Central Michigan Community Hospital recognized among top 100 nationally

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Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mount Pleasant has been recognized as one of the top 100 hospitals of its size in the nation by Thomson Reuters.

In the 2008 Thomson Reuters list of 100 Top Hospitals, CMCH was recognized in the category of small community hospitals.

Eleven hospitals throughout Michigan made the list, including MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland, Mercy Hospital Cadillac, the University of Michigan hospitals and health centers, and Gratiot Medical Center of Alma.

According to Thomson Reuters, an international business information company, the winners were determined by an executive-level scorecard that measures leadership, the success of organizational improvement strategies and the impact of executive decisions.

“One of the biggest challenges is that there are so many focuses that are necessary to observe in a hospital in order to make decisions,” said CEO and president of CMCH Bill Lawrence.

CMCH opened in 1943 as a not-for-profit, locally governed community hospital.

The hospital employs about 700 people and went through a workforce reduction in July 2008, losing 30 staff members that leaders at the time attributed to low patient volumes, decreased payments from third-parties, an increase in bad debt and charity care, and increases in fuel, food and expenses.

This was the hospital’s second time receiving the award, the first was in 1993.

“As of this fiscal year, we finished up a $3 million renovation project on our emergency medical specialist, the emergency room facilities,” said Gregg Beeg, the chief financial officer of CMCH.

This year, the hospital announced a new all-inclusive joint replacement program for individuals undergoing a total joint replacement.

Lawrence said CMCH is planning the construction of a cardiac cauterization lab and the peripheral vascular service line, part of a “cardiovascular initiative.”

metro@cm-life.com