Appropriations Requests for

Hillsdale Hospital

Posted Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM;

Sponsoring legislator

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Joseph N. Bellino Jr.
  • Cosponsoring legislators' names (if applicable):
  • Physical address of legislatively directed spending item recipient and the intended location of the project or activity:
    168 S. Howell St. Hillsdale, MI 49242
  • The recipient's employer identification number:
    386005550
  • Requested amount of the legislatively directed spending item:
    $1,922,875.19
  • What is the purpose and how does the legislatively directed spending item provide a public benefit that is an appropriate use of taxpayer money?
    The purpose of this project grant funding is to provide for rural healthcare sustainability through the acquisition and upgrade of healthcare technology, updates to healthcare facilities physical infrastructure, improvement in patient and staff safety through medical grade equipment acquisition and AI fall prevention technology, expanding patient care areas for delivering medical services for patient infusion treatments, and outpatient primary and specialty care treatment location expansion and construction for enhanced coordinated patient care access. The recent GRANT NO. HILLSDALE25 from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity was for $3,500,000, of which Hillsdale Hospital has received, as of December 31, 2025, $1,577,124.81. The requested funding represents reimbursement for the remaining funding for projects which had been undertaken and paid for in anticipation of reimbursement under the previous grant.
  • Has the legislatively directed spending item previously received or been awarded any of the following types of funding in the past 5 years?
    State Funding
  • If so, how?
    Amount: $1,577,124.81
  • Estimated time frame for completion of the legislatively directed spending item project:
    All projects have been completed on or before December 29, 2025, and were paid for by Hillsdale Hospital out of operating fund balance in anticipation of reimbursement under grant no. HILLSDALE25.
  • Has the nonprofit corporation continuously operated in this state for the preceding 36 months?
    Yes
  • Has the nonprofit corporation had a physical office in this state for not less than the preceding 12 consecutive months?
    Yes
  • Does the nonprofit corporation have a board of directors?
    Yes
  • List all of the officers and active members on the board of directors:
    Greg Bailey, Chairperson Craig Connor Dr. David Gossage Dr. Nichole Ellis Diane Philipp Richard Moore Karlye Horton Robert Henthorne Susan Smith Shea Dow Kym Blythe

Certification By Sponsoring Legislator

  • "I certify that my immediate family members, legislative staff members, and I have no direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the requested legislatively directed spending item."
  • "I certify that the intended recipient of this legislatively directed spending item is not a for-profit entity."
  • "I certify that the information in this form is true to the best of my knowledge."
  • Senator Joseph N. Bellino Jr.