Alpena (Mich.) Regional Medical Center has joined Midland-based MidMichigan Health as the fifth hospital in the system.
Alpena Regional began partnership talks with MidMichigan in October 2015, and the organizations signed a definitive affiliation agreement in January.
With the transaction complete, 139-bed Alpena Regional has been renamed MidMichigan Medical Center – Alpena.
Regarding the transaction, MidMichigan Medical Center – Alpena President Karmon Bjella said, "This affiliation with MidMichigan moves us forward in a powerful way. It enables us to be better positioned to provide patient care that is safer, more effective and well-coordinated. Together, we will offer more convenient access and navigation to treatment and care that is not locally available."
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