Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Emergency/Ambulance Call 911
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Non-Emergency 231-448-2275
37304 Kings Highway – Directions
We are open Monday thru Friday 8:30 AM – 5 PM by appointment
24 hour urgent care available
Holidays Hours – The Health Center is closed on the following holidays:
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Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Special Board Meeting BIRHC Board of Directors
August 29, 2025 at 3:30pm
DRAFT AGENDA
Oakwoods Condominiums Community Room
38085 Beaver Lodge Dr, Beaver Island, MI 49782-5101
Pediatric Care for Beaver Island
01/14/26
Dr. Cynthia Celine Statler, a pediatrician based in Petoskey, MI, with another office in Saint Ignace, MI. She has 33 years of experience and will be interviewing on the island shortly after the beginning of the New Year. Statler is being considered to participate in a one-year pilot program designed to determine the appropriate level of pediatric care needed for Beaver Island communities. The pilot is being financed by a successful competitive grant awarded by the Charlevoix County Community Foundation.
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D’Andraia to remain Rural Health Center Board Chair until January 1, 2027
12/10/25
The Board of Directors of the Beaver Island Rural Health Center (BIRHC) announced a one-year extension of the term of office for Frank D’Andraia, President of the BIRHC Board. His leadership of the board now ends on January 1, 2027. The nine member board asked D’Andraia to continue in his role as the Center prepares for transition to new leadership.
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Organizations Empower the Rural Health Center to Respond
Wherever the Need is Greatest
By making proactive donations, the Beaver Island Coffee Company, the Beaver Island Retreat, the Whiskey Point Brewery and the Wild Strawberry Cafe ensure the Rural Health Center is prepared to carry out its mission to provide high-quality, cost-effective patient treatment and wellness services as the primary care facility to the Beaver Island community.
These four corporate citizens join 15 other community businesses who support the Island medical center. The Board of Directors of the Rural Health Center gratefully acknowledge their support.
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Notice: One of our vendors was impacted by a security incident, which affected some of our patient’s or their primary insured’s protected health information. Learn more
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OUR MISSION: To provide high-quality, cost effective patient treatment and wellness services and to serve as a primary care facility to the Beaver Island community.
OUR VALUES: The Beaver Island Rural Health Center (BIRHC)
- Believes that access to high quality-healthcare is a basic community need, regardless of a person’s ability to pay.
- Adheres to practices that promote financial integrity and accountability.
- Provides services with care, respect, and sensitivity for patient’s needs and seeks always to have the patient’s trust.
- Is dedicated to and complies with medical best practices
- Reflects in its board membership the Island’s diverse community
OUR VISION: BIRHC accommodates expanding demand for medical services, including accredited emergency care, community education programs, prevention and wellness activities. The Center is staffed by a team of family practice physicians, nurse practitioners, and technicians who provide primary care to most year round and seasonal residents. Basic financial stability is secured by reliable local funding, growing state and federal funding, and community contributions and income from the Center’s endowment. The Center is highly networked with other Northern Michigan medical organizations –collaborating and sharing resources. BIRHC professional administrative staff works in partnership with a dedicated Board and community leaders to make sure programs and services are aligned with community needs and resources.
