Deckerville
Deckerville, MI · Health
MLive
Ambulatory nurses frustrated by Michigan Medicine’s order to return to full-time office work
ANN ARBOR, MI - Ambulatory nurses at Michigan Medicine will soon no longer be working on a hybrid schedule and will be expected to return to work in person all week. Michigan Medicine’s ambulatory nurses told MLive/The Ann Arbor News they will be expected to return to work in person in 30-day stages.
The Flint Journal
New health clinic bringing medical, pharmacy services to Burton and Flint’s East Side
BURTON, MI -- A new health clinic is set to open expanding access to medical care for residents in Burton, on Flint’s East Side and surrounding areas who have historically had limited local health care options. Hamilton Community Health Network will open its Hamilton East Clinic at 4009 Davison...
ClickOnDetroit.com
Dearborn woman billed Medicaid for dental work that never happened at clinic, AG says
A Dearborn woman is facing multiple charges in an alleged Medicaid fraud scheme. Lina Abraham, 41, was charged with one count of conducting a criminal enterprise and 14 counts of Medicaid fraud. According to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, while working as an office manager at a Dearborn dental clinic,...
The Ann Arbor News
Surgeons perform Ann Arbor hospital’s first robotic heart valve replacement
SUPERIOR TWP., MI — Cardiovascular surgeons at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital completed the hospital’s first robotic-assisted aortic valve replacement. Trinity Health Michigan officials say it marks a new minimally invasive option for patients with aortic valve disease who would otherwise require traditional open-heart surgery. Dr. Robert Lyons...
WILX-TV
Flu, COVID vaccination rates decline as respiratory illness season begins
OKEMOS, Mich. (News 10) -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends patients get vaccinated against the flu and COVID-19 in September or October. Across the country, some people are opting to skip those shots this year. Monia Stevenson, a Haslett resident, said she gets her flu shot every year.
The Detroit News
Arab American nonprofit to open new mental health center in Dearborn
DEARBORN — A prominent Arab American social and economic services organization will open the doors of a new 53,000-square-foot recovery center next year, along with it providing a range of clinical services for the first time. The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) marked the milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 23. The Arab American nonprofit, which describes itself as the most comprehensive of its kind in the U.S., provides health, educational, social and economic services. ACCESS CEO Maha Freij said the vision for the new center started when the nonprofit’s director of community health and research brought attention to the need to address opioid addiction. She said the center turns “heartbreak into action” by providing care that integrates substance use treatment with other behavioral and social services. More: Dearborn school's new green space aims to combat steelyard neighbors “Education, prevention, and outreach were needed, in addition to a residential center that could change the lives of those on their recovery journey,” she said at the site of the Dearborn nonprofit's new ACCESS Recovery Center at 10149 Michigan Ave. “Not a temporary solution, but an integrated model of care that brings together
ClickOnDetroit.com
Michigan Men’s Health Foundation offers free screenings, early cancer detection at annual event
DETROIT – More than 1,000 men showed up at the Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit for the 16th annual Men’s Health Event hosted by the Michigan Men’s Health Foundation — and the line stretched far beyond the front doors, filled with men eager to learn more about their health.
MLive
‘No Wrong Door’: New $25M recovery center coming to Southeast Michigan
DEARBORN, MI - A new $25 million recovery center in Dearborn will bring around-the-clock addiction and mental health treatment to ACCESS for the first time. ACCESS celebrated the completion of its new 53,000-square-foot Recovery Center on Wednesday, Sept. 23, with a ribbon-cutting at 10149 Michigan Ave. The three-story facility is...
ClickOnDetroit.com
Quality Behavioral Health named in $18.8M federal case alleging Medicaid fraud, forced labor
The federal government is seeking to seize nearly $18.8 million in cash, bank funds, and precious metals as part of a civil forfeiture case alleging a Detroit-area behavioral health provider defrauded Medicaid and used forced labor involving people receiving treatment. The complaint, filed Tuesday (Sept. 22) in U.S. District Court...
WXYZ
Covenant Community Care brings mobile dental clinics to metro Detroit schools
HARPER WOODS, Mich. (WXYZ) — A metro Detroit nonprofit is bringing dental care directly to students — inside their schools. Covenant Community Care's mobile dental teams are setting up fully functional clinics inside school buildings across the region, eliminating the transportation, scheduling, and work conflicts that often keep children from getting dental care.
WILX-TV
CarePatrol Offers Free Guidance for Families Navigating Senior Care
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - Finding the right care for an aging loved one can quickly become overwhelming. On Studio 10, CarePatrol’s Nick Wake and social worker Rachel Wilson explained how their no-cost placement and advisory service guides Mid-Michigan families through the process. Much like a realtor, CarePatrol evaluates...
Flint Beat
Hamilton opens new clinic serving the east side of Flint, Burton
BURTON, Mich. -- Residents on Flint’s east side and in Burton will soon have another option for medical care closer to home, with a new clinic offering primary care, behavioral health services and an on-site pharmacy. “Having access to health care close to home can make a real difference...
midmichigannow.com
Flint native that survived the flu featured in second Kaden Blaze comic
FLINT, Mich.— The University of Michigan Flint's Play Beyond Boundaries hosted a preview for the second comic based on Kaden Stevenson, who lost both of his legs to complications from the flu. The second series of the comic book is called Kaden Blaze Meets the Flu Fighters and was...
wcmu.org
McLaren nurses in Lapeer take steps towards strike
Nurses at the McLaren Lapeer Regional Hospital, about an hour north of Detroit, are heading back to the bargaining table with hospital administrators Monday after they voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike last week. The authorization doesn’t guarantee a work stoppage, but it does allow the union’s bargaining team to...