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Frederic Township, MI · Health
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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.
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Traverse Health Clinic’s Street Medicine Program receives $300,000 renewal
TRAVERSE CITY - Munson Healthcare announced Thursday a renewed two-year, $300,000 commitment to support Traverse Health Clinic’s Street Medicine program , which provides health care to people experiencing homelessness across rural northern Michigan. The $150,000 annual grant builds on a partnership that began in 2024. The initial funding allowed Traverse Health Clinic to hire a full-time Street Medicine coordinator and expand the program from a Traverse City initiative into a regional effort serving communities including Cadillac, Kalkaska, Mancelona, Interlochen and Ellsworth. Clinical services are provided through a partnership with the Munson Family Medicine Residency Program. Medical residents and faculty work alongside the Traverse Health Clinic team to provide care in the field, connecting people experiencing homelessness with ongoing medical treatment while giving future physicians experience caring for patients in rural and underserved communities. South Region Community Hospitals President and CEO Peter Marinoff said meeting patients where they are is key to improving access to care. “At Munson, we recognize that improving health outcomes requires meeting people where they are and supporting innovative approaches to care,” Marinoff said. “As Street Medicine has expanded into our south region, in communities like Cadillac, we’ve seen firsthand the value of bringing health care directly
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Michigan vaccine waiver requests reach the highest rate since 2010
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Crews from 2 Coast Guard stations handle medevac from Michigan’s Beaver Island
BEAVER ISLAND, MI - A woman experiencing severe abdominal pain triggered a medevac flight from Beaver Island this week that involved two U.S. Coast Guard stations. Coast Guard Sector Great Lakes said it received a call from emergency services at 3:29 p.m. Tuesday about a 69-year-old woman who needed an emergency transport off Beaver Island and to the mainland for medical care.
WILX-TV
New Direct Primary Care Model Brings Low-Cost, Accessible Healthcare to Michigan School Districts
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) -Rising healthcare costs and busy workdays often make scheduling an annual checkup a frustrating, expensive hurdle. Now, a growing healthcare model is expanding across Michigan school districts—including Lansing, Corunna, and Van Buren—to streamline patient care. Dr. Paul Thomas, founder and CEO of Plum Health...