Marquette County Health-care

Considering its population size, Marquette County has an extremely high-quality health-care system that continually grows and upgrades to meet the needs of this developing community.

Bell Memorial Hospital

Bell Memorial Hospital, located to the west of Marquette in Ishpeming, opened their new, state-of-the-art facility in the fall of 2008. 

Bell Memorial Hospital is a convenient and compassionate acute care hospital offering a full range of services. They offer accessible parking, with key ancillary services and advanced medical technologies just steps away. Their diagnostic and therapeutic services include x-ray, mammography, ultrasound, laboratory, respiratory therapy, and nuclear medicine, plus general/ambulatory surgical units, a coronary care unit, and obstetrics with private birthing suites. They have over 90 physicians on their active and consulting medical staff, with additional offices throughout the Central UP.   

For more information call 906.486.4431or visit http://www.bellmemorial.org/.  

Marquette County Health Department

The Marquette County Health Department is Michigan's youngest, but already recognized at state and national levels for its performance in helping make health services available to all. The Health Departments helps to combat the spread of infectious diseases, educate the public about healthy behaviors, and protect citizens from environmental hazards.

 For more information call 906.475.9977 or visit http://www.mqthealth.org/.

Marquette General Health System

Marquette General Health Systemreaches throughout the county and much of the Peninsula from the 335-bed, federally-designed Regional Referral Center located on College Avenue in the City of Marquette. Marquette General Health System, also referred to as MGHS, has 200 doctors practicing in 64 specialties from general medicine to extremely advanced cancer, heart, and brain specialities.

Marquette General Hospital, the County's largest hospital, was named one of the nation's 100 top hospitals for cardiovascular care many years in a row. The Neuroscience Center goes beyond brain surgery to join scientists at Northern Michigan University in brain tumor research. In cancer treatment, MGHS, is an affiliate of the Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit. This puts MGHS in the center of research and treatment, and gives access to clinical trials limited to the 39 National Cancer Institutes designated centers.

MGHS performs more than 9,000 surgeries a year, and its Emergency Department is a Level II Trauma Center. This distinction by the American College of Surgeons is the highest designation possible outside a major population center.

 For more information call 906.228.9440or visit http://www.mgh.org/.

Medical Care Access Coalition

Unique to our county are the volunteers and services of the Medical Care Access Coalition, also known as MCAC. Obtaining a 501 (c) 3 status in 2001, MCAC coordinates volunteered and donated health-care to uninsured, low-income, Marquette County non-elderly adults. 100% of all primary care providers in Marquette County volunteer to see patients as well as a majority of speciality providers and both county hospitals donate needed laboratory work. MCAC is fortunate to have many volunteers, both in office and serving on the MCAC board. Support comes from both county hospitals, grants, and local donations. Its own office and clinic space is donated by the Upper Peninsula Medical Center. MCAC has provided access to health-care to over 3,000 people since its inception and is a national model for other access to care programs.

For more information call 906.226.4400 or visit http://www.upmcac.org/.

Upper Peninsula Medical Center

Located on West Fair Avenue is the Upper Peninsula Medical Center. The U.P. Medical Center houses 120 physicians in more than 40 specialities in the physician-owned facility. In addition, there are many auxiliary services including laboratories, radiology labs, and a pharmacy. There is a pleasant lunchroom and a cheerful coffee bar that greets visitors in the main foyer. Free valet parking is also provided. MGHS also has laboratory services located here, and the two facilities cooperate smoothly for the greater benefit of patient care. Patients who travel long distances may combine appointment visits into one day, without leaving the building, which was the whole idea behind the facility.

For more information call 906.225.3905 or visit http://www.penmed.com/.