MyChart FAQ

Trinity Health is the parent company of your local health provider. Trinity Health is a mission-based health system with 92 hospitals across the nation, which includes eight hospitals, 16 health centers and more than 3,600 physicians in Michigan. Trinity Health is investing in people, technologies and facilities locally, and connecting top medical teams nationally to deliver the quality care you deserve.

Trinity Health Michigan includes the following health systems, physician groups and outpatient clinics. The organizations listed below use the Trinity Health MyChart patient portal bringing together all of the existing patient portals into one convenient location for patients.

• Mercy Health
• Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, Grand Rapids
• Mercy Health Mercy Campus, Muskegon
• Mercy Health Hackley Campus, Muskegon
• Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus, Shelby
• Mercy Health Physician Partners
• Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
• St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
• St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea
• St. Joseph Mercy Livonia
• St. Joseph Mercy Livingston
• St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
• St. Mary Mercy Livonia
• St. Joe’s Medical Group
• IHA
• Probility Physical Therapy
• MercyElite

MyChart provides you with a summary of your health information based on your doctor's entries in your patient portal. You can view your future and past appointments, test results, current health issues, medications you are taking, allergies, immunizations and medical history.

MyChart provides an easy way to ask your doctor basic, non-urgent questions using secure electronic messaging. This way you can receive an answer without repeated calls. Having a convenient summary of your health information, such as when you are due for preventive tests like a mammogram or prostate exam, helps you be a more active partner in maintaining and improving your health.

We encourage you to sign up for your MyChart account at your next doctor’s visit. At your visit you will receive a MyChart instant activation link, valid for 24 hours, via text or email.
Another way to register is using an activation code found on your After-Visit Summary sheet or Billing Correspondence. Go to mychart.trinity-health.org and register using the activation code.
If you did not receive an activation code, lost it or it expired, you may call your healthcare provider to get one or ask to sign up during your next office visit.
Also, at any time, Trinity Health offers a self-service sign up for those who do not have an activation code. If the information entered matches the information we have in our system exactly as it appears, you will receive an email containing an access code. If it doesn’t match you can verify your information through a third party vendor. You can download this step-by-step guide to get started. You can sign up for MyChart online or at your next appointment. Download this step-by-step guide to get started.

The MyChart Support Line, 844-982-4278, is available 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. to answer your MyChart questions and assist with access.

You will need a computer or mobile device that can connect to the Internet and an up-to-date browser, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari or Firefox.

You must be 12 or older to use MyChart. Individuals 12-17 years of age must have parental or guardian consent or be an emancipated minor.

Yes, you may access some family members record, depending on your relationship. Proxy access allows a parent, guardian, or power of attorney to log in to their personal MyChart account, and then connect to information regarding their family member. Complete a Proxy Consent Form through your health care provider to request access to this convenient service.

No. MyChart is a free service offered to our patients.

If your MyChart account is with a different health care system, you will need to create a new account specific to our health system. MyChart is utilized by many health care providers and systems throughout the country. Fortunately, if you have an active patient portal account at another organization that uses MyChart, you will be able to link your accounts.

Your name and email address will be treated with the same care and privacy given your health records and will never be sold or provided to anyone else. MyChart complies fully with federal and state laws related to privacy.

If you currently have a patient portal with our health system, your historical health information will be transferred over a period of time to your MyChart account – new information, including prescription refills, visit notes and lab results will also be loaded into your MyChart patient portal. You will still be able to access your historical medical information through your old patient portal, but no new information will be added. It will become read-only.

Yes! With MyChart Bill Pay, you’ll have access to make secure payments right through the MyChart application. You’ll receive a confirmation message in your MyChart message center. You do not have to have a MyChart account to pay your bill. You can pay as a guest from the MyChart page.

No, there is no charge to use our MyChart Bill Pay functionality.

If you have questions about a specific charge on your bill, you can call Patient Business Services at 800-494-5797, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

You can get answers to additional questions by visiting the Frequently Asked Questions section of MyChart.