What Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions does

Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions (UPHCS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hospital network founded in 1995 and headquartered in Marquette, Michigan, serving the 310,000 residents across all 15 counties of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The organization operates as a network of 15+ hospital members and affiliate organizations, running an integrated portfolio of programs including UPHIE (the Upper Peninsula Health Information Exchange, one of six Michigan Qualified Organizations serving as gateway to the state MiHIN network), Project ECHO tele-mentoring (497 CE credits issued to 150+ providers across 8 series and 39 sessions since 2021), the UP MOM maternal opioid misuse model, the Region 1 Perinatal Quality Collaborative (80+ stakeholders), the Healthy Aging at Home program, the Mobile Food Pantry partnership with Feeding America West Michigan, and the Diabetic Retinopathy Telehealth Program (deployed at 7 clinic sites using Hillrom/Welch Allyn RV700 cameras). Core technology infrastructure is healthcare-interoperability rather than AI-driven: UPHIE connects hospitals, clinics, specialists, long-term care facilities, and independent providers for secure health information exchange; mobile wide-bore MRI units (two GE Voyager systems) and telehealth platforms extend rural access.

UPHCS's business model is grant-funded and member-supported rather than commercial. The documented revenue streams include foundation and government grants (HRSA, BCBS Foundation of Michigan, Superior Health Foundation, Michigan Health Endowment Fund — with discrete awards of $600K, $65K, $430K, and $50K across 2016–2026), hospital network membership dues, central service coordination fees for shared mobile MRI contracts, and downstream billing for teleretinal screenings. Most community-facing programs (Home Visiting, ECHO, Mobile Food Pantry, Community Townhalls) are provided free to participants, with modest incentive payments ($100 townhall, $200 ECHO case presenter) to drive engagement. The organization is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of member hospital representatives and led by Executive Director Melissa Holmquist with a lean staff of 16 employees spanning executive, grant administration, HIE/informatics, data integration, and project coordination functions.

Name

Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions

Legal name

Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions Inc.

Website

https://uphcs.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hospital network founded in 1995 and headquartered in Marquette, Michigan, serving 15 counties across the Upper Peninsula through UPHIE health information exchange, Project ECHO tele-mentoring, maternal health programs, and grant-funded community health initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Network Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

HIE Platforms & Network Services (Community/Regional/National) (HLACABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Care Management & Care Coordination (Home & Community-Based) (HLAFAEAL), Primary Care for Underserved Populations (e.g., migrant, homeless, refugee clinics) (HLAFAGAN), Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD)

Keywords

• Rural healthcare network
• Health information exchange
• Community health programs
• Telehealth and tele-mentoring
• Care coordination services

Headquarters

HQ city

Marquette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: UPHCS operates primarily through grant funding from healthcare foundations and government agencies. Recent grants include $50,000 from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation/Superior Health Foundation/Michigan Health Endowment Fund for Aging Adult Mental Health program.
2. Hospital Network Services: UPHCS acts as Central Service Coordinator for mobile MRI network, facilitates Michigan DHHS Certificate of Need for Health Service Area, and coordinates equipment and service contracts with MRI service provider on behalf of hospital network members.
3. Membership Dues: Network of hospital members and affiliate organizations pay membership fees to access services including UPHIE, group purchasing contracts, and collaborative programs.
4. Continuing Education Credits: ECHO programs provide CME/CEU credits to healthcare professionals. Session presenters receive $200 incentives. Programs count toward state-mandated training requirements.
5. Telehealth Services Billing: Diabetic retinopathy screening services are billable to most insurances. Primary care clinics benefit from simple, inexpensive, and billable teleretinal services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions is a nonprofit hospital network that operates the Upper Peninsula Health Information Exchange (UPHIE) and coordinates an integrated portfolio of healthcare programs across Michigan's 15-county Upper Peninsula. The organization delivers health information exchange, Project ECHO tele-mentoring, diabetic retinopathy telehealth screening, maternal-infant health programs, behavioral health integration, community information exchange, mobile MRI services, and community-based food assistance to member hospitals, healthcare providers, and rural residents.

Product overview

Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions is a nonprofit hospital network serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The organization operates as a platform of interconnected healthcare programs and services rather than a single unified product. Core offerings include: UPHIE (health information exchange connecting hospitals, clinics, and providers); Project ECHO (tele-mentoring program); Diabetic Teleretinal Program; Behavioral Health Integration including UPlift and UP MOM programs; Maternal/Infant Health programs (Region 1 Perinatal Quality Collaborative, MI AIM, Home Visiting Network); Healthy Aging at Home; Community Information Exchange; and Mobile MRI services. These programs work together through UPHIE to coordinate patient care, share health information securely, and improve access to care across rural communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UPHIE (Upper Peninsula Health Information Exchange): Health information organization that brings together healthcare stakeholders to govern health information exchanges for improving healthcare quality, efficiency, and patient safety
• UPHCS Project ECHO
• UP MOM Model
• Healthy Aging at Home (HAH)
• Region 1 Perinatal Quality Collaborative
• Feeding America West Michigan Mobile Food Pantry Program

