Category: Press Releases


Only 1 in 5 Hospitals Meet Maternity Care Standards

Report from The Leapfrog Group Finds Only 1 in 5 U.S. Hospitals Fully Meet Payor Standards for Maternity Care  Hospital Performance Varies on Unnecessary Cesarean Sections, Early Elective Deliveries and Episiotomies  NOVI, MICHIGAN, May 29, 2019 – The Economic Alliance…

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Eleven Michigan hospitals awarded for excellence and improvement in maternity care

Discover more about maternity care in Michigan with the EAM Maternity Care Project

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CMS Penalizes 24 Michigan Hospitals

CMS Penalizes 24 Michigan Hospitals 58 percent of penalized hospitals located in Southeastern Michigan NOVI, MICHIGAN, March 6, 2019 – The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM), a nonprofit group comprised of Michigan’s largest employers and unions, is concerned about the…

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State Legislature Passes Air Ambulance Bills

Bills Addressing High Cost of Air Ambulance Passed by State Legislature NOVI, MICHIGAN, December 6, 2018:  The Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM), a statewide collaboration of business and labor organizations, is pleased to announce that the Michigan Legislature passed a…

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Six Michigan Hospitals Earn Top Hospital Status

Six hospitals in Michigan earn status of Top Hospital. Is your hospital one of them?

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Hospitals in Michigan Struggle in Preventing Infections

Hospitals in Michigan Struggle in Preventing Infections Troubling New Report on Hospital Infections Comes While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Considers Discontinuing Publicly Reporting Rates Each day, one out of 25 hospital patients in the U.S. contracts a…

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Eleven Michigan hospitals awarded for excellence and improvement in maternity care

Discover more about maternity care in Michigan with the EAM Maternity Care Project

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EAM Announces Hospital Patient Safety Awards

Twelve hospitals earn patient safety award

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EAM Announces New Board Member

EAM announces the appointment of a new member of its Board of Directors.

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Prestigious Top Hospital Award Given to Four Michigan Hospitals

Four hospitals in Michigan have been named to Leapfrog’s 2017 national list of Top Hospitals

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Michigan Records Less “A” Grades In Latest Hospital Safety Scores

In Michigan, 77 hospitals were graded, and 19 were awarded an “A.” Find out who.

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In Michigan, 46 percent of reporting hospitals fully meet standards for hospital acquired conditions

Overall fewer hospital patients are harmed by bedsores and injuries but more work is needed A new report, based on The Leapfrog Group’s 2016 hospital survey results regarding two preventable hospital acquired conditions:  serious pressure ulcers and injuries. Patients who…

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