NORTHSTAR Health System

Name :

NORTHSTAR Health System

Address  :

1400 West Ice lake Road

Town  :

Iron River

State  :

Michigan

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

49935

Phone  :

906 265 6121

Fax  :

906 265 3098

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Hematologist
  • Internal Medicine
  • Oncologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Podiatry
  • Urology
Facilities

Description

Mission Statement
The mission of NORTHSTAR Health System is to provide quality health care services within the scope of its skills and technologies in a safe progressive cost effective and nondiscriminatory manner

These services are provided through a staff of highly qualified and diverse professionals who are accountable for their actions respected for their skills and valued by NORTHSTAR as individuals

At the same time we are a stable organization that is financially sound We involve all of our medical staff in the operations of the organization through good communication We care and support our staff by trying to meet their professional needs through training education equipment and services We emphasize good communication with the members of our community who support us financially and through the use of our services Because we care and support our employees they in turn are caring and committed to our patients and our organization


History

NORTHSTAR Health System
In 1996 Iron County General Hospital and Crystal Falls Community Hospital were merged into Iron County Community Hospital in order to better serve our community The consolidation to one hospital site allowed us to provide better and more efficient medical care to the Iron County community and surrounding area As a result through the years we have helped generation after generation reach better health

Today our organization continues to strive to meet the needs of our community and surrounding area We have expanded our services acquiring the county ambulance service opening physician clinics providing new services and remodeling and updating the main hospital campus In 2009 in order to better reflect our growth and sense of community Iron County Community Hospital its ambulance service and physician clinics have been renamed under the umbrella of NORTHSTAR Health System

Although we have a fresh new identity we here at NORTHSTAR Health System remain loyal to our patients their families and our community We will continue to strive for excellence in healthcare and to grow to meet your needs
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