Hospitals in Michigan
162 hospitals, 122 with emergency services. Acute Care Hospital: 90 · Critical Access Hospital: 35 · Psychiatric Hospital: 18 · Long-Term Acute Care Hospital: 11 · Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital: 4 · Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital: 2 · Children's Hospital: 1 · Rural Emergency Hospital: 1.
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Hospitals by county
- Alger County1
- Allegan County2
- Alpena County1
- Arenac County1
- Baraga County1
- Barry County1
- Bay County1
- Benzie County1
- Berrien County2
- Branch County1
- Calhoun County5
- Cass County1
- Charlevoix County1
- Chippewa County1
- Clare County1
- Clinton County3
- Crawford County1
- Delta County1
- Dickinson County2
- Eaton County2
- Emmet County1
- Genesee County4
- Gladwin County1
- Gogebic County1
- Grand Traverse County1
- Gratiot County1
- Hillsdale County1
- Houghton County2
- Huron County3
- Ingham County3
- Ionia County1
- Iosco County1
- Iron County1
- Isabella County1
- Jackson County1
- Kalamazoo County4
- Kalkaska County1
- Kent County7
- Lapeer County1
- Lenawee County1
- Livingston County2
- Luce County1
- Mackinac County1
- Macomb County7
- Manistee County1
- Marquette County2
- Mason County1
- Mecosta County1
- Midland County1
- Monroe County1
- Montcalm County3
- Muskegon County1
- Newaygo County1
- Oakland County15
- Oceana County1
- Ogemaw County1
- Osceola County1
- Otsego County1
- Ottawa County3
- Saginaw County4
- Sanilac County3
- Schoolcraft County1
- Shiawassee County1
- St. Clair County2
- St. Joseph County2
- Tuscola County3
- Van Buren County2
- Washtenaw County7
- Wayne County24
- Wexford County1
Cities with several hospitals
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ER wait times and Medicare ratings
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Care in Michigan: specialties, conditions and doctors
Specialties listed by hospitals here
Conditions listed by hospitals here
The number is how many hospitals here list it on their own website (hospitals with a reviewed website profile only).
All hospitals in Michigan, by city
Adrian
- ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital(517) 265‑0900Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Allegan
- Beacon Allegan(269) 686‑4101Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Alma
- MyMichigan Medical Center Alma(989) 463‑1101Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Alpena
- MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena(989) 356‑7390Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Ann Arbor
- Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital(734) 712‑3456Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
- University of Michigan Health System(734) 764‑1505Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System(734) 769‑7100Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 5 of 5 · Full profile
Auburn Hills
- Havenwyck Hospital(248) 373‑9200Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
Bad Axe
- McLaren Thumb Region(989) 269‑9521Critical Access Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 5 of 5 · Full profile
Battle Creek
- Battle Creek VA Medical Center(269) 966‑5600Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
- Bronson Battle Creek Hospital(269) 966‑8000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
- Bronson Behavioral Health Hospital(269) 966‑8374Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
- Select Specialty Hospital- Battle Creek(269) 245‑4675Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
Bay City
- McLaren Bay Region(989) 894‑9510Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 1 of 5 · Full profile
Big Rapids
- Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital(231) 796‑8691Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Brighton
- Henry Ford Health Brighton Center for Recovery(810) 227‑1211Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
- Trinity Health Livingston Hospital(517) 545‑6000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5
Cadillac
- Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital(231) 876‑7400Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Caro
- Caro Psychiatric Hospital(989) 673‑3191Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
- McLaren Caro Region(989) 673‑3141Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Carson City
- University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson(989) 584‑3131Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Cass City
- Hills & Dales General Hospital(989) 872‑2121Critical Access Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Charlevoix
- Charlevoix Area Hospital(231) 547‑4024Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Charlotte
- University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Eaton(517) 543‑1050Critical Access Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 1 of 5 · Full profile
Chelsea
- Chelsea Hospital(734) 475‑3911Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Clare
- MyMichigan Medical Center Clare(989) 802‑5000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Clinton Township
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital(586) 263‑2300Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Coldwater
- Insight Hospital and Medical Center Coldwater(517) 279‑5489Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Commerce Township
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital(248) 937‑3370Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Dearborn
- Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn(313) 593‑7125Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
- Metropolitan Behavioral Health(313) 633‑2600Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
Deckerville
- Deckerville Community Hospital(810) 376‑2835Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Detroit
- Bca Stonecrest Center(313) 245‑0600Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
- Children's Hospital of Michigan(313) 745‑5437Children's Hospital · ER · Full profile
- Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center(313) 576‑1000Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 5 of 5 · Full profile
- Detroit Receiving Hospital(313) 745‑2941Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 1 of 5 · Full profile
- Harper University Hospital(313) 745‑6211Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 1 of 5 · Full profile
- Henry Ford Health Hospital(313) 916‑2600Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
- Henry Ford Health St John Hospital(313) 343‑4000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 1 of 5 · Full profile
- Karmanos Cancer Center(800) 576‑6266Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
- Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan(313) 745‑9710Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital · Full profile
- Samaritan Behavioral Center(313) 344‑7730Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
- Sinai-Grace Hospital(313) 966‑3300Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 1 of 5 · Full profile
Dowagiac
- Ascension Borgess Lee Hospital(269) 782‑8681Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
