Through MyMichigan Health’s Specialty Unit Nurse Residency Program, nurses early in their career are given a smoother, more comfortable and rewarding transition to the field. The program, which began in July of 2018, has graduated 11 cohorts of nurses (with…
MyMichigan Health established a Community Service Time (CST) initiative in 2020 that would make it easier for its more than 10,000 employees to give their time and talents to local nonprofits to which they are passionate. Since the program’s start,…
ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital, a 2023 MHA Ludwig award recipient, created ProMedica Farms and the Veggie Mobile collaboratively with the Lenawee Health Network to improve access to fresh, affordable produce and education, encouraging healthy lifestyles. The programs have…
The Health Management program at Sparrow Eaton Hospital helps patients in the community better manage chronic disease, prevent illness and improve overall health with tailored exercise plans. Through at-home workout plans and weekly group sessions, trained exercise physiologists engage and…
“Healthy Communities, Healthy Economies” rely on the support of residents doing their part to help stop the pandemic LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s hospital and business leaders are calling upon residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible to…
News Release from MidMichigan Health. See the original release here. MIDLAND, Mich. – Today marked a milestone, a new chapter of hope, when the COVID-19 vaccine was delivered to MidMichigan Medical Center – Midland, the flagship hospital of MidMichigan Health. The…
This editorial was originally published in The Detroit News. See the full story here. While support and appreciation for health care workers is flowing freely on social media, it’s not enough to simply thank those putting their lives on the…
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…