Caring for the Community

Clinton Memorial was built by the sweat and tears of many people, including the farmers who toiled in their fields by day, and worked on the hospital property at night and the ladies Auxiliary that raised money, canned vegetables and sewed linens. Clinton Memorial Hospital, located in St. Johns, was formally dedicated on Friday, Nov. 11, 1927, and has been serving the acute and primary health needs of Clinton County residents for over 75 years.

Clinton Memorial Hospital has not only survived, but has thrived over the past 75 years, thanks mainly to the support of the community both financially and emotionally. The early 1990's saw Clinton Memorial affiliate with the Sparrow Health System of Lansing - an arrangement that allowed the hospital to expand and grow and be more responsible to the community's need for greater technology and more healthcare opportunities offered locally.

The hospital was literally reborn, as it was rebuilt from the inside out in 1997-98. A $10.5 million rebuilding process brought new technology, a more patient friendly design and a more modern, appealing look to the healthcare facility that continues to provide the community with a full range of high quality, compassionate, personal and easily accessible health care.

Clinton Memorial is a 28-bed hospital, accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and licensed by State of Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services. Clinton Memorial employs over 250 people including 22 active staff physicians and 70 Nurses. Visiting specialists include: cardiology; gastroenterology; general surgery; neurology; obstetrics and gynecology; oncology and hematology; oral and maxillofacial surgery; orthopedics; podiatry; pulmonology and urology.

Clinton Memorial is very user/patient friendly, with the Emergency Department and diagnostic and testing sites located on the first floor. The second floor houses the in-patient care area including telemetry beds, surgical suite, outpatient surgical area, maternity unit and nuclear medicine.

Clinton Memorial has a 24-hour a day licensed emergency department; laboratory services; x-rays; fluoroscopy; mammography; CT Scans; MRI's; ultrasound; EEGs; EKGs; holter monitoring; echo cardiology; Doppler studies; pulmonary function testing and sleep studies.

St. Johns Professional Associates features the professional services of an internal medicine physician; two pediatricians and a family practice physician.

Open 365 days a year, Clinton Memorial Pharmacy provides prescription needs, over-the-counter medications, vitamins and supplements, plus sundries.

Clinton Memorial Rehab and Wellness Center offers physical, speech and occupational therapies, audiology, sports medicine, work re-activation and a wellness/fitness center.

Home Care and Hospice services are provided locally through the Sparrow Health System. Skilled nursing care, home health aides, social workers and volunteers are available to meet the needs of patients and their families.

Clinton Memorial provides for the Tri-County Office on Aging Meals on Wheels program for the homebound. Other activities and services provided through Clinton Memorial are CPR and First Aid training; Community Health Education classes, Expectant Parent classes and Babysitting classes.

A separate organization, the Clinton Health Foundation, supports Clinton Memorial through fundraising efforts and promotes community health programs for Clinton County residents.