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Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc

1400 W Ice Lake Road, Iron River, MI 49935 · (906) 265-6121

Rural (critical access) hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherEmergency room

Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, Inc is a non-profit rural critical-access hospital in Iron River, Michigan (Iron County), with 25 beds. It has an emergency room. It lists $2.82 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Michigan hospital ($3.71).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating
$2.82listed for every $1 its care costs Michigan typical $3.71
1 h 53 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
25beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

79%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
70%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

Rated by patients

    Emergency room and urgent care

    1 h 53 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
    81%of sepsis patients got the recommended care US typical 65%
    Deaths within 30 days of admission lower is better
    Heart failure
    11.1%
    Pneumonia
    18.9%
    Back in the hospital within 30 days lower is better
    Heart failure
    21.5%
    Pneumonia
    16.8%

    US typical hospital. Infection figures are a ratio: 1.00 means as many infections as expected for a hospital like this one. CMS adjusts these rates for how sick the patients are; a small gap from the typical hospital can be chance, so a verdict is shown only where CMS gives one.

    Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

    The money

    $35what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    $492,492net income, all sources
    0.7%margin on patient care alone
    $488,382cost of charity care (1.3% of costs)
    $1.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
    123full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

    Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.

    This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

    Nearby hospitals

    33 miles awayAspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River, WINot rated$3.89 listed per $1 of cost33 miles awayIron Mountain Mi VA Medical CenterIron Mountain, MINot rated34 miles awayDickinson County Memorial HospitalIron Mountain, MI★★★★★$3.97 listed per $1 of cost44 miles awayBaraga County Memorial HospitalL' Anse, MINot rated$1.85 listed per $1 of cost47 miles awayAspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander, WI★★★★★$3.56 listed per $1 of cost

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