Sparrow Health System

Name :

Sparrow Health System

Address  :

1215 E. Michigan Avenue

Town  :

Lansing

State  :

Michigan

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

48912

Phone  :

517 364 1000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Oncologist
  • Orthopedics
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 676


Description

About Sparrow
Sparrow Hospital is the flagship of the Sparrow Health System and is the regional center for cancer trauma pediatrics orthopedics neonatal intensive care and neurological care

At Sparrow patients have access to the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the area The Sparrow Hospital Emergency Department is one of the states largest and most advanced The Granger Pediatric Emergency Department is the regions first fullservice 247 emergency room designed and equipped specifically for children

The emergency departments are located in the 10story Sparrow Tower which opened in 2008 The 160million 450000 square foot Sparrow Tower is the largest single expenditure ever made in midMichigan to expand and improve health care services here

It features a heated helipad to accommodate helicopters transporting trauma patients in an emergency All of the rooms in the Tower are private and designed to be patientfriendly with wires and monitoring equipment out of the way

The Tower includes stateoftheart operating rooms that boast robotic surgical systems Sparrow became the first hospital in midMichigan to acquire a da Vinci robotic system in 2005 and acquired a second one in 2008

Sparrow Hospital also features neonatal and pediatric intensive care units a certified primary stroke center the Sparrow Heart and Vascular Center and the Sparrow Cancer Center

Sparrow Hospital has earned the nations most prestigious honor for nursing achievement and excellence recognition as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Considered the gold standard for nursing care in hospitals Magnet status is held by only 6 percent of hospitals nationwide

As part of a commitment to providing the highest quality of care in the future Sparrow is deeply involved in training tomorrows medical leaders Sparrow Hospital is a major teaching facility that is affiliated with Michigan State Universitys three human health colleges This affiliation involves expanding research medical education and clinical services while attracting physicianspecialists and nurses to address the states looming shortage of health care professionals


History

A group of women with 400 and a house on Ottawa Street volunteered their time to care for the sick and injured in 1896 founding Lansings first health service From those humble beginnings grew Sparrow Health System midMichigans leader in quality compassionate costeffective health care that is nationally recognized for excellence
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