Over 100 Years of Greater Care
One century. That's how long McLaren Greater Lansing has proudly and compassionately served our community. McLaren's dedication to the region began in the fall of 1913, when a 10-bed county facility opened its doors to care for those afflicted with tuberculosis.
As Greater Lansing grew over the decades, so did our hospital. Wood and nails became girder and steel, wings became towers, and the 10-bed facility grew into what we are today: a 239-bed health care campus that provides compassionate care and medical innovation to our community.
Below is a brief history of our hospital, and to the left you'll find expert services that we offer our community today.
2022 First patients transferred to the new hospital. All patients safely relocated in approximately six hours.
2021 Construction of the new state-of-the art McLaren Greater Lansing complete.
2021 Medical Services Building ground breaking.
2021 Dedication of Chi Drive.
2020 McLaren Greater Lansing breaks ground on the new state-of-the-art cancer center and outpatient care center and holds a ceremony to bless the ground.
2018 McLaren Health Care announces an innovative collaboration with Walgreens to expand access to quality, convenient and a ordable health care and pharmacy services throughout the state of Michigan.
2018 Officials from McLaren Health Care and Michigan State University hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for McLaren’s new $600 million health care campus, which will house a 240-bed state-of-the-art hospital, cancer center, outpatient care center and other facilities.
2017 McLaren Health Care expands outside of Michigan into Indiana with the purchase of the Indiana Health Plan.
2014 The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute joins McLaren Health Care to form the largest cancer network in the state of Michigan, diagnosing and treating more than 12,500 new cancer cases each year.
2013: McLaren Greater Lansing celebrates 100 years
2012: Ingham Regional Medical Center undergoes rebranding and takes new name: McLaren Greater Lansing
2007: Grand opening of Chi Heart & Surgery Center
2001: The 72-bed Ingham Regional Assisted Living facility opens
1997: A formal affiliation with McLaren Health Care commences
1991: The McRee Guest House opens its doors for families of hospitalized patients
1986: Breslin Cancer Center opens at Ingham Medical Center
1980: Nation's first arthroscopic surgery center opens at Ingham Medical Center
1974: Ingham Medical Hospital becomes Ingham Medical Center
1972: New hospital is completed and dedicated (Greenlawn Avenue campus)
1966: First open-heart surgery is performed to close a hole in a 15-year-old's heart
1960: Ingham County Chest Hospital becomes Ingham Medical Hospital, a 170-bed acute care facility
1959: McLaughlin Osteopathic Hospital moves to Pennsylvania Avenue and changes name to Lansing General Hospital
1958: Ingham County Chest Hospital receives accreditation from The Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation
1954: Ingham County Tuberculosis Sanatorium becomes Ingham County Chest Hospital
1941: Drs. Lawrence Jarrett and Harriet Jarrett open the McLaughlin Osteopathic Hospital, and first baby is born
1930: A four-story brick building is constructed to accommodate 100 patients
1924: A 30-bed infirmary is built
1913: Ingham County Tuberculosis Sanatorium opens with 10-bed capacity