*St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor/ Mercy Christian Health

ABOUT THE FACILITY

Mercy Christian Health is a new faith-based interdenominational charitable non-profit organization that will provide healthcare services starting in late 2017 or early 2018. The mission of Mercy Christian Health is to show and share the love and mercy of Jesus Christ by providing compassionate, affordable and excellent healthcare to our community. Mercy Christian Health will demonstrate Jesus’s compassion and God’s love by welcoming and respecting each individual. The practice will espouse a holistic approach to patients, believing in the importance of mind, body, and spirit to an individual's health.

Mercy Christian Health will offer primary healthcare services for people of all ages. This includes preventive care, care for chronic diseases, and same-day or next-day visits for illnesses and minor injuries. Behavioral health services will also be available on site, helping patients and their families to address stress, anxiety, depression, and school or family troubles. Counselors will also help patients to make lifestyle changes to improve health needs such as obesity and diabetes.

St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor (SJMAA), a member of the five hospital Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, is an academic teaching hospital and tertiary care center.  The hospital, with 537 licensed beds, is situated on a 340 acre campus in the Ann Arbor area.  Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care organizations in the United States.  Trinity Health is based in Livonia, Michigan.

Its staff of physicians, nurses and health care professionals have extensive training in a variety of specialty or tertiary care programs, including cardiology, oncology, obstetrics, orthopedics, surgery, Level I trauma, physical medicine and rehabilitation, women and children's, and senior health services.  SJMAA is home of the renowned Michigan Heart & Vascular Institute at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, one of the top three cardiovascular programs in the state of Michigan based on volume.  In addition, SJMAA is designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Clinical Community Oncology Program, or CCOP, one of only 50 programs in the United States. 

St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor provides medical residency training programs in Internal Medicine, Transitional Year, General Surgery, Obstetrics/Gynecology and Emergency Medicine as well as fellowship programs in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Hospice and Palliative Care, Infectious Disease and Surgical Critical Care.

For more information about St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor visit http://www.stjoesannarbor.org/annarbor.

COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION

Ann Arbor, Michigan – offers a bustling downtown and charming tree-lined neighborhoods making it a safe and ideal place to live, learn, work, and raise a family. More than 114,000 residents live within the City’s 28 square miles and Ann Arbor is a hub for excellence in education, boasting five colleges and universities. The City’s acclaimed public school system has adapted a comprehensive academic achievement plan to help ensure all students are successful.

People are drawn to Ann Arbor for its eclectic urban setting and its acres of parks and trees. The cosmopolitan college town boasts fine to casual dining and world class shopping. Action packed sporting events come courtesy of the University of Michigan. Cultural experiences including museums, galleries, and a performing arts center make Ann Arbor a destination for art aficionados of any age. Endless opportunities for recreation are available in Ann Arbor, which operates 157 parks, trails, golf, canoe liveries, tennis courts, athletic fields and more. One of the most environmentally friendly cities around, Ann Arbor has a progressive recycling program and takes great measures toward the preservation of the City’s green space.

Ann Arbor regularly receives national attention as one of the best places to live in the United States.

For more information on Ann Arbor visit www.annarbor.com