![]() They were glad to be a part of something that’s mission-based.” “They’re very glad to be a part of Ascension they really liked hearing about all the other components of Ascension. “We had a town hall meeting on the first day and we’re very communicative from the beginning with Crittenton staff,” MacKenzie said. “When we talked to the board, we had a discussion of what it means to be a part of Ascension it was a good decision of what we’re about.”Īscension’s Catholic mission did play a part of the move, MacKenzie said, but she said the move really focused on the added strategic benefit both parties would receive from the added resources and expansion of coverage area. “We went through a vigorous request for proposal process,” MacKenzie said. The background of the acquisition started in 2014, when the Crittenton board of directors was looking for a health care system to join and submitted a request for proposal to health care systems in the area. John’s in the largest in Ascension, which we can use now because there are certain things we can’t do at Crittenton.” We have an added ability to share services. “When you’re a standalone hospital, you buy supplies with the strength of one hospital now we can buy as a system. “It’s a good move for everybody and a fine faith move,” Hamilton said. Some of the immediate benefits included added buying power for medical resources, the ability to share expensive pieces of technology among Ascension Michigan’s other hospitals, and the health benefits Ascension Michigan offers its associates, according to Hamilton. But now in a larger system, you have an entire network of chief nursing officers in the network to converse with and compare practices.” “If you’re the only chief nursing officer, you don’t have someone to go to. “The move offers an expansion of colleagues,” Hamilton said. Hamilton said the acquisition has been positive for Crittenton doctors, whom he said are excited about the added resources at their disposal. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, is serving as acting president of Crittenton Hospital. Mary’s of Michigan in Saginaw and Standish and St. John Providence Health System in Metro Detroit, Borgess Health in Kalamazoo, Genesys in Grand Blanc, St. We serve one out of eight patients in Michigan, and with the acquisition, we’re able to close up a geographic gap.”Īscension Michigan already includes five hospitals in the St. ![]() ![]() “It’s right in between Genesys Grand Blanc and St. “The thinking behind the move was, Crittenton is a very high-quality hospital with an outstanding reputation,” said Gwen MacKenzie, senior vice-president for Ascension Health, Michigan Market Executive. The move was made to provide Crittenton doctors and patients with greater access to resources, and it fills a geographic gap in Ascension Health’s coverage of southeast Michigan, a spokeswoman for the health care network said. In October 2015, the Crittenton Hospital and Medical Center’s board of trustees approved a move for the hospital to join Ascension Michigan, the state’s branch of the largest Catholic health care provider in the country. ![]() ROCHESTER HILLS - Rochester Hills residents now have access to a Catholic-based health care network in their community, under the banner of a familiar name. Mike Stechschulte | The Michigan Catholic Rochester Hills' 290-bed Crittenton Hospital is the newest addition to Ascension Michigan's health care network of Catholic care providers after an acquisition was approved in October.
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