University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing is a 733-bed

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located in

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that provides care for the greater

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region. The hospital is a subsidiary of University of Michigan Health - Sparrow, and is affiliated with the Colleges of Human Medicine and

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at nearby

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. University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing operates the only dedicated pediatric and adult

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in the region. The emergency department is a

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, as verified by the American College of Surgeons. It is also a

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certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing also has modern operating rooms, multiple helipads, an oncology center, heart and vascular center, and orthopedic department. In addition, 4,500 births are performed annually.

History

University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing was founded in 1896, when the ''Women's Hospital Association'' supported one doctor and one nurse out of a rented house. In 1910, Lansing developer Edward W. Sparrow donated land on East Michigan Avenue near the

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and $100,000 to help build the hospital. The hospital opened in 1912. In 2008, a 10-story addition, the ''Sparrow Tower'', was completed. The $160 million, addition houses the hospital's emergency departments. The Herbert-Herman Cancer Center opened on July 17, 2017. The 132,000-square-foot facility, located across Michigan Avenue from the Sparrow Tower, offers state-of-the-art cancer treatment with the help of three linear accelerators for radiation treatment. It also has 40 chemotherapy bays. Breast cancer survivor Judi Herbert, who along with her husband, Jim, and Dr. James and Susan Herman, donated a combined $2.5 million to the development of the center. The art of healing is an important factor in the $64-million cancer center, which has roughly $600,000 worth of art decorating the walls and ceiling.Sparrow unveils $64M cancer center Alexander Alusheff Lansing State Journal July 12, 2017

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University of Michigan Health - Sparrow web site
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