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The Grand Rapids Press
Demolition starts soon on former Grand Rapids hospital building off I-196
KENT COUNTY, MI – Crews will begin tearing down a former hospital building located near I-196 in Grand Rapids this month. The former Kent Community Hospital building at 750 Fuller Ave. NE is being torn down to make way for a new Kent County administration building. Building demolition will begin in the next week or so after crews spent the last few months abating hazardous materials in the vacant building, said Tim Bradshaw, Kent County’s facilities director.
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St. Louis Center Modernizes Memory Care for Aging Residents
For more than six decades, St. Louis Center in Chelsea has been home to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Some residents have spent much of their lives there, building routines, friendships and a community around them. Now, as residents grow older, the center is preparing to make sure that...
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Independent pharmacies close at rising rate; owners call it a ‘crisis’
JACKSON, Mich. (News 10) - Independent pharmacies in Michigan are closing at what owners describe as an alarming rate, creating access problems in some communities. Michigan had more than 1,000 independent pharmacies in 2020. By August 2024, that number had dropped to 702, a 32% reduction over four years. Miguel...
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Michigan AG releases Flint water crisis report, says final accountability step her office can take
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said a report released Tuesday on the lead-water crisis in the city is the final step her office can take toward accountability, years after a state Supreme Court ruling shut down criminal cases against a former governor and eight other people.
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St. Louis Center receives state investment to modernize memory care services
State Rep. Kathy Schmaltz has secured $2 million in the new state budget to help renovate and modernize the memory care wing at the St. Louis Center in Chelsea, ensuring Michigan residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities have access to specialized care as they age. The one-time capital investment will...
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Cityblock acquires Homeward and raises $116 million to scale government-funded healthcare
Since 2017, Cityblock Health has partnered with Medicaid managed care organizations and Medicare Advantage insurers like UnitedHealthcare and Humana to deliver primary care, behavioral health and social services for almost 200,000 individuals with complex care needs in urban communities. The Brooklyn-based company, a spinoff of Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs, is now...
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Hillsdale Hospital Adds Women’s Health Specialist
Hillsdale Hospital has added a new women’s health specialist to its local medical team. Aleesha Smak, a certified women’s health nurse practitioner, has joined the staff at Hidden Meadows OB-GYN. Smak holds a master’s degree in nursing from Frontier Nursing University and a bachelor’s degree from Lake Superior...
WILX-TV
New Family and Lifestyle Medicine clinic opens in Holt
HOLT, Mich. (News 10) - A new health care option is opening in Holt, and the community is invited to celebrate. Family and Lifestyle Medicine will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting Thursday for its new clinic located at 4410 Holt Road. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m.,...
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Saline wants answers from EGLE on proposed data center wastewater permit
The City of Saline has questions for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). They’re ahead of EGLE granting a discharge permit to Related Digital for the Oracle Data Center in nearby Saline Township. EGLE proposes to issue a permit for a wastewater treatment plant on...