After announcing its plans to increase community access to timely health care with the launch of an urgent care center, McLaren Northern Michigan, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, is pleased to share that McLaren Northern Michigan Urgent Care is now open.
Located at 1890 US-131, near Plaza Drive in Petoskey, the office is also home to McLaren Northern Michigan Primary Care. The urgent care is an expansion of the office, with the primary care clinic remaining open and caring for patients.
“All of us in our organization are excited to be able to expand our services and thrilled for the convenience it will provide our patients and their ability to access care timely and efficiently,” said Gar Atchison, McLaren Northern Michigan President and CEO. “As with any of our growth projects, we are confident that this latest expansion will bolster the care we offer within Petoskey, enhance our patients’ overall experience, and provide our community with the reassurance that high-quality care is always within reach.”
Featuring seven treatment rooms in addition to a procedure room, the urgent care is staffed with a full complement of providers and care team capable of administering prompt treatment to patients with a range of conditions: viral illnesses, lacerations requiring stitches, and minor orthopedic injuries, including bone breaks and fractures not requiring surgery, among other common, non-life-threatening conditions.
X-ray imaging will also be available on-site, and serving both the urgent care and primary care clinic.
McLaren Northern Michigan Urgent Care will operate 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, while McLaren Northern Michigan Primary Care will maintain its hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
When announcing plans for the urgent care in early 2025, Chad Grant, McLaren Health Care Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, said, “The focus and motivation of our expansion efforts are always aimed toward projects that conveniently develop patients’ connection to their care. With this expansion, McLaren is keeping and strengthening its commitment to serve the patients and families of Petoskey and the surrounding communities and provide them with the level of care they deserve.”
Learn more about all services offered at McLaren Northern Michigan at mclaren.org/northernmichigan.
About McLaren Northern Michigan
McLaren Northern Michigan is a 202-bed regional referral center located in Petoskey, serving residents in 22 counties across northern Lower Michigan and the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula. More than 230 physicians represent nearly all medical and surgical specialties, enabling full-service care with an emphasis on cardiology, cancer, orthopedics and neurosciences. McLaren Northern Michigan is a certified Primary Stroke Center, as designated by the Joint Commission. The hospital has a network of primary care providers and specialty care clinics throughout the region, and an outpatient surgery center in Cheboygan. Learn more at mclaren.org/northernmichigan.
About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Learn more at mclaren.org.