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AT UP HE ALTH SYSTEM – BE LL $1,950,689 was invested in facility enhancements in 2014. Improvements include: • two new Demers Type III ambulances • new stereotactic breast biopsy unit • acudose medication dispenser Total number of employees: 360 Annual payroll for 2014: $20,145,512 Charity Care • $331,603 worth of services provided to those who could not pay for care. • $11,350 in in-kind community contributions and goods went to local organizations. • $1 million in tax dollars • Regular community events include: flu shot clinics, breast cancer screening clinics, annual Women's Health Expo. AT UP HE ALTH SYSTEM – MARQUET TE • Patient volume increased 6 percent in 2014. • Nearly 3,000 patients were treated in the cardiac catheterization lab. • Marquette surgeons completed 350cardiovascular surgeries, including implanting the first MRI-compatible heart defibrillator in the country. • $10,232,533 spent on capital improvement projects. The Hospital • Paid $7.2 million in taxes. • Provided $3,564,906 in charity and uncompensated care. • Spent $1,806,388 on community benefit programs. • Made sponsorships and donations totaling $184,0000. Total number of employees: 2,395 Annual payroll: $162,414,486 In 2014 we added more than a dozen physicians, including new specialists in: anesthesiology, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, emergency medicine, family practice, hospitalist, intensivist critical care, interventional radiology, oncology medical director, orthopedics, pediatrics, psychiatry and urology. AT UP HE ALTH SYSTEM – PORTAGE e hospital and employees give back to more than 30 local causes, including: • Day For Women • Canal Run • Copper Dog 150 Total employees: 745 Annual payroll: $43,362,520 In 2014 • $3,199,260 went into capital improvements. • $1,606,611 was paid in taxes. • $1,345,733 went to community benefits programs. • Nearly $500,000 in services were provided to those unable to afford care. Five new physicians joined the UPHS - Portage team, specializing in: • women's health • family medicine • hospitalist services ree new nurse practitioners came on board. GIVING TO THE » For more information about how UP Health System supports community well-being, visit mgh.org and select "About UPHSM" from "Quick Links" at the bottom of the page. As a source of advanced healthcare, employer and community partner, UP Health System has a major impact on the physical and fiscal well- being of the communities we serve. Upper Peninsula Back 15 UPHE ALTHSYSTEM .COM FALL / WINTER 2015