UM Health-Sparrow

What UM Health-Sparrow does

UM Health-Sparrow is a not-for-profit regional health system headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, formed from the 2023 merger of Sparrow Health System with University of Michigan Health. It operates six hospital campuses (Sparrow Hospital in Lansing as the flagship, plus Sparrow Hospital St. Lawrence, Carson, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia, and Sparrow Specialty Hospital) and more than 150 sites of care across Mid-Michigan, employing approximately 10,000 team members and 526 providers. The flagship houses Mid-Michigan's only Level I Trauma Center and is integrated with C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, the Herbert-Herman Cancer Center, a Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and a Graduate Medical Education program.

The service portfolio spans emergency and urgent care, primary and specialty care (cancer, cardiovascular, neurology, orthopedics, obstetrics), virtual health, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, rehabilitation, home care, hospice, mobile health, and clinical trials. Care delivery is coordinated on Epic electronic medical records with interoperability through Great Lakes Health Connect and Epic Care Everywhere; AI tools support clinical decision-making, scheduling, and monitoring. Revenue is generated through direct patient care billed to patients, commercial insurers, Medicare, and Medicaid, with acquisition occurring via physician referrals, insurance networks, community outreach, and direct service demand across the Mid-Michigan geography.

Name

UM Health-Sparrow

Legal name

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Health System

Website

https://uofmhealthsparrow.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

UM Health-Sparrow is a Mid-Michigan not-for-profit health system with six hospitals and 150+ care sites. Formed in 2023 via the Sparrow-University of Michigan Health merger, it provides comprehensive acute, specialty, and outpatient care, including the region's only Level I Trauma Center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital and Health System Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (622210)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health Care Management & Case Management (HLAEAHAE), Care Management & Care Coordination (Home & Community-Based) (HLAFAEAL)

Keywords

• Hospital healthcare services
• Emergency trauma care
• Primary specialty care
• Pediatric oncology services
• Regional health system

Headquarters

HQ city

Lansing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: UM Health-Sparrow generates revenue through providing direct patient care services including hospital care, outpatient services, emergency care, urgent care, primary care, specialty care, pharmacy services, and laboratory services. Revenue is received from patients, health insurance plans, and government healthcare programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UM Health-Sparrow is a not-for-profit regional health system providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare across Mid-Michigan. It operates six hospitals (including the flagship Sparrow Hospital with the region's only Level I Trauma Center), more than 150 sites of care, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care, cancer care, cardiovascular, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics (C.S. Mott Children's Hospital), obstetrics, virtual health, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, rehabilitation, home care, and hospice services. Care is delivered by 526 providers to the Mid-Michigan population, coordinated through the Sparrow Care Network and Epic electronic medical records.

Product overview

UM Health-Sparrow is a regional health system offering a comprehensive portfolio of healthcare services through a multi-hospital, multi-site architecture. The core offerings include seven hospitals (Sparrow Hospital in Lansing as the flagship with Level I Trauma Center, plus Carson, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia, St. Lawrence, and Specialty Hospital), primary care practices, specialty care (Cancer Care, Cardiovascular, Neurology, Orthopedics), emergency and urgent care services, virtual health, pharmacies, laboratories, and radiology. Supporting services include home care, hospice, rehabilitation, pediatric services through C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, women's health (OB/GYN), and clinical trials. The system also operates wellness facilities (Michigan Athletic Club, AL!VE), a Mobile Health Clinic, and manages a Graduate Medical Education residency program. The UM Health-Sparrow Foundation handles fundraising and community support. Care is coordinated through Sparrow Care Network (Clinically Integrated Organization) and delivered by 526 providers across more than 150 sites, with patient access via the My UM Health-Sparrow portal and Epic electronic medical records.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at UM Health-Sparrow: Pediatric services and children's center operated within the UM Health-Sparrow system.
• Herbert-Herman Cancer Center
• Sparrow Care Network
• Sparrow Specialty Hospital
• Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RNICU)
• UM Health Partners
• Women Working Wonders (W3)