Products and services

• UPHIE (Upper Peninsula Health Information Exchange) Health information organization that brings together healthcare stakeholders and governs health information exchanges for improving healthcare quality, efficiency, and patient safety by promoting secure, electronic exchange of health information across hospitals, clinics, specialists, long-term care facilities, and independent providers.
• UPHCS Project ECHO Tele-mentoring program using video conferencing technology to disseminate and implement best practices through case-based mentorship. Strengthens providers' ability to treat mild to moderate mental health concerns and reaches rural and underserved communities across the Upper Peninsula.
• Diabetic Teleretinal Program Uses the Welch Allyn (now Hillrom) RetinaVue Care Delivery Model for diabetic retinal examinations at primary care provider offices. Images captured using RV700 Digital Fundus camera and transmitted via RetinaVue Network to contracted optometrists for screening, with 40%+ increase in screening compliance across participating clinics.
• Behavioral Health Integration Services Programs focused on integrating behavioral health services with primary care, including the UPlift Collaborative Care program using the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) for treating mental health conditions.
• UP MOM Program (Maternal Opioid Misuse Model) Supports pregnant people and those up to 12 months postpartum with history of or current opioid use disorder (OUD) or substance use disorder (SUD). Uses a Community Health Worker model to provide support, screen for Social Determinants of Health, and connect enrollees to services.
• CIRCLE UP Program Works with UP MOM enrollees to provide specialized OB care, emotional support, medication prescribing, and peer recovery coaching.
• Region 1 Perinatal Quality Collaborative Collaborative effort supporting the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' Regional Perinatal Care System goal of ensuring mothers and babies are healthy. Addresses key priority areas including Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and maternal opioid use, with 80+ members representing health organizations.
• U.P. Home Visiting Network Coordinates home visiting programs across the Upper Peninsula including Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP), Healthy Families UP, Parents As Teachers, Early Head Start, and Family Spirit for Native American families. Free for pregnant people and families with children age 5 and under.
• Healthy Aging at Home (HAH) Program Addresses needs of aging population by coordinating regional primary health, behavioral health, and social services. Implements home-based, patient-centered care coordination for people 55+ with chronic disease in Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties.
• MI AIM (Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health) Improves culture of maternal safety to decrease severe maternal morbidity and mortality through implementation of early recognition safety bundles including Obstetric Hemorrhage, Severe Hypertension, and Sepsis bundles.
• Community Information Exchange (CIE) Facilitates coordination of community resources and information sharing across healthcare and social service providers in the Upper Peninsula.
• Rural Health Transformation Initiative focused on transforming rural health delivery in the Upper Peninsula to improve access and quality of care for rural communities.
• Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry Program Monthly mobile food pantry program providing supplemental food including fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and shelf-stable goods to Upper Peninsula residents in need, in partnership with Feeding America West Michigan.
• High Touch, High Tech (HT2) Program Combines interactive mobile technology ('Mommy Checkup' app) with specially trained treatment providers to improve and integrate treatment services for substance use and mental health during pregnancy using telehealth services via phone, text, or video chat.
• Mobile MRI Services Central Service Coordination for mobile MRI host site members facilitating Michigan DHHS Certificate of Need. GE Voyager MRI units shared among partner hospitals including Aspirus Iron River, Aspirus Ironwood, Aspirus Keweenaw, Baraga County Memorial, Helen Newberry Joy, Schoolcraft Memorial, and UP Health System - Bell.
• Sync UP Program under Community Information Exchange focused on coordination and synchronization of health information and services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40%+ increase in diabetic retinopathy screening compliance across participating clinics
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) Division of Maternal & Infant HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2026Partnership through Region 1 Perinatal Quality Collaborative hosting Community & Family Townhalls across the Upper Peninsula. MDHHS provides planning phase funding for Regional Perinatal Collaborative focused on NAS and maternal opioid use.
• Equality MichigancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2025Partnership to launch LGBTQIA+ Extension for Community Health Impact (ECHO) series providing continuing education for healthcare providers across the UP. Funded by Superior Health Foundation ($430K). Equips providers with knowledge, tools, and referral pathways to better serve LGBTQIA+ patients.
• Norway Eye CarecoreTechnology or IntegrationOptometrist practice in Norway, MI contracted to screen retinal images captured by participating primary care clinics through the Diabetic Retinopathy Telehealth Program. Returns diagnostic reports to PCPs within 24 hours, enabling easier follow-up care for patients with vision-threatening pathology.
• Feeding America West MichigancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide monthly Mobile Food Pantry Program to all Upper Peninsula residents. Mobile Food Pantries provide supplemental food including fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and shelf-stable goods at no cost. Distributions hosted by agency partners.
• Region 1 Perinatal Quality CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative formed July 2017 supporting MDHHS Regional Perinatal Care System goals. Includes 80+ stakeholders from Community Mental Health, FQHCs, Early Childhood Education, Tribal Health, Health Departments, Planned Parenthood, UPHP, and hospital networks. Addresses NAS and maternal opioid use as key priorities.
• Project ECHOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) model used for tele-mentoring programs. Launched in 2021 with HRSA and Michigan Health Endowment Fund funding. Delivered 8 series and 39 sessions to 150+ providers with 497 CE credits issued.
• UP MOM Model Consortium PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium includes UP Health Plan, Marquette County Health Department, Michigan Opioid Collaborative, Delta Menominee Public Health, LMAS District Health Department, Lutheran Social Services, OSF St. Francis Hospital, Chippewa County Health Department, MyMichigan Health Center Sault, Western U.P. Health Department, Northcare Network, Great Lakes Recovery Center, UP Health System-Marquette, and housing organizations.
• Keweenaw Bay Indian CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Healthy Aging at Home program for older adults in Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties.
• Little Brothers Friends of the ElderlyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Healthy Aging at Home program addressing social isolation and support services for older adults.
• Honoring Healthcare Choices - MichiganminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Make a Plan Share a Plan advance care planning program, developed in collaboration with Upper Peninsula Health Plan.
• Michigan Public Health InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Region 1 Perinatal Quality Collaborative to complete multi-faceted, cross-system NAS needs, resources and opportunities assessment for Marquette County.
• Altarum InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichigan and Ohio program lead for Great Lakes Practice Transformation Network; UPHCS worked with Altarum to serve the Upper Peninsula.
• Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsored Serving Native American Families workshop to improve care interactions and outcomes for Native American women who are pregnant and their families.
• Michigan Health Information Network (MiHIN)coreTechnology or IntegrationUPHIE is one of Michigan's six Qualified Organizations (QO) serving as gateways to MiHIN. MiHIN represents growing network of public and private organizations working to overcome data sharing barriers.
• Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress (UPCAP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Healthy Aging at Home program providing services for older adults in the UP.
• Alzheimer's AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Healthy Aging at Home program addressing cognitive change and support for older adults.

