Map Details - Michigan Upper Peninsula Hospitals and Local Health Departments
Impact Statement
This map of Upper Peninsula, Michigan, shows hospitals by local health department, to document hospital coverage by geographic area. Display hospital coverage in a state area challenged by patients’ lack of timely access to hospitals. For example, there is only one hospital in the area – Marquette General Health System – that offers cardiac catheterization and is a primary stroke care center.
Software Used
ArcGIS 9.3
Data Used
Table of hospitals in Upper Peninsula, Michigan, with addresses, for geocoding.
Methods Used
Geocoded addresses online using batchgeo.com. Selected Upper Peninsula local health departments from GIS layer. Added insert map of Michigan by counties to show relationship to Upper Peninsula area.
Contact the Submitter of this Map
Henry L Miller, Departmental Specialist, Michigan Department of Community Health
(517) 335-8779
millerhenry@michigan.gov
How to Cite this Map
Hospitals and Local Health Departments Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, 2010 Miller, Henry; Michigan Department of Community Health, [TODAY’S DATE].
- Page last reviewed: July 13, 2017
- Page last updated: December 30, 2014
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