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2014 MHA Advocacy Report | Michigan Hospitals: Prepared to Care Every year in Michigan’s community hospitals and academic medical centers, lives are touched

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2014 MHA Advocacy Report | Michigan Hospitals: Prepared to Care Healthcare is Michigan’s leading source of private-sector jobs Hospital and healthcare workers, together with their employers, pay $7.6 billion annually in local, state and federal taxes. > employs > 570,000 $34 billion a year 225,000 direct healthcare jobswages, salaries and benefitsjobs at Michigan hospitals =

Michigan Hospitals: Making Quality Patient Care Their Top Priority Led by the MHA Keystone Center and the MHA Patient Safety Organization, Michigan hospitals collaborate on quality and safety initiatives that have saved thousands of lives in the last decade and recently more than $116 million in one year alone. Through quality improvements, Michigan hospital costs rank 6.5 percent below the national average, saving families and businesses at least $500 million in FY 2012.

2014 MHA Advocacy Report | Michigan Hospitals: Prepared to Care > is Advancing Patient Safety and Quality As part of the MHA Keystone Center, we participate in: XXXX XXX is also an MHA Patient Safety Organization member.

Michigan Hospitals: Caring for Communities Hospitals are dedicated to strengthening communities. In fiscal year 2012, Michigan hospitals provided nearly $2.8 billion in community benefits.

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2014 MHA Advocacy Report | Michigan Hospitals: Prepared to Care Michigan Hospitals: Providing Care to Everyone, Regardless of Their Ability to Pay Provided of uncompensated and unreimbursed patient care in FY 2012.

2014 MHA Advocacy Report | Michigan Hospitals: Prepared to Care Michigan Hospitals: Connecting the Uninsured to Healthcare Coverage The new Healthy Michigan Plan will help hospitals save lives and improve the physical, mental and emotional health of Michigan residents. Here’s how it works:

2014 MHA Advocacy Report | Michigan Hospitals: Prepared to Care Michigan Hospitals: Preparing Future Caregivers Michigan is a nationwide leader in preparing future physicians. Graduate medical education (GME) programs at teaching hospitals throughout the state: Provide hospital patients with access to physician care Attract federal and private research funding Help maintain a steady supply of physicians who live and work in Michigan

2014 MHA Advocacy Report | Michigan Hospitals: Prepared to Care ADVANCE PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY Elected officials play a critical role in helping continue groundbreaking advances in healthcare safety and quality. PROTECT NEEDED HOSPITAL SERVICES Fair and adequate funding for small and rural hospitals and programs like Healthy Michigan, Medicare and Medicaid help meet the healthcare needs of patients and community members of all ages. SUPPORT HEALTHCARE JOBS, PRESENT AND FUTURE By supporting GME, elected officials can help teaching hospitals offset the costs of operating medical residency programs while protecting affordable patient care in hospitals and clinics. How You Can Help Hospitals Prepare to Care 1 2 3

2014 MHA Advocacy Report | Michigan Hospitals: Prepared to Care Michigan Hospitals: Prepared to Care For more information, contact: > > | > David Finkbeiner Senior Vice President, Advocacy Michigan Health & Hospital Association Phone: (517) | Read the Michigan Hospitals: Prepared to Care report at Photo credits: University of Michigan Health System, MidMichigan Health, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland