May 17, 2016

Dear Womens Healthcare Patient:
Thank you for being a patient of MSU Women's Healthcare. We are honored to
have been selected as the provider of choice for your obstetrical and
gynecological needs.
Unfortunately, after over 20 years of serving Mid-Michigan, MSU Womens
Healthcare practice will formally close on June 30, 2016. The closure is a
response to provider retirement and resignations that leave us unable to
adequately provide the level of care you expect from MSU HealthTeam.
This letter serves to notify you of this decision and to assist your transition to a
new provider. It consists of three parts:

Understanding the practice closure timeline

Finding a new provider
Obtaining your medical records

Understanding the Practice Closure Timeline

To facilitate the transition of your care, our practice closure will occur in steps:
Immediately

Womens
Healthcare

June 30, 2016

1200 E. Michigan Avenue

Suite 655
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-884-8840
Fax: 517-884-8865

August 16, 2016

healthteam.msu.edu
obgyn.msu.edu

Care at Womens Healthcare East Lansing (i.e.,

at 4660 Hagadorn Road, Suite 6600) ceases; all
appointments will be re-scheduled to Womens
Healthcare in the Sparrow Professional Building
No new patients will be accepted
Last day for care and services at MSU Womens
Healthcare for most patients
Care and services continue ONLY for current
patients with delivery and surgery dates on or
before July 31, 2016
Last day for all care and services at MSU Womens
Healthcare

Finding a New Provider

To assist with the transition of your care, we have worked with the following
area Ob/Gyn practices which have agreed to help:

Alliance Obstetrics & Gynecology in East Lansing and Mason at

517.484.3000
McLaren Okemos Womens Health Care at 517.975.1400
Sparrow Lake Lansing, Lansing and Midwest Ob/Gyn at 517.253.3910,
517.364.5210, 517.364.6363, respectively

When calling to schedule a new patient appointment at one of these practices,

please identify yourself as a MSU Women's Healthcare patient. The front desk
staff at each practice will be expecting calls from patients identifying themselves
as MSU Womens Healthcare patients seeking to transfer care. Your current
provider may also have other suggestions. Ultimately, you will need to find a
new gynecologist or obstetrician.
Obtaining your medical records
To facilitate establishing care with your new provider and for your own files, you
will want to obtain your medical records from MSU Womens Healthcare. We
have attached the MSU HealthTeam form you need to request a release of your
medical records. Your records will be kept for at least 7 years after the date of
your last visit. After June 30, 2016, you may obtain your records by contacting
MSU HealthTeam at 517.353.3000 or at HealthTeam Medical Records, 804
Service Rd., A109G, East Lansing, MI 48824.
Finally, on behalf of our providers and staff, I want to thank you for having been
a patient of MSU Women's Healthcare. It has been a privilege to care for you. If
you have questions, please contact our office at 517.884.8840.
Respectfully,

Richard E. Leach, M.D.

Professor and Chair
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

C:

Aron Sousa, MD, Interim Dean, MSU College of Human Medicine

Richard T. Ward, CEO, MSU HealthTeam

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