Products and services

• Inpatient Hospital Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,300 babies delivered annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Great Lakes Health Connect (GLHC)coreTechnology or IntegrationHealth information exchange partnership allowing secure electronic sharing of patient information including clinical documents, laboratory results, x-rays, allergies, medications, and care transition documents among healthcare providers across Michigan.
• Epic Care EverywherecoreTechnology or IntegrationEpic health information exchange enabling providers at Epic affiliated health care organizations across Michigan to securely share patient information electronically.
• Sparrow Care Network (SCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinically Integrated Organization partnership between SCN physicians and UM Health-Sparrow Health System to transform healthcare delivery for patients and the region.
• POMACO (Accountable Care Organization)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedicare shared savings accountable care organization participation for value-based care coordination.
• University of Michigan HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent academic medical center organization providing strategic direction, research capabilities, and access to University of Michigan medical school resources and specialists.
• University of Michigan Health - WestmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated health system serving West Michigan communities, participating in organized health care arrangements for shared patient care.
• University of Michigan Health PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth plan organization and joint venture partner in organized health care arrangements.
• Children's Miracle Network HospitalsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partnership program supporting pediatric patients at UM Health-Sparrow Children's Center through fundraising from company associates and customers.
• Michigan Athletic Club (MAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth and fitness facility integrated with UM Health-Sparrow services for community wellness.
• AL!VEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness and health management partner organization.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Corewell Health: Michigan's largest health system formed from the Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health merger. Operates a comparable multi-hospital, multi-site integrated delivery model across Michigan, directly competing with UM Health-Sparrow for patients, physicians, and commercial payer contracts.
• Henry Ford Health: Detroit-based integrated health system with multiple hospitals, employed physicians, and academic affiliations. Competes with UM Health-Sparrow for Mid-Michigan specialty referrals, complex-case volume, and payer relationships.
• McLaren Health Care: Grand Blanc-based integrated health system operating hospitals across Michigan. Similar multi-hospital regional structure and comparable service portfolio (cancer, cardiovascular, orthopedics), competing for the same patient base.
• Trinity Health Michigan: Catholic health system operating multiple Michigan hospitals under Trinity Health. Similar multi-site, integrated delivery model with overlapping service lines, directly competing in Mid-Michigan communities.
• Ascension Michigan: Catholic health system operating several Michigan hospitals. Comparable regional footprint and acute care services, competing for patients, physicians, and value-based contracts in overlapping geographies.

Regional players

• Munson Healthcare: Traverse City-based regional health system serving northern Michigan. Comparable multi-hospital, community-based integrated delivery model with similar breadth of services; competes less directly given geographic separation but offers a useful operational benchmark.
• Bronson Healthcare: Kalamazoo-based regional health system. Similar scale, multi-hospital structure, and community-focused integrated delivery model; overlaps with UM Health-Sparrow in southwest Mid-Michigan.
• Covenant HealthCare: Saginaw-based regional health system serving the Great Lakes Bay Region. Comparable community-hospital model with overlapping service lines (cancer, cardiovascular, obstetrics), competing for patients in the broader Mid-Michigan catchment.
• OSF HealthCare: Multi-state Catholic health system operating across Illinois and Michigan. Comparable integrated, mission-driven health system with similar breadth of services, providing a benchmark for community-based regional systems with academic and value-based care partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• University of Michigan Health: Parent academic medical center and one of the nation's leading health systems. While not a direct competitor in the same geography, it is the parent and academic anchor of UM Health-Sparrow and sets strategic direction, capital allocation, and clinical program priorities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SparrowHealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCq-sL-ZAZakVsxFyxzdTIhA
• Facebookfacebook.com/SparrowHealthSystem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sparrow-health-system
• Instagraminstagram.com/umhealthsparrow

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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