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A total of 27 Michigan hospitals are being penalized for being among the lowest-performing facilities in the country when it comes to hospital acquired conditions.

Hospitals with high rates of patient injuries and spread of antibiotic-resistant germs are losing 1 percent of Medicare payments for a year, which could cause losses in the hundreds of thousands for some of the nation's largest hospitals, according to a report from Kaiser Health News.

769 hospitals nationwide were subjected to the cuts.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services determine the penalties based on where patients are experiencing avoidable complications - such as bed sores, blood clots, falls and certain infections - with the most frequency.

This year, the prevalence of MRSA and C. diff bacteria were included in the consideration.

The Michigan hospitals on the list are below - other hospitals throughout the country can be searched on Kaiser Health News:

- Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills in Farmington Hills

- Beaumont Hospital - Taylor in Taylor

- Beaumont Hospital - Wayne in Wayne

- Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe in Grosse Pointe

- Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak in Royal Oak

- Bronson Battle Creek Hospital in Battle Creek

- Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center in Detroit

- Edward W. Sparrow Hospital in Lansing

- Garden City Hospital in Garden City

- Genesys Regional Medical Center - Health Park in Grand Blanc

- Harper University Hospital in Detroit

- Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital in Wyandotte

- Hurley Medical Center in Flint

- Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit

- McLaren Flint in Flint

- Memorial Healthcare in Owosso

- Mid-Michigan Medical Center - Clare in Clare

- Munson Medical Center in Traverse City

- Providence - Providence Park Hospital in Southfield

- Saint Mary's Health Care in Grand Rapids

- Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit

- Sparrow Carson Hospital in Carson City

- Spectrum Health - Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids

- St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor

- St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac

- University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor

- UP Health System Portage in Hancock