About
MyMichigan Medical Center Clare is a 39-bed hospital located in central Michigan. Nicknamed "the gateway to the North," Clare is known for its rich, small town heritage and a community that cares for one another.
Fast Facts
- Serving Clare and surrounding communities since 1937
- 39 beds
- 400+ employees, volunteers, physicians and other personnel
- Affiliated with Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan
- Accredited by The Joint Commission
- Convenient Urgent Care and 24-hour Emergency Department, CT, Lab and X-Ray
- Online scheduling for Lab, Mammography, Primary Care, Urgent Care, In-Person and Virtual Care
- Full continuum of health care services normally found only in much larger communities
- Level IV Trauma Center
Services
MyMichigan Medical Center Clare provides a full range of services in specialty areas, including:
- Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab
- Diabetes Services
- Emergency Care
- Heart and Vascular Services
- Infusion Services
- Medication-assistance detox program (New Vision)
- Occupational Health
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
- Primary Care
- Podiatry
- Pulmonology
- Rehabilitation Services
- Sleep Disorders
- Spine and Pain
- Surgical Services
- Trauma Care - Level IV
- Urgent Care
- Women's Health
- Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Advanced Technology
Just a few of the advanced technologies available at MyMichigan Medical Center Clare include:
- 3D Mammography/3D Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
- CT Scanner
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Awards
- 2025 | 5-Star Performer Award from Professional Research Consultants, Inc.
- 2024 | CMS 5-Start rating for Patient Experience in Nurse Communication & Staff Responsiveness
- 2020 | Named a Top Rural Hospital for patient safety and quality.
- 2020 | Award of Distinction in patient experience for overall quality of care received in the Emergency Department.
- 2019 | Governor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Effective Reporting and Measurement: Outpatient Quality Reporting Acute Care Hospitals - Michigan’s Quality Improvement Organization (MPRO)
- 2017 | Governor’s Award of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in Effective Reporting and Measurement: Hospital Value-based Purchasing (HVBP) Acute Care Hospitals - Michigan’s Quality Improvement Organization (MPRO)
- 2013 | Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
- 2016 | Grade A in Patient Safety - Leapfrog’s Spring 2016 Hospital Safety Score.
- 2010 | Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
- 2003 | Recognition for five years of “Dedication to Making Care Safe” - Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality: Intensive Care Unit Project.
Milestones
- 2025 | Expansion project underway with expected completion in 2026.
- 2024 | Launched $40M expansion and revitalization of New Emergency Department, Inpatient Unit, fixed MRI and more; received CMS 5-Star Rating for Patient Experience in Nurse Communication & Staff Responsiveness.
- 2023 | Medical Center announces plans to remain in downtown location and proceed with an expansion and revitalization of its current facility.
- 2022 | Received Professional Research Consultants, Inc., (PRC) 5-Star Performer Award for overall quality of care received in Emergency Department; Recognized by U.S. News & Word Reports as a 2022-2023 High Performing Hospital for Hip Fracture Repair Procedures.
- 2020 | Received Professional Research Consultants, Inc., (PRC) Award of Distinction in patient experience for overall quality of care received in the Emergency Department.
- 2019 | Received the Governor's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Effective Reporting and Measurement: Outpatient Quality Reporting Acute Care Hospitals.
- 2017 | Recognized with Michigan's Quality Improvement Organization (MPRO) 2017 Governor's Award of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in Effective Reporting and Measurement: Hospital Value-based Purchasing (HVBP) Acute Care Hospitals.
- 2014 | Installed Clare County’s only 128-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner.
- 2013 | MidMichigan Health affiliated with Michigan Medicine (University of Michigan Health System). New cardiac catheterization laboratory opened.
- 2010 | Received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval during an accreditation survey.
- 2008 | Surgical services wing expanded to provide state-of the-art operating rooms and a new sterile processing department.
- 2003 | Physician offices and a state-of-the-art rehabilitation center added to MidMichigan Medical Offices - Clare.
- 1984 | MidMichigan Regional Health System established as the parent holding company of Clare Community Hospital and Midland Hospital Center.
- 1982 | Clare Osteopathic Hospital and Midland Hospital Center affiliated in 1982, later forming Mid-Michigan Health Care Systems, Inc.
- 1936 | Clare's first community hospital opened as Clare General Hospital, later renamed Clare Osteopathic Hospital.