East China
- Ascension River District Hospital(810) 329‑7111Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
East Lansing
- Brightwell Behavioral Health(517) 375‑7801Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
Eaton Rapids
- Eaton Rapids Medical Center(517) 663‑2671Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Escanaba
- OSF St Francis Hospital and Medical Group(906) 786‑3311Critical Access Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Farmington Hills
- Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills(248) 471‑8000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Flint
- Hurley Medical Center(810) 257‑9000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
- McLaren Flint(810) 342‑2000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
- Select Specialty Hospital-Flint(810) 342‑4550Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
Frankfort
- Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital(231) 352‑2200Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Fremont
- Corewell Health Gerber Hospital(231) 924‑3300Critical Access Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 5 of 5 · Full profile
Garden City
- Garden City Hospital(734) 421‑3300Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Gaylord
- Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital(989) 731‑2100Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Gladwin
- MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin(989) 426‑9286Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Grand Blanc
- Ascension Genesys Hospital(810) 606‑6050Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Grand Haven
- Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital(616) 847‑5268Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Grand Rapids
- Forest View Psychiatric Hospital(616) 942‑9610Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
- Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital(616) 840‑8000Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital · Full profile
- Mercy Health Saint Mary's(616) 685‑5000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
- Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services(616) 455‑5000Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
- Select Specialty Hospital - Corewell Health GR(616) 774‑3800Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
- Spectrum Health(616) 391‑1774Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Grayling
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital(989) 348‑5461Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Greenville
- Spectrum Health United Hospital(616) 754‑4691Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Grosse Pointe
- Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe(313) 473‑1000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Hancock
- Up Health System Portage(906) 483‑1000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 5 of 5 · Full profile
Harbor Beach
- Harbor Beach Community Hospital(517) 479‑3201Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Hastings
- Corewell Health Pennock Hospital(269) 945‑3451Critical Access Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Hillsdale
- Hillsdale Hospital(517) 437‑4451Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Holland
- Holland Hospital(616) 392‑5141Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 5 of 5 · Full profile
Ionia
- Sparrow Ionia Hospital(616) 527‑4200Critical Access Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Iron Mountain
- Dickinson County Memorial Hospital(906) 774‑1313Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
- Iron Mountain MI VA Medical Center(906) 774‑3300Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
Iron River
- Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc(906) 265‑6121Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Ironwood
- Aspirus Ironwood Hospital(906) 932‑2525Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Ishpeming
- Bell Hospital(906) 486‑4431Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Jackson
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health(517) 788‑4800Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Kalamazoo
- Borgess Medical Center(269) 226‑7000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
- Bronson Methodist Hospital(269) 341‑6000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
- Kalamazoo Behavioral Health Hospital(574) 277‑2630Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
- Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital(269) 337‑3309Psychiatric Hospital · ER · Full profile
Kalkaska
- Kalkaska Memorial Health Center(231) 258‑7500Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
L' Anse
- Baraga County Memorial Hospital(906) 524‑3300Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Lansing
- Edward W Sparrow Hospital(517) 364‑1000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
- McLaren Greater Lansing(517) 975‑5600Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
- University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Specialty Ho…(517) 364‑6800Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
Lapeer
- McLaren Lapeer Region(810) 667‑5500Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Laurium
- Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics(906) 337‑6500Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Livonia
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia(734) 655‑4800Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Ludington
- Corewell Health Ludington Hospital(231) 843‑2591Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Manistee
- Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital(231) 398‑1000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Manistique
- Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital(906) 341‑3200Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Marlette
- Marlette Regional Hospital(989) 635‑4000Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Marquette
- Uphs Marquette DLP Hospital(906) 228‑9440Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Marshall
- Oaklawn Hospital(269) 781‑4271Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Midland
- MyMichigan Medical Center Midland(989) 839‑3000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Monroe
- ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital(734) 240‑8400Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 1 of 5 · Full profile
Mount Clemens
- McLaren Macomb(586) 493‑8000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 1 of 5 · Full profile
- Select Specialty Hospital-Macomb County(586) 307‑9000Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
Mount Pleasant
- McLaren Central Michigan(989) 772‑6700Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Munising
- Munising Memorial Hospital(906) 387‑4110Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Muskegon
- Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital(231) 726‑3511Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
New Baltimore
- Harbor Oaks Hospital(586) 725‑5777Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
Newberry
