METRO HEALTH'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES. TO THAT END THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THE FOUNDATION OF GOOD HEALTH IS BASED ON EXCELLENT QUALITY PRIMARY CARE. THE ORGANIZATION IS ANCHORED BY A 208-BED, GENERAL ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. ADDITIONALLY, IT OPERATES 13 NEIGHBORHOOD OUTPATIENT CENTERS, STUDENT HEALTH FACILITIES AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY AND A COMMUNITY CLINIC FOR THE UNDERSERVED. THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUTPATIENT CENTERS RING THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICE AREA, ALLOWING PATIENTS ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE CLOSE TO HOME; SERVICES AT THEM INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE, LAB SERVICES, MAMMOGRAPHY, X-RAY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. IN ADDITION TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SPECIALTY CARE AT ITS HEART AND VASCULAR PRACTICE, CANCER CENTER, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, OPHTHALMOLOGY OFFICE, SLEEP LAB AND OTHER SITES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY BEFORE PEOPLE NEED HEALTHCARE. IT DOES THIS THROUGH