THE FORMER MARQUETTE Internal Medicine and Pediatric Associates offices recently had a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark its new affiliation with Marshfield Clinic Health System as the Marshfield Clinic Marquette Center. Cutting the ribbon is Dr. John Bartlett. Staff members at the ceremony included Dr. Kaitlyn Joyce; Katherine King and Cassie Sundberg, physicians assistants; Dr. Susan Balmer; Rachel Bartlett, physicians assistant; Kyle King, physicians assistant; Dr. Roman Politi; and Nicole Nolan, physicians assistant. (Photo provided by Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson)

IRON MOUNTAIN ­– Marquette Internal Medicine and Pediatric Associates and Marshfield Clinic Health System have finalized an affiliation agreement to create the Marshfield Clinic Marquette Center.

The move brings into the Marshfield system a Marquette health care practice that provides primary care, internal medicine, pediatric and neurological clinical services.

MIMPA and Marshfield Clinic Health System signed a letter of intent in January and recently completed the closing process. Renamed the Marshfield Clinic Marquette Center, the clinic will collaborate with Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson in Iron Mountain.

“Marquette patients and area residents deserve access to excellent care,” said Amanda Shelast, president of Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson. “We are proud to support the continued delivery of these resources to the local community.”

The partnership will focus on continuing to provide expert clinical care in the Marquette area while also exploring future growth of services within the region.

“The affiliation with Marshfield is a victory for our clinic and region,” Dr. John Bartlett said. “We look forward to continued success in delivering personalized patient care and building our medical services through the support of Marshfield to provide the best care possible to our community.”

With the affiliation agreement, Marshfield will formally incorporate its care and operational support system into the Marquette Center. Integrating Marshfield’s team and resources will also enhance services, strengthening the exceptional care already provided.

The former Marquette Internal Medicine and Pediatric Associates has provided primary care services in Marquette for more than 50 years. The center has 15 board-certified physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Its clinical services include primary care, internal medicine, pediatrics, neurology and on-site laboratory services.

Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson is a 49-bed general medical and surgical hospital in Iron Mountain that serves communities in Michigan’s central Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin. It has more 70 providers on staff and more than 700 employees, providing acute care that includes inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic and specialty services. It also has primary care clinics in Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway, as well as in Florence, Wis.