KALAMAZOO, MI - Kalamazoo's Borgess Hospital has been renamed Ascension Borgess Hospital as part of Ascension Michigan's state-wide rebranding effort.

The rebranding aims to create a clear and consistent identity with the Ascension Michigan brand, according to an Ascension press release.

"Our name and brand stand for the promise of compassionate, personalized care every day at every site of care," Tim Stover, interim president of the hospitals for Ascension Borgess, said in the press release. "Our associates and providers have fulfilled this promise for 129 years as Borgess, and will continue to do so as Ascension Borgess well into the future."

In addition to the renaming in Kalamazoo, Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac has been renamed Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital and Borgess-Pipp Hospital in Plainwell has been renamed Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital.

All Borgess sites of care outside of the hospitals will also be rebranded with the Ascension name.

In coming months, signage and branded materials at hospitals and facilities will be updated with the Ascension name and logo.

In September of 2016, Ascension Michigan announced the unification of the Ascension brand across Michigan. The rebranding process started last year with the renaming of hospitals and outpatient facilities in Southeast Michigan.

Sites slated for eventual renaming in future phases of the rebranding process include Genesys Regional Medical Center in the Flint and Grand Blanc area, St. Joseph Medical Center in Tawas City and St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw and Standish.