- Helen Newberry Joy Hospital(906) 293‑9222Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Owosso
- Memorial Healthcare(989) 723‑5211Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Paw Paw
- Bronson Lakeview Hospital(269) 657‑1400Critical Access Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 5 of 5 · Full profile
Petoskey
- McLaren Northern Michigan(231) 487‑4000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Pigeon
- Scheurer Hospital(989) 453‑3223Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Plainwell
- Beacon Plainwell(269) 685‑0700Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
Pontiac
- McLaren Oakland(248) 338‑5000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
- Pioneer Specialty Hospital(248) 593‑1990Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
- Pontiac General Hospital(248) 857‑7200Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
- Trinity Health Oakland Hospital(248) 858‑3000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Port Huron
- Lake Huron Medical Center(810) 985‑1500Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
- McLaren Port Huron(810) 987‑5000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Reed City
- Corewell Health Reed City Hospital(616) 225‑6901Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Rochester
- Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital(248) 652‑5000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Royal Oak
- Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak(248) 898‑5400Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Saginaw
- Covenant Medical Center(989) 583‑6000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
- Healthsource Saginaw(989) 790‑7888Acute Care Hospital · ER · Full profile
- MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw(989) 776‑8000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
- Select Specialty Hospital-Saginaw(989) 583‑4667Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
Saint Ignace
- Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center(906) 643‑8585Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Saint Johns
- Cedar Creek Hospital(989) 403‑6022Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
- University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton(989) 227‑3400Critical Access Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Saline
- The Center for Forensic Psychiatry(734) 429‑2531Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
Sandusky
- McKenzie Health System(810) 648‑3770Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Sault Ste Marie
- Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital(906) 635‑4460Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Shelby
- Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus(231) 861‑2156Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
Sheridan
- Sheridan Community Hospital(989) 291‑3261Critical Access Hospital · ER · Full profile
South Haven
- Bronson South Haven Hospital(269) 637‑5271Acute Care Hospital · ER · Full profile
Southfield
- Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi…(248) 849‑3000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
- Straith Hospital for Special Surgery(248) 357‑3360Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
- Surgeons Choice Medical Center(248) 423‑5110Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
St Joseph
- Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph(269) 983‑8300Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Standish
- Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital(989) 846‑3400Critical Access Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Sturgis
- Sturgis Hospital(269) 651‑7824Rural Emergency Hospital
Tawas City
- Tawas St Joseph Hospital(989) 362‑9301Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Taylor
- Beaumont Hospital - Taylor(313) 295‑5000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
- Vibra Hospital of Southeastern Mi-Taylor Campus(555) 333‑1111Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
Three Rivers
- Three Rivers Health(269) 273‑9602Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Traverse City
- Munson Medical Center(231) 935‑5000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Trenton
- Corewell Health Trenton Hospital(734) 671‑3800Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Troy
- Beaumont Hospital, Troy(248) 964‑8800Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
W Bloomfield
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital(248) 325‑1000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 3 of 5 · Full profile
Warren
- Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital(586) 573‑5000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 1 of 5 · Full profile
- Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital LLC(586) 427‑1000Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
- The Behavioral Center of Michigan(586) 261‑2266Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
Watervliet
- Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital(269) 463‑3111Acute Care Hospital · ER · Full profile
Wayne
- Corewell Health Wayne Hospital(734) 467‑4175Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
West Bloomfield
- Henry Ford Health Behavioral Health Hospital(248) 398‑3200Psychiatric Hospital
West Branch
- MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch(989) 345‑3660Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 5 of 5 · Full profile
Westland
- Walter P Reuther Psychiatric Hospital(734) 367‑8400Psychiatric Hospital · Full profile
Wyandotte
- Select Specialty Hospital-Wyandotte, LLC(313) 375‑7075Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center(734) 246‑6000Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 2 of 5 · Full profile
Wyoming
- University of Michigan Health - West(616) 252‑7200Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 4 of 5 · Full profile
Ypsilanti
- Forest Health Medical Center(734) 547‑4700Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
- Select Specialty Hospital-Ann Arbor(734) 712‑0500Long-Term Acute Care Hospital · Full profile
Zeeland
- Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital(616) 772‑4644Acute Care Hospital · ER · Medicare rating 5 of 5 · Full profile
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Common questions
How many hospitals are in Michigan?
Our directory lists 162 hospitals in Michigan, from official Medicare (CMS) data. 122 of them list emergency services.
Which hospitals in Michigan have a 5-star Medicare rating?
9 hospitals have the top overall rating of 5 stars in the current CMS data: Bronson Lakeview Hospital, Corewell Health Gerber Hospital, Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital, Detroit (John D. Dingell) VA Medical Center, Holland Hospital, McLaren Thumb Region, MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch, Up Health System Portage and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
Which cities in Michigan have the most hospitals?
Detroit (11), Grand Rapids (6), Battle Creek (4), Kalamazoo (4) and Pontiac (4).
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital data, updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29. Methodology