UP Health System - Marquette (formerly Marquette General Hospital) is an American

hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

and regional medical center located in Marquette and serving the

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. The hospital is a

Level II trauma center A trauma center (or trauma centre) is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. A trauma center may also refer to an emergen ...

as verified by the American College of Surgeons. The hospital trains medical students from the

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, as well as residents in the family medicine residency program. Prior to 1973, Marquette had two hospitals: St. Mary's Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital. Marquette General Hospital was formed in 1973 when the two Marquette hospitals merged. In 2012,

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approved Marquette General Hospitals purchase by for-profit organization

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. It was the fourth hospital to be acquired by the company, after Maria Parham Medical Center in

Henderson, North Carolina Henderson is a city and the county seat of Vance County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,060 at the 2020 census. History The city was named in honor of former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson, w ...

, Person Memorial Hospital in

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, and Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Virginia.

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* Hospitals in Michigan Buildings and structures in Marquette, Michigan Trauma centers {{Michigan-hospital-stub