Rural communities face unique challenges in recruiting talent, so growing a talent pipeline has become a key strategy for Hillsdale Hospital. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to Registered Nurse (RN) program allows LPNs to be hired to work in the…
Faced with unprecedented demand for behavioral health services amid the well-documented clinical staffing challenges that have impacted many organizations, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services has launched two new initiatives intended to bring new healthcare professionals to Michigan while removing…
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…
LANSING, Mich. – McLaren Greater Lansing began the process of immunizing its health care workers against COVID-19 at the hospital today. “Our health care heroes have been courageously battling each wave of this virus for nearly a year,” said Dr. Linda Peterson,…
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…
The MHA launched its statewide #COVID19Heroes campaign April 8 to thank and highlight the healthcare workers and others who are on the front lines in the battle against the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). During the week of May 11, the…