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Mid-Michigan hospital first in U.S. to offer FDA-cleared Alzheimer’s blood test
OWOSSO, Mich. (WNEM) — Memorial Healthcare in Owosso is the first in the country to offer a new FDA-cleared blood test for Alzheimer’s disease, aimed at helping patients get answers sooner. Getting answers about Alzheimer’s has historically meant months of uncertainty. For families facing the first signs of...
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CMU Health $20K grant to prevent infant mortality
A $20,000 grant is helping CMU Health provide safe sleep spaces to families across Saginaw County to combat infant mortality.
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SENIOR SERVICES: The Care Coordinators in Your Corner
Social service work often involves entering private homes and witnessing uncomfortable living conditions and unmet basic needs. The Care Coordinators at Senior Services develop positive ways to approach this difficult work. I write this column each month to address the needs of older adults. As I retire from my position this month, I would like to address the practitioners. I wish I could convey the remarkable ingenuity, patience, endurance and courage I see every day in the staff of Care Coordination. These trained individuals fulfill the call to serve older adults in times of need with diligence, compassion and skill. The work begins with a phone call to establish a time for an assessment in the older adult's home. The drive to the home provides an understanding of the level of support — or isolation — in the living environment. The work of a Care Coordinator is not only procedural and technical but also relational, emotional and intellectually demanding. Observing an older adult in their home environment, noticing tones and body language, and sensing hesitation, exhaustion and isolation are part of the authentic human connection that allows for the development of a meaningful and effective care plan. Mary Oliver, an
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McLaren Bay Region first in Michigan to use prefab exam rooms
BAY CITY, MI – McLaren Bay Region has introduced a construction innovation to Michigan’s healthcare sector with its use of prefabricated exam room pods at the new McLaren Bay West facility in Bay City. The health system became the first in Michigan to deploy fully completed, off-site manufactured...
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Bay City women's home closing after 140 years of service
BAY CITY, Mich. (WJRT) - A historic women's assisted living facility in Bay City plans to close its doors after more than a century of service. A representative said the decision to close comes amid mounting operational costs and an allegation of a Fair Housing Act violation. The representative said...
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WNEM Evening Extra: Monday, Oct. 19
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Advocates are urging federal lawmakers to address Medicaid cuts and Affordable Care Act tax credits, plus a new initiative aims to create higher hopes for the future, because under it, the sky’s the limit. And a federal lawsuit accuses a Genesee Intermediate School District bus driver of restraining a 6-year-old special-needs student with a seat belt and keeping it on despite objections from the bus aide.
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Ronald McDonald House Family room gets facelift at Covenant HealthCare
SAGINAW, Mich. - The Ronald McDonald House Family Room at Covenant HealthCare, which allows families to stay close while preserving a sense of normalcy throughout their child’s hospitalization, has a new look. “When a child receives medical care, families should be able to focus on being there for their...