Sterling Area Health Center

05/08/2026

This afternoon, Sterling Area Health Center celebrated the opening of our Au Gres-Sims School-Based Health Center!

Seeing this project to completion truly was a TEAM effort. We are grateful for the partnership we have with Au Gres-Sims School District and the crucial role they played in getting the health center open. Thank you to AGS Superintendent Chris Ming, and the AGS School Board for your dedication to this program. Thank you also to our SBHC champion in Lansing, Mike Hoadley - State Representative, who continues to support our program, and advocate for access to healthcare in our rural communities. Thank you Senator Elissa Slotkin for sending along a certificate of congratulations and for supporting our program at the federal level, and to Congressional Candidate Justin Michal for attending and supporting our SBHCs!

Thank you to Dr. Becky Britt-Dewyer for supporting this work and for welcoming our program into the community! We also have dedicated parents, school board members, and community partner agencies who sit on our Community Advisory Committee and spend countless hours reviewing the SBHC policies and procedures, and ensuring the SBHC program reflects the needs of our students.

Additionally, we have amazing support from our partners at CMU Rural Health Excellence Institute and Saginaw Valley State University who provide funding and support to our programs to ensure our students have access to additional behavioral health resources.

And last but certainly not least, thank you to our students. All the effort put into our SBHC program is for our children and to provide them with the care and resources they need to stay healthy and stay in school. We have amazing young people who sit on our Sterling Teen Advisory Committee and ensure that our programs have THEIR best interests at heart. Our youth have represented the program in Lansing and have done an incredible job advocating for and promoting the school-based health center! Thank you also to the students from the Yearbook and Wolverine Wakeup who took photos and videos for us today! We appreciate each of you!

For more information on our school-based health center program, and how to enroll your children, please call 989-654-2491.

05/08/2026

Join us this afternoon as we celebrate the opening of our School-Based Health Center inside Au Gres-Sims School District!

05/07/2026

Thank you to our COO Cindy Finkbeiner for representing Sterling Area Health Center and speaking about the value and impact of our Health Centers to Representative Bergman!

04/29/2026

Our team has started planning for National Health Center Week 2026!

We are currently looking for event SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS. If you are interested in supporting this great week of events, please scan the QR codes below.

We are looking forward to another successful NHCW!

04/28/2026

Today, members of our Sterling Teen Advisory Committee representing Pinconning Area School District and Au Gres-Sims School District, their school leaders, and members of our SBHC team were in Lansing for the School-Community Health Alliance of Michigan SBHC Advocacy Day. We met with several members of the legislature, including our local Mike Hoadley - State Representative to share the value our School-Based Health Center programs have added to our region. We are grateful to have Rep. Hoadley's support of our program and proud to be able to provide primary care and behavioral health services in our local schools!

04/25/2026

Our SAHC crew at the Loyalty Day Parade in Standish this afternoon 🇺🇸

04/09/2026

Sterling Area Health Center opened our School-Based Health Center at Au Gres-Sims School District this week. We are excited to provide primary care and behavioral health services to the AGS students and staff! Students must have a completed parental consent form to be seen for services. Forms are available in the health center and the main office. Please call 989-654-2491 to make an appointment.

03/26/2026

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03/09/2026

We've updated our phone system!

03/05/2026

12/29/2025

Due to the inclimate weather and poor road conditions, Sterling Area Health Center will be CLOSED TODAY Monday, December 29, 2025. This is to ensure the safety of our patients and staff. Thank you for your understanding, and please stay safe!