A Brief Chronology of MidMichigan Health
1935
The first hospital in Midland begins in a two story home on Gordon Street in Midland, Michigan.
1942
Grace A. Dow donates ten acres of land at the corner of Sugnet and Orchard Streets in Midland, Michigan for a new hospital site.
Alden B. Dow drafts the architectural plans for the new hospital.
1944
The Midland Hospital (now MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland) opens on the land donated by Grace A. Dow, with 47 beds providing medical, surgical and obstetrical care.
1982
Mid-Michigan Health Care Systems, Inc. (now MidMichigan Health) is formed as a joint venture subsidiary between Midland Hospital (now MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland) and Clare Community Hospital (now MidMichigan Medical Center-Clare.)
1984
MidMichigan Health is established as the parent holding company of MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland and MidMichigan Medical Center-Clare.
MidMichigan Urgent Care - Midland is created.
Affiliation with MidMichigan Visiting Nurse Association (now MidMichigan Home Care).
1985
Affiliation with MidMichigan Medical Center-Gladwin.
Regional Imaging Center, Inc. is created as a joint venture magnetic resonance imaging service between MidMichigan Health, Bay Health and Covenant HealthCare.
1986
MidMichigan Visiting Nurse Support Services (now MidMichigan Home Care) is incorporated.
MidMichigan Stratford Village is constructed.
1987
MidMichigan Gladwin Pines is incorporated and constructed.
1993
MidMichigan Health Network, L.L.C. is formed.
Regional Dialysis Services, Inc., is created as a joint venture between MidMichigan Health, Bay Regional Medical Center and Gratiot Community Hospital.
1994
Jeppesen Radiation Oncology Center in Bay City, Michigan is created as a joint operating agreement between MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland and Bay Regional Medical Center.
1996
MidMichigan Physicians Group is incorporated.
1999
MidMichigan Health establishes a partnership with the Great Lakes Mobile Lithotripsy Network.
MidMichigan signs a management contract for MidMichigan Health Park-Houghton Lake.
MidMichigan affiliates with Gratiot Health System in Alma.
2000
MidMichigan Health Park-Mt. Pleasant opens in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
MidMichigan Gratiot Cancer Center opens in Alma, Michigan.
2001
Saginaw Radiation Oncology Center opens in Saginaw, Michigan as a joint venture betweeen MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland, Covenant HealthCare and Bay Regional Medical Center.
2002
MidMichigan Regional Imaging is formed to provide additional fixed and mobile MRI services to the region. Regional Imaging Center, Inc. is formally dissolved.
2004
Gratiot Health System in Alma, Michigan becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of MidMichigan Health and changes its name to Gratiot Medical Center (now MidMichigan Medical Center-Gratiot).
2007
MidMichigan Home Care is formed by merging MidMichigan Visiting Nurse Association, MidMichigan Visiting Nurse Support Services and Gratiot Home Health Services.
MidMichigan Urgent Care - Alma (formerly Urgent Care at Gratiot Medical Center) opens in its own building across the street from the Medical Center.
2011
MidMichigan Medical Center-Gratiot is the new name for Gratiot Medical Center, reflecting seamless integration across the MidMichigan Health system. Urgent Care becomes MidMichigan Urgent Care - Alma.
MidMichigan Health Park-Freeland is established at the site of the former MidMichigan Medical Offices-Freeland. MidMichigan Urgent Care - Freeland opens at this location.
