CMS certification 230077
Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw
800 S Washington Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48601
Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 69% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 19 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on none. Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 45 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 479 completed surveys, 28% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | MI | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 397 visits sampled | 2 h 45 min | 2 h 39 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 96 patients | 42% | 60% | 65% |
How Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawThis hospital | 3/5 | 69% | 2 h 45 min | 2 better |
| Covenant Medical CenterSame city | 2/5 | 71% | 3 h 18 min | 2 better 4 worse |
| Mymichigan Medical Center ClareSame ZIP area · Clare | 2/5 | 72% | 2 h 32 min | No different |
| Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinSame ZIP area · Gladwin | Not rated | 81% | 2 h 13 min | No different |
| Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalSame ZIP area · Standish | 4/5 | 86% | 1 h 40 min | No different |
| Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchSame ZIP area · West Branch | 5/5 | 78% | 3 h 13 min | No different |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Saginaw.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 1,659 cases | Too few cases | 4.5% | 3.9% |
| Heart attack 94 cases | Too few cases | 13.2% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure 143 cases | Too few cases | 11.9% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 123 cases | Too few cases | 16.2% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 233 cases | Too few cases | 14.6% | 11.9% |
| COPD 42 cases | Too few cases | 6.7% | 8.6% |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 1.02 likely 0.62 – 1.42 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 29 cases | Too few cases | 4.7% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 35 cases | No different | 157.85 per 1,000 likely 100.53 per 1,000 – 215.18 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 1,918 cases | No different | 0.29 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.19 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 2,600 cases | No different | 0.24 per 1,000 likely 0.02 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 2,611 cases | No different | 0.29 per 1,000 likely 0.08 per 1,000 – 0.49 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 742 cases | No different | 1.94 per 1,000 likely 0.36 per 1,000 – 3.52 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 189 cases | No different | 1.52 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 3.17 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 186 cases | No different | 13.42 per 1,000 likely 4.65 per 1,000 – 22.19 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 749 cases | No different | 3.7 per 1,000 likely 1.44 per 1,000 – 5.96 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 185 cases | No different | 5.91 per 1,000 likely 1.96 per 1,000 – 9.86 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 152 cases | No different | 1.65 per 1,000 likely 0.17 per 1,000 – 3.13 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 485 cases | No different | 0.91 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 1.92 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 1.07 likely 0.34 – 2.59 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.3 likely 0.05 – 1 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | No different | 0.83 likely 0.27 – 2.01 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 1.22 likely 0.31 – 3.32 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.19 likely 0.06 – 0.47 | 1 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after a heart attack 150 cases | Too few cases | 13.4% | 14.4% |
| Readmitted after heart failure 297 cases | Too few cases | 20.3% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 206 cases | Too few cases | 18% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 75 cases | Too few cases | 19% | 20% |
| Readmitted after heart bypass surgery 32 cases | Too few cases | 10.6% | 11% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 35 cases | Too few cases | 7.4% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after a heart attack 101 cases | Too few cases | -2.7 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 170 cases | Too few cases | -32.6 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 145 cases | Too few cases | -17.4 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 67 cases | No different | 12.5 per 1,000 likely 9.3 per 1,000 – 17.2 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 50 cases | No different | 1 likely 0.7 – 1.4 | — |
3 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
88 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 8 residents and trainees. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine | 15 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 15 |
| Dietitian, Registered | 7 |
| Internal Medicine | 6 |
| Family | 5 |
| Occupational Therapist | 4 |
| Radiation Oncology | 4 |
| Sonography | 4 |
| Physician Assistant | 3 |
| Acute Care | 2 |
| Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | 2 |
| Anesthesiology | 2 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $271,810
- 2020 $133,562
- 2021 $142,147
- 2022 $336,942
- 2023 $260,322
- 2024 $138,389
- 2025 $97,002
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Debt forgiveness | $8,910 | 2 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $850 | 7 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $550 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $76,401 | 6 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $9,190 | 2 |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $4,915 | 1 |
| Biotronik INC. | $3,995 | 1 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,100 | 1 |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | $850 | 7 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $550 | 1 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Trial, Assessing the Impact of Inclisiran on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Partici… Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $62,145 |
| A Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Trial Assessing the Impact of Lipoprotein (a) Lowering With TQJ230 on Major Cardiovascular… Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $10,760 |
| CLASP II TR Pivotal, Study No. 2019-07 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $9,190 |
| A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Effect of Inclisiran on Preventing Major Adverse Cardiovascular Even… Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $3,496 |
| Dapagliflozin in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,100 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw
Is Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw a good hospital?
Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 19 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 2 and worse on none. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw?
69% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 479 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 2 h 45 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $97,002 in payments to Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.