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Who we are


University of Michigan Health-Sparrow’s impact is felt across Mid-Michigan at more than 150 sites of care: at UM Health-Sparrow Lansing, community hospitals in Carson City, Charlotte, Ionia and St. Johns, and the 478 UM Health-Sparrow primary care providers and specialists serving patients across the region.  

Mission and values

Our mission is to advance health to serve Michigan and is guided by our core values: caring, innovation, inclusion, integrity and teamwork. Every role contributes to this mission, from caregivers to support staff.

As a trusted community partner, we offer meaningful career opportunities for growth.

Explore our careers and join a team that makes a difference every day!
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A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.

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Caregivers across our health system

December 2025 - Susan Bird, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, a nurse practitioner in Palliative Care at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing, specializes in managing complex symptoms and providing holistic support to patients with serious illness and their families.

Bird was nominated for her exceptional treatment of a patient and family during their end-of-life care. She integrates expert clinical management with profound compassion, a cornerstone of palliative medicine.
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October 2025 - Patricia Lewis, RN, from Lansing Urology at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow, is being celebrated as a cornerstone of the urology team and for consistently being recognized for her unwavering dedication to both patients and colleagues. Faced with having to obtain crucial imaging for a patient, Patricia didn't just make one call, she called multiple locations. She tracked down the correct information and secured all necessary documentation, ensuring the patient's images were properly uploaded.

Patricia is more than a great nurse; she is a role model for proactive problem-solving, compassionate patient advocacy and teamwork.
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June 2025 - Megan Yonker, RN, a nurse at UM Health-Sparrow Okemos Emergency Center, loves the fast pace of her job, and that’s good because she was the ideal person to help respond when a frantic woman ran into the clinic to say her husband was unconscious in their vehicle. Team members, including Megan, ran to help him and found him without a pulse. 

Megan is among those who go the extra mile to save lives and ensure every family receives the compassionate care they deserve.
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