Northern Michigan Emergency Medicine - Tremendous Outdoors - Area of 100,000 with easy access to larger cities!

Newer emergency department (renovated/expanded in 2017) with 18 beds.  Annual volumes in the range of 16,000.  Solo physician coverage with advanced practitioner support from 10 AM to 10 PM each day.  Shifts from 7 AM to 7 PM and 7 PM to 7 AM with small overlap on each shift change to make sure appropriate hand-off is conducted.  A separate walk-in clinic is across the street and staffed by a NP or PA from 9 AM until 7 PM.

Excellent relationships with tertiary hospitals for transfers with the most common transfer going to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey.  Strong specialist support available, including psychiatry.  Trauma team available and required to be on-site within 20 minutes.

All specialties will be considered…not exclusive to EM trained providers. 

Fast Facts

• Serving Eastern Upper Peninsula for more than 100 years
• 900+ employees, volunteers, health care providers and other personnel
• Accredited by Det Norske Veritas Healthcare (DNV)
• ISO 9001 Certified

Awards

• 2021 | Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital
• 2021 | NOSORH Performance Leadership Award for Top Quartile performance in Outcomes
• 2018 | Top 20 Rural and Community Hospital
• 2018 | NOSORH Performance Leadership Award
• 2017 | Top 20 Rural and Community Hospital

Advanced Technologies

• 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• 80-Slice Computed Tomography (CT)     
• 3D Mammography/3D Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
• Ultrasound Guided Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy
• Digital X-ray
• Mobile PET Scanner
• da Vinci^® Robot
• CORI Surgical Robot

Community Served

Sault Ste. Marie is a place where you can drink in the atmosphere, look up at the stars, and walk in the footsteps of those who came before you. It is a diverse waterfront community with a wealth of things to see and do, including year-round recreational activities, historical sites, the world-famous Soo Locks, Tahquamenon Falls, spectacular lighthouses, and pristine natural environments.

The Best of Both Worlds

The middle and northern Michigan is a wonderful place to live and work –– truly, the best of both worlds. For more information, check out our series of short video clips: "The Best of Both Worlds" and find out what has brought so many other physicians here to the middle of Michigan.