Sparrow Specialty Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE TO EVERYONE, EVERY TIME.
- Income
- $22.5 million
- Spending
- $17.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 39.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 89%
- Employees
- 134
- Volunteers
- 39
- Highest pay
- $1.5 million, regional pre
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 39.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $14.1 million spent. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, PROVIDING MEDICALLY COMPLEX PATIENTS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF SPECIALIZED CARE OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME THAN NORMALLY SEEN IN A GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL SETTING. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS HIGHLY FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC PATIENT NEEDS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS A LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL (LTACH), UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS WORTH CONSIDERING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A WIDE RANGE OF SERIOUS MEDICAL ILLNESSES, INCLUDING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. OPEN SINCE APRIL 2004, UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS LANSING'S FIRST AND ONLY LTACH FACILITY. THE HOSPITAL TREATS ADULTS RECOVERING FROM MAJOR ILLNESS OR INJURIES THAT TYPICALLY REQUIRE AN AVERAGE EXPECTED STAY OF 25 DAYS. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WAS SPECIFICALLY CREATED TO PROVIDE PATIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY OF TIME FOR HEALING. THE HOSPITAL IS A 30-BED, COMMUNITY-BASED, NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL LOCATED ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR OF THE TOWER ON UMH-SPARROW'S MAIN CAMPUS. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WAS CREATED TO FILL A GAP IN MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF MID-MICHIGAN. BEFORE THEN, PATIENTS WHO WERE LOOKING FOR A LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE FACILITY HAD TO BE MOVED TO GRAND RAPIDS, JACKSON, OR DETROIT CREATING A BURDEN FOR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAD TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES TO VISIT THEM. OUR PATIENTS HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF DAILY CONTACT WITH PHYSICIANS AND A HIGHLY SKILLED NURSING STAFF. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND THOSE WITH MULTIPLE ORGAN SYSTEM FAILURE. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL USES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO MAXIMIZE EACH PATIENT'S RECOVERY POTENTIAL. SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: - 24-HOUR PROFESSIONAL NURSING CARE - 24-HOUR RESPIRATORY THERAPY - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - PHYSICAL THERAPY - SPEECH THERAPY - DISCHARGE PLANNING/CASE MANAGEMENT - IN-PATIENT PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES - NUTRITIONAL SERVICES - DIALYSIS - VENTILATOR SUPPORT - WOUND CARE - PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY SERVICES - PASTORAL CARE ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE UNDER A CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT WITH UMH-SPARROW. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE LABORATORY SERVICES, MEDICAL IMAGING AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, SURGICAL SERVICES AND CARDIOLOGY SERVICES. WITH AN AGING POPULATION AND ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY, PATIENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE LONGER. THEREFORE, RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR COMPLEX MEDICAL CARE THAT LASTS LONGER THAN THE TRADITIONAL HOSPITAL STAY, UMH- SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WAS DESIGNED AS AN ADDITIONAL COMPONENT OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROVIDED AT UMH-SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM TO CONTINUE THE HEALING PROCESS. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. WE FOCUS ON SPECIFIC TYPES OF SERIOUSLY ILL PEOPLE WITH UNIQUE NEEDS. THIS MEANS OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED IN THEIR FIELD OF TRAINING AND CAN PROVIDE AN EXTREMELY CONCENTRATED LEVEL OF CARE. THIS DEGREE OF SPECIALIZATION MEANS PEOPLE IN NEED OF A HIGH LEVEL OF CARE CAN BENEFIT FROM THE LATEST AND MOST ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AT OUR FACILITY. ADMISSION TO UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS BASED UPON THE PATIENT'S NEED FOR THIS LEVEL OF CARE, VIA PHYSICIAN REFERRAL, OUR ADMISSIONS SPECIALIST OR THE PATIENT OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL ONLY ADMITS PATIENTS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE TYPE OF CARE WE PROVIDE. BECAUSE OF THE LONG-TERM NATURE OF MOST PATIENTS' ILLNESSES, FAMILY MEMBERS AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM DECISIONS REGARDING CARE. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT AND ACUTE CARE TO PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM A VARIETY OF UNFORTUNATE INCIDENTS AND/OR LATE STAGE ILLNESS PROGRESSION. OUR APPROACH TO PROVIDE ACUTE MEDICAL CARE AND THERAPY SERVICES HAND-IN-HAND OVER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME IS BETTER FOR THE PATIENT, PROVIDING IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES AND REDUCED MEDICAL COSTS OVERALL. EARLY TRANSFER FROM A TRADITIONAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL'S CRITICAL CARE UNIT TO UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL DRASTICALLY DECREASES LONG-TERM SETBACKS FOR PATIENTS DUE TO DEBILITATION, MUSCLE ATROPHY AND INFECTIONS. UMH- SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO "CONTINUING THE HEALING PROCESS" WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, PROVIDING MEDICALLY COMPLEX PATIENTS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF SPECIALIZED CARE OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME THAN NORMALLY SEEN IN A GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL SETTING. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS HIGHLY FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC PATIENT NEEDS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS A LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL (LTACH), UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS WORTH CONSIDERING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A WIDE RANGE OF SERIOUS MEDICAL ILLNESSES, INCLUDING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. OPEN SINCE APRIL 2004, UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS LANSING'S FIRST AND ONLY LTACH FACILITY. THE HOSPITAL TREATS ADULTS RECOVERING FROM MAJOR ILLNESS OR INJURIES THAT TYPICALLY REQUIRE AN AVERAGE EXPECTED STAY OF 25 DAYS. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WAS SPECIFICALLY CREATED TO PROVIDE PATIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY OF TIME FOR HEALING. THE HOSPITAL IS A 30-BED, COMMUNITY-BASED, NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL LOCATED ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR OF THE TOWER ON UMH-SPARROW'S MAIN CAMPUS. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WAS CREATED TO FILL A GAP IN MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF MID-MICHIGAN. BEFORE THEN, PATIENTS WHO WERE LOOKING FOR A LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE FACILITY HAD TO BE MOVED TO GRAND RAPIDS, JACKSON, OR DETROIT CREATING A BURDEN FOR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAD TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES TO VISIT THEM. OUR PATIENTS HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF DAILY CONTACT WITH PHYSICIANS AND A HIGHLY SKILLED NURSING STAFF. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND THOSE WITH MULTIPLE ORGAN SYSTEM FAILURE. UMH-SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL USES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO MAXIMIZE EACH PATIENT'S RECOVERY POTENTIAL. SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: - 24-HOUR PROFESSIONAL NURSING CARE - 24-HOUR RES
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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