MI · 83 Counties

Michigan Rural Hospitals

182 active hospitals serving 83 counties. 13 counties have no hospital access.

182
Hospitals
37
Critical Access
60
Rural
32,650
Beds
13
Deserts
16%
No Hospital

CMS Rural Health Transformation Program

Michigan Receives $173.1M/year$865.6M total over 5 years (FY2026–2030)

As part of the federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), Michigan receives $173,128,201/year for FY2026–2030 to strengthen rural health infrastructure, expand access, and support workforce development.

Lead Agency: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Award ID: RHTCMS332041

Source: USAspending.gov, CFDA 93.798. Performance period: 2025-12-29 to 2030-10-30.

County Health Map

Explore Michigan's 83 counties and 182 hospitals. Click any county or hospital for details.

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Counties with vs. without a hospital

Margin ≥ 0%-5% to 0%Below -5%No dataCAHFQHC
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Sources: CMS POS, CDC SVI (2022), HRSA HPSA, County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES (2023), AHRF (2024), HRSA FQHCs. Hospital markers sized by bed count, colored by operating margin. FQHC diamonds show safety-net delivery sites.

Hospital Directory

All 182 active hospitals in Michigan. Search by name, city, or county.

Hospital ▲CityCountyBedsOwnershipType
Aleda E Lutz Va Medical CenterSaginawSaginaw217Government
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, IncIron RiverIron25Not-for-ProfitCAHRural
Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwoodGogebic25GovernmentCAHRural
Aspirus Keweenaw HospitalLauriumHoughton25GovernmentCAHRural
Baraga County Memorial HospitalL' AnseBaraga24Not-for-ProfitCAHRural
Battle Creek Va Medical CenterBattle CreekCalhoun1823Government
Beacon AlleganAlleganAllegan25GovernmentCAHRural
Beacon DowagiacDowagiacCass25GovernmentCAH
Beacon KalamazooKalamazooKalamazoo372Not-for-Profit
Beacon PlainwellPlainwellAllegan43GovernmentRural

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13 counties in Michigan have no hospital.

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County Health Profiles

All 83 counties in Michigan. Each county has a dedicated health profile with SVI scores, health metrics, HPSA designations, and hospital access.

County ▲PopulationHospitalsStatus
Alcona10,1670Desert
Alger8,84211 Hospital
Allegan120,50222 Hospitals
Alpena28,90711 Hospital
Antrim23,4310Desert
Arenac15,00211 Hospital
Baraga8,15811 Hospital
Barry62,42311 Hospital
Bay103,85611 Hospital
Benzie17,97011 Hospital

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County Health Snapshot

Average health indicators across Michigan's 83 counties

9.6%
Avg Diabetes Rate
36.8%
Avg Obesity Rate
6.3%
Avg Uninsured Rate
5.8
PCPs per 10K
1
High-Vulnerability Counties
Avg SVI: 0.37

Health Professional Shortage Areas

275
Primary Care HPSAs
268
Dental Health HPSAs
259
Mental Health HPSAs
3.7M
Est. Underserved Population

Sources: County Health Rankings (2025), CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (HPSA designations)

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Financial Health

FY2025 hospital financial performance from CMS cost reports

0.5%
Median Operating Margin
68
Negative Margin Hospitals

68 hospitals reporting negative margins.

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Federal Rural Health Funding

Federal rural health programs obligated $8.4M to 9 recipients in FY2025

$5.1M
Rural Health Outreach
8 recipients · CFDA 93.912
$1.4M
State Office of Rural Health
2 recipients · CFDA 93.913
$1.3M
1 recipient · CFDA 93.241
$720K
Small Hospital Improvement (SHIP)
1 recipient · CFDA 93.301

Largest Grant Recipients

Michigan Center For Rural Health$3.0M
National Organization Of State Offices Of Rural Health, Inc.$1.1M
Allegan County Community Mental Health Services Board$1.0M
Workit Health Inc$994K
Munson Healthcare Grayling$841K

Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025 obligations. Includes CFDA 93.241 (Flex), 93.301 (SHIP), 93.912 (Outreach), 93.913 (SORH).

Healthcare Workforce & Access

Provider supply, community health centers, and medically underserved designations

Provider Workforce

8,083
Primary Care Physicians
80.5/100k
11,371
Nurse Practitioners
7,488
Physician Assistants
187.9 NP+PA/100k
8,320
Dentists
82.9/100k
$10,785
Medicare Per Capita Cost
16.6%
Avg Readmission Rate

Federally Qualified Health Centers

466
FQHC Sites
169
Rural Sites
36.3% of total
297
Urban Sites
40
Grantee Organizations

Medically Underserved Areas & Populations

116
Total Designations
99
Underserved Areas (MUA)
17
Underserved Populations (MUP)
53.2
Avg MUA Score

CDC PLACES Health Indicators

Census-tract-level health data aggregated to county averages

13.3%
Diabetes
Max: 17.7%
38.1%
Obesity
Max: 45.1%
26.9%
Depression
Max: 31.2%
17.8%
Mental Distress
Max: 22.9%
9.9%
COPD
16.4%
Smoking
39.5%
High Blood Pressure
8.4%
Heart Disease
4.2%
Stroke
7%
Uninsured (18-64)

Sources: AHRF 2024-2025 (HRSA), HRSA GIS Portal (FQHCs, MUA/MUP), CDC PLACES 2023-2024

Hospital Closures

5 rural hospitals closed since 2005

HospitalCityCountyYear
Sturgis HospitalSturgisSt. Joseph2026
Aspirus Ontonagon HospitalONTONAGONOntonagon2024
Spectrum Health Kelsey HospitalLAKEVIEWMontcalm2023
Cheboygan Memorial HospitalCheboyganCheboygan2012
Leelanau Memorial Health CenterNorthportLeelanau2006

Source: UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Hospital Ownership

Breakdown of Michigan's 182 hospitals by ownership type

70
Not-for-Profit
38% of total
5
For-Profit
3% of total
107
Government
59% of total

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Data from CMS Provider of Services, CMS Cost Reports (HCRIS), County Health Rankings, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, Community Benefit Insight, UNC Sheps Center, USAspending.gov, and HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce. Last updated: 2026-10-29.