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE): One of the largest and longest-running regional HIEs in the U.S., connecting hospitals, providers, and payers across Indiana. Directly comparable to UPHIE in operating model (community/regional HIE serving hospitals and independent providers), customer type, and regulatory designation as a health information organization.
• Wisconsin Statewide Health Information Network (WISHIN): Wisconsin statewide HIE connecting hospitals, clinics, and post-acute providers across the state. Comparable to UPHIE as a regional/statewide HIE serving rural and community hospitals in the Upper Midwest with similar governance and care coordination objectives.
• Quality Health Network: Community HIE serving western Colorado with similar rural health focus, connecting hospitals, behavioral health, and social services. Directly comparable to UPHIE because of comparable rural service area, multi-stakeholder governance, and integration of clinical and social service data.
• CyncHealth: Nebraska-based HIE and health data utility serving hospitals, providers, and behavioral health organizations across the Midwest. Comparable to UPHIE for its regional HIE model, nonprofit governance, and focus on connecting healthcare and social services for underserved populations.
• KAMMCO (Kansas): Kansas-based HIE serving as a Qualified Health Information Network, connecting Kansas providers with similar interoperability objectives. Comparable to UPHIE for its role as a state-level HIE facilitating secure data exchange for community providers, particularly in rural areas.
• Health Current (Arizona): Statewide HIE in Arizona operating as a nonprofit health information organization connecting hospitals, providers, and behavioral health organizations. Comparable to UPHIE as a regional/state-level HIE serving diverse stakeholders including FQHCs and behavioral health providers, with similar governance and QO-equivalent functions.

Broad incumbents

• Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN): Statewide HIE in Michigan of which UPHIE is a Qualified Organization gateway. Direct structural counterpart and partner; comparable because it operates a similar interoperable health information exchange serving multiple QOs and healthcare stakeholders in Michigan.
• CRISP (Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients): Maryland-based regional HIE and one of the largest HIEs in the U.S., serving multiple states and integrating clinical and social determinants data. Comparable to UPHIE in core HIE functionality and nonprofit structure, though broader in geographic and program scope.
• University of New Mexico Project ECHO: Originator of the Project ECHO tele-mentoring model and largest ECHO superhub. Directly comparable to UPHCS Project ECHO for use of the same tele-mentoring methodology for rural provider training; broader in that it sets model standards and operates globally while UPHCS implements locally.

Others

• Michigan Primary Care Association: Michigan statewide association of FQHCs serving as a convener and support organization for community health centers, including Upper Great Lakes Family Health Centers which is an UPHCS partner. Comparable to UPHCS as a regional convener and care coordination organization for underserved populations in Michigan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UPHCS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/upper-peninsula-health-care-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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