EFFECTIVE
July 1, 2014, Aspirus
welcomed NORTH
STAR
Health System
(NHS) to the Aspirus family of providers.
Based in Iron River, Michigan, NHS
includes a 25-bed critical access hospital,
clinics in Iron River and Crystal Falls,
and award-winning home health and
hospice services. Aspirus has offered to
retain all current NHS staff members.
“Our goal has always been to continue
providing high-quality health care to our
community,” says Connie Koutouzos,
President and Chief Executive Officer
of NHS. “We are excited to be a part
of a system that focuses on providing
excellent, compassionate care and look
forward to exploring new ways to expand
and improve our services with the
support of a thriving system.”
Partnering for success
NHS is Aspirus’ fourth hospital
partner in Upper Michigan. Aspirus
Ontonagon Hospital in Ontonagon,
Michigan, joined Aspirus in November
2007; Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in
Laurium, Michigan, joined in July 2008;
and Aspirus Grand View Hospital in
Ironwood, Michigan, joined in October
2010.
In today’s changing health care
industry, it is increasingly challenging for
small-town hospitals to succeed without
the advantage of sharing services and
costs with other providers. Since joining
Aspirus, all of the system’s U.P. hospitals
have dramatically improved their
financial health and have strengthened
and increased the services available to
their patients locally.
“We believe NORTH
STAR
will be
a tremendous addition to the Aspirus
family,” says Matthew Heywood,
President and Chief Executive Officer
of Aspirus, Inc. “This will increase
our ability to serve communities
in the western Upper Peninsula by
collaborating and sharing resources with
our other regional partners.”
Chuck Nelson, U.P. Regional Chief
Executive Officer for Aspirus,
looks forward to the addition. “We
welcome the
opportunity toworkwith theNORTH
STAR
team to coordinate care across our region.”
Joining an affiliated group of
high-quality providers will allow NHS to
access new resources, share best practices
and realize business efficiencies. That
collaboration will be vital in the system’s
efforts to constantly improve quality and
efficiency, and to thrive in an industry
that presents challenging financial,
workforce and regulatory issues.
About NORTHSTARHealthSystem
Situated in the beautiful north
woods, NORTH
STAR
Health System
is a non-profit organization serving
the needs of the South Central Upper
Peninsula of Michigan and Northern
Wisconsin. NORTH
STAR
includes a 25-bed
critical-access hospital, outpatient primary
and specialty care clinics in Iron River and
Crystal Falls, home health and hospice
services. The system employs more than
300 professionals from the community,
and includes more than 80 credentialed
physicians and mid-level providers
across a wide range of health care
specialties.
Strengthening
local care
in the U.P.
Aspirus adds health system in Iron River, Michigan
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