Health Care

The Four Flags area has always had a special concern for the mental and physical health of its citizens. Healthcare professionals from the Four Flags Area provided medical care for the men of the 12th Michigan Infantry during the Civil War. Always extending a caring hand to those in need today, the Four Flags Area has over one hundred qualified concerned doctors and specialists to provide medical services to its citizens and visitors.

Health and Healing: Lakeland Regional Health System

Our regional healthcare provider is Lakeland Regional Health System. Its goal is to serve as a catalyst in the development and implementation of new ideals of healthcare which cultivate the healing of the mind, body and spirit. Lakeland Hospital, Niles offers all general community hospital services, including obstetrics, surgery, emergency care, imaging and radiology, outpatient oncology, cardiac rehabilitation and lab services. The ever-growing Lakeland facility continues to expand to accommodate the growing community, embarking on a $21 million renovation in 2002. With the increased need for medical office space, Lakeland has developed plans to build in Longmeadow Corporate Village to provide office space for five new physician practices. Also, Great Lakes Eye Care has plans to utilize the newly-developed corporate village. The facility will house two full-time physicians, one rotating physician and an optical department.

Healthcare Professionals with a Small Town Touch

The ratio of doctors to patients in the Four Flags area provides doctors with a chance to take extra time to answer questions and to make sure patients understand their diagnosis and treatment needs. You will find the Four Flags area has an outstanding medical community. Big city qualifications with a small town touch exemplify the Four Flags area community healthcare.

Education is Key to a Healthy Community

Lakeland is a firm believer in helping to increase our community awareness of healthy lifestyles by promoting wellness in addition to healing the sick. Lakeland hosts numerous free community education events – including the Physician Speaker series and childbirth and parenting classes. They also host a number of support groups.

Lakeland provides the community with a monthly calendar of events and a website with up-to-date news on healthcare in our community. Lakeland has also developed an incredibly, well-stocked Video-lending Library. The free library service enables patients, citizens, families and friends to learn about health topics from informative tapes on nutrition, new baby care and diabetes, just to name a few.