Sparrow Hospital

Sparrow Hospital is a 733-bed teaching hospital located in Lansing, Michigan that provides care for the greater Mid-Michigan region. The hospital is a subsidiary of Sparrow Health System, and is affiliated with the Colleges of Human Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine at nearby Michigan State University.[1] Sparrow Hospital operates the only dedicated pediatric and adult emergency department in the region. The emergency department is a level I trauma center, as verified by the American College of Surgeons.[2] It is also a Joint Commission certified Comprehensive Stroke Center.[3] Sparrow also has modern operating rooms, multiple helipads, an oncology center, heart and vascular center, and orthopedic department. In addition, 4,500 births are performed at Sparrow Hospital annually.

Sparrow Hospital
Sparrow Health System
Shown in Michigan
Geography
LocationLansing, Michigan, United States
Coordinates42.7342°N 84.5351°W / 42.7342; -84.5351
Organization
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityMSU College of Human Medicine, MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds733
HelipadFAA LID: 08MI
History
Opened1896
Links
Websitewww.sparrow.org
ListsHospitals in Michigan

History

Sparrow Hospital was founded in 1896, when the Women's Hospital Association supported one doctor and one nurse out of a rented house.

In 1910, Lansing developer Edward W. Sparrow donated land on East Michigan Avenue near the Michigan State Capitol and $100,000 to help build the hospital. The hospital opened in 1912.

In 2008, a 10-story addition, the Sparrow Tower, was completed. The $160 million, 450,000-square-foot (42,000 m2) addition houses the hospital's emergency departments.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Sparrow Health System – About". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  2. "ACS verified trauma centers". Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  3. Andy McGlashen (February 11, 2013), "MSU, Sparrow named Michigan's first Comprehensive Stroke Center", MSU Today, retrieved March 3, 2013
  4. About Sparrow Archived 2009-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, Sparrow.org, retrieved 2010-Feb-24
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