was given to Jackson county in 1998. It is the current site of the Jackson County Medical Care Facility that opened November 2002.

Jackson Osteopathic Hospital served Jackson and its surrounding communities as a short-term acute care hospital From June 1943 to 1988. With the addition of MDs to the staff; Jackson Osteopathic Hospital became Doctors Hospital In 1988. In the late 1990s the hospital became part of Borgess and remained a quality short-term acute care hospital until 2003. It was then converted into a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) called CareLink of Jackson as a joint venture of Borgess and Foote Health System. In 2010, Allegiance Health (Formally Foote Health System) purchased Burgess’s share to become the sole owner.

The current hospital facility was completed in 1983 and is located near the site of the original hospital. The former hospital, now named the Charles Anderson Building, is used for specialized practices such as sleep disorders, behavioral health, and volunteer services.

In July 2008, Foote Health System was renamed Allegiance Health. The mission of Allegiance Health is to "lead our community to better health and well-being at every stage of life." Its vision is to create Michigan's healthiest community through exceptional health care and inspiring a passion for wellness.

Acquisition

In December 2013, Allegiance Health and the University of Michigan Health System [2] announced that they had signed a letter of intent for Allegiance to become absorbed by the University of Michigan. It was expected that the arrangement would take 18 months to finalize.[3] By November 2014, Allegiance announced they were not able to come to an agreement and would be looking for other partner organizations.

On November 10, 2015 Allegiance announced an agreement to join the Henry Ford Health System [4] The acquisition completed on April 1, 2016.

Recent Allegiance Health awards and honors [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Radiation Oncology". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "University of Michigan Health System and Allegiance Health announce intent to affiliate, to strengthen ability to serve Jackson County and surrounding communities". University of Michigan Health System. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  3. ↑ "U-M Health System to absorb smaller Allegiance Health". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Allegiance Health in Jackson to join Henry Ford system".
  5. ↑ Allegiance Health Awards & Honors
  6. ↑ "America's Top Quality Hospitals 2012". Delta Group. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ Recipients 2012". HealthGrades. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "THOMSON REUTERS ANNOUNCES 100 TOP HOSPITALS AWARD WINNERS". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Michigan Quality Leadership Award Recipients". Michigan Quality Council. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "AHA : News center : Foster G. McGaw Prize: Winners". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  11. 1 2 "THOMSON REUTERS ANNOUNCES 100 TOP HOSPITALS AWARD WINNERS". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Award Winners: Practice Greenhealth". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  13. ↑ "Premier 2009 Award Winners". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "Society of Critical Care Medicine previous award recipients". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  15. 1 2 "HOSPITALS IN TEXAS, FLORIDA AND NEW YORK SET PACE FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE, ACCORDING TO THOMSON REUTERS STUDY". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  16. ↑ "Certification Quality Report". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  17. ↑ "Health Care's Most Wired". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  18. ↑ "2009 Corporate Citizen of the Year". Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  19. ↑ "Michigan Quality Council". Retrieved 6 July 2011.

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