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As part of the agreement, U-M Health will invest $800 million in Sparrow over the next eight years. Sparrow is one of the largest health systems in Michigan, with multiple hospital sites and more than 500 employed primary care providers and specialists.

While Sparrow will continue to conduct most of its own inpatient and outpatient testing, the affiliation with Mayo Medical Laboratories will provide access to more advanced diagnostic and newly developed tests.

Margaret Dimond is the new president of Sparrow Health System's E.W. Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.

University of Michigan Health has formally acquired Lansing-based Sparrow Health System, the latest major hospital consolidation deal in Michigan. Under the deal, U-M becomes the sole corporate owner of the enlarged health system.

“We are incredibly pleased to have someone of Margaret's caliber join our team,” said James F. Dover, President and CEO, Sparrow Health System.

Beginning April 1, 2024, Sparrow Health System will be renamed University of Michigan Health-Sparrow as part of the health system's acquisition by Michigan Medicine.

One year after the University of Michigan's acquisition of Sparrow Health, the Lansing-based health system will get a new name. As of April 1, 2024, it will be known as the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow.

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