Spectrum Health Lakeland has partnered with a local barbershop owner in southwest Michigan to change the narrative around access to care by transforming the barbershop into one of the organization’s Neighborhood-based Health Homes. Every month, Roosevelt Bell, owner of Elite…
An entire community in northern Michigan, led by a collaboration between the local hospital and high school in St. Ignace, has banded together to help their neighbors who receive a cancer diagnosis. The effort started as an idea from Edward…
Improving wellness throughout the community leads to better patient outcomes and is a key focus of hospitals across Michigan. Rural hospitals tend to be integrated with many community organizations and groups, leaving them as a natural driver of community wellness…
In Michigan’s rural communities, hospitals play a crucial role in overcoming the unique health challenges communities face. One such example is the Shape Up North Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program from Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. “So often, poor…
Michigan’s 37 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) provide rural communities with vital access to healthcare services and play an important role in rural economies, often serving as local communities’ largest employers. However, rural hospitals often face unique financial challenges that can…