Committed to
Collaboration
Our success is based on working collaboratively with our physicians to develop new programs, initiatives and service lines. With a commitment to both personal and professional satisfaction, we are confident that physicians experience open lines of communication with our leadership, administration and operational teams.


The most effective way to deliver exceptional care is to first remove unnecessary barriers for our clinicians. From a leadership perspective, I give my personal commitment that we will always strive to provide our physicians with the resources they need to provide the best care possible. Our medical staff deserves that.
Rakesh Pai, MD, MBA

Physician-led and
Nationally Respected
UM Health-West is dedicated to positively impacting today’s clinicians, while also influencing the physicians of tomorrow. Our commitment to research, technology and medical education keeps us on the forefront of medicine with the latest capabilities and procedures. We strive to be industry thought leaders and believe that while we can learn from others, others can also learn from us.
As a physician-led health system, our leadership understands the challenges associated with practicing medicine in today’s highly regulated and demanding environment. We have been on the front lines of providing patient care and recognize that there are always opportunities to continually improve processes and communication.


As a physician-led health system, our goal is to help you rediscover the joy of practicing medicine. To help us achieve this goal, we adhere to our guiding principles that allow us to better engage our physicians to be active participants in the way our system cares for our community.
Peter Hahn, MD, CEO, University of Michigan Health-West

Rediscover the Joy of
Practicing Medicine
Here at UM Health-West, we want to help you rediscover the passion and joy that you felt when you first began your career in medicine. To help you be able to once again focus your talents on caring for patients in an environment that is supportive, fulfilling and welcoming.


Doctors find their calling and inspiration in many different ways. As a physician-led organization, we understand the uniqueness of our doctors and we empower them to be at the center of all we do. At UM Health-West, we offer the opportunity to once again experience the people, connections, relationships and interactions that can help to reignite the spark that exists inside of you.
Peter Hahn, MD, CEO, University of Michigan Health-West

Something Different
is Happening Here
At UM Health-West, you’ll immediately notice our culture may be different from what you have experienced elsewhere in your career. We are a unique blend of a trusted community hospital that has the strength, resources and reputation of one of the country’s leading, and-most-recognizable, academic health systems.
But we are much more than that. We are a physician-led organization that believes in creating an environment that is both supportive and welcoming of work-life balance. We support our physicians and dedicate the necessary resources to enhance and position them as trusted experts within our region.


We encourage our physicians to truly be leaders within our system and within our community. Our physicians are the strength of what we do. We have high expectations of our medical staff and will continually invest in them to enhance our patient care and safety.
Peter Hahn, MD, CEO, University of Michigan Health-West
