Marquette General Hlth System

Description

Marquette General Hospital a federally designated Regional Referral Center is a vital part of Marquette General Health System We are the regional medical center for Michigans Upper Peninsula and beyond Marquette General is the regions Level II Trauma Center as verified by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and has been named a 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospital in 2007 as designated by Thomson Healthcare formerly Solucient This is the second consecutive year in which Marquette General has earned this recognition

As a 315bed specialty care hospital Marquette General receives patients from throughout Upper Michigan and provides care in 64 specialties and subspecialties Our medical staff of more than 200 doctors work as a team with our 2900 employees in caring for approximately 12000 inpatients and more than 350000 outpatients a year

Marquette General Hospitals Major Services include the Marquette General Heart Institute Marquette General Cancer Center Marquette General Neuroscience Center Marquette General Rehabilitation Center Marquette General Behavioral Health Service Upper Michigans Level II Trauma Center and the Womens amp Childrens Center We also provide the regions premier services in imaging surgery and laboratory and are home to the UP Telehealth Network a leading telehealth network in the nation Marquette General Health System also includes numerous primary and specialty care physician offices home health services and an assisted living facility

Collaborations with Northern Michigan University have resulted in formation of the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center which is conducting primary research on the formation of brain tumors As a teaching hospital Marquette General has numerous affiliations with universities and community colleges throughout the state and the midwest in training medical students family medicine residents PharmD pharmacists nurses physical and occupational therapists nurse anesthetists radiographers surgical technicians and dietitians

As a member of the Upper Peninsula Health Care Network Marquette General Health System works together with the many fine community hospitals throughout the region With comprehensive quality care we rank among the best in the Midwest

History

History of Marquette General Health System
The Marquette area has a long history of providing health care for the citizens of Michigans Upper Peninsula By 1850 Marquette had the reputation of having quothealthful airquot for asthma tuberculosis and hay fever patients Early hospitals were established in the homes of concerned citizens Marquette General Hospital got its start as the Marquette City Hospital organized in July 1896 by Drs Northrop Foster Youngquist Harkin and Hornbogen It quickly outgrew its 12 bed facility on 152 E Prospect Street and moved to a site on Front Street where the public library now stands The 15 to 25bed hospital was on a street car line to make patient transfers easier A January 1 1897 Marquette Mining Journal article boasted that the hospital quotcontains every convenience hot and cold water bathrooms etcquot However it had no elevator and the superintendent Mr Frank Stolpe had to carry patients up and down the stairs on his back In June 1897 the hospital moved to 123 W Ridge Street and its name was changed to St Lukes Hospital later that year The hospital was named St Lukes quoting a newspaper of the time because St Luke was named by St Paul quotthe beloved physicianquot and because he was a close observer of health and disease

By 1907 it became apparent that the growing city needed a larger and more modern hospital Funds were raised through private donations hospital ticket sales and benefit fundraisers The largest fundraiser was attended by more than 1500 people and was quotthequot social event of the decade The Longyear family contributed the property on which the new hospital was built The new St Lukes Hospital opened in 1915 with a capacity of 50 to 60 beds A local newspaper proclaimed it to be stateoftheart for its day including quotthe latest electronic elevator operated by a push button controlquot and quottwo bath and toilet rooms for each floorquot

Many improvements and expansion projects followed over the years In 1931 the Northern Michigan Childrens Clinic was built adjacent to the hospital Senator James Couzens had established a philanthropic trust to promote the health and welfare of children in Michigan and several clinics were built throughout the state The clinic brought specialty physicians to the area and played an important role during the severe polio epidemics of the 1940s

The Wallace Building constructed in 1935 was originally a dormitory for students of the hospitals School of Nursing Established in 1899 the school graduated more than 700 registered nurses before closing in 1974 The Wallace Building now holds most of the administrative services for the hospital

The James Couzens Memorial or JCM Building was constructed in 1938 An addition was built in 1956 Along with a renovation of the St Lukes Building this raised the hospitals capacity to 186 beds The hospitals first Intensive Care and Coronary Care units were in this building Several departments now have their offices in the JCM Building

Another expansion project occurred in 1969 This included a new physical plant Obstetrics Unit and a fivefloor patient care building A generous grant from the Mott Foundation allowed a Pediatric Unit to be included in the construction

In 1973 St Lukes merged with Marquettes other hospital St Marys to become Marquette General Hospital This eliminated duplication of practices and allowed the upgrading of the communitys medical services Ownership of St Marys was eventually transferred to the State of Michigan The building was extensively renovated and today serves as the DJ Jacobetti Home for Veterans

The 81 addition or South Tower was the centerpiece of a major renovation and expansion project started in 1979 The eight story structure was designed to hold 194 patient beds and included a new Emergency Department Laboratory and Operating Room suites

The 1984 or East Building was built on the site of the old Childrens Clinic It houses the Radiation Therapy Department Hemodialysis and Endoscopy Units Medical Library Conference Center and Specialty Clinic

In 1992 Marquette General Hospital opened the North or Robert C Neldberg Building and parking ramp The Neldberg Building houses both In and Outpatient Admitting three Cardiac Catheterization labs Outpatient Cardiac Unit CCU Rehabilitation Services The Family Birthing Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Behavioral Health Services A Skywalk connects the north complex with the South Tower on the third floor level

In 2000 Marquette General Hospital opened the Bridge Building with ICU on the 4th floor The Upper Michigan Neuroscience Center occupies the third floor

In 2004 Positron Emission Tomography PET scanning became available at Marquette General

Marquette General Hospital is not all buildings and equipment though We live in a unique area with a distinctively active and outdoors oriented population Camping skiing hiking and fishing are all just minutes from the hospitals door Marquette General Hospital is proud of its long history in Michigans Upper Peninsula We will continue to develop our services to meet the changing needs of our citizens and to complement the many community hospitals by providing regional services