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Downriver residents call for Wyandotte to switch drinking water source due to pollution near Detroit River intake
Downriver residents and environmental advocates are calling for Wyandotte to switch to the Great Lakes Water Authority for the city’s drinking water source due to polluted groundwater that flows from a BASF Corp. site into the Detroit River. Environmental advocates said connecting to GLWA water is necessary because the...
thesuntimesnews.com
Chelsea Senior Center Hosts Annual Wellness Fair and Flu Shot Clinic
As fall approaches, the Chelsea Senior Center is helping local residents prepare for flu season with its annual Wellness Fair and Flu Shot Clinic on Friday, October 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. UM Health-Community Health Services will be on-site...
MLive
Chelsea Hospital nurses join union
CHELSEA, MI — Nurses at a hospital in Chelsea have joined a union. Following a months-long campaign, about 330 registered nurses at Chelsea Hospital won their union election, gaining certification from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to join the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA). The NLRB certified the vote...
ClickOnDetroit.com
Henry Ford Hospital celebrates 50 years of shaping emergency medicine
DETROIT – The fast-paced, high-stakes work of emergency medicine has been dramatized in television shows such as “ER” and “The Pitt.” But long before those fictional emergency departments captured viewers’ attention, the specialty was taking shape in Detroit. Henry Ford Hospital is celebrating 50...
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Tecumseh Senior Center Returns to Hayden Mills Today
TECUMSEH — The Tecumseh Senior Center returns to its permanent location at Hayden Mill today, with regular activities and services resuming following a two-day closure. The center closed Friday and Monday to allow staff to move operations back to Hayden Mills. Beginning today, September 15, residents can once again attend regularly scheduled programs and receive services at the permanent location.
elcentralmedia.com
CHASS Center’s Dr. Felix Valbuena Asumes Leadership Role at National Association of Community Health Centers
BETHESDA, MD – Felix M. Valbuena, Jr., MD, DABFM, FAAFP, Chief Executive Officer of Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center in Detroit, Mich., has become Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC). Previously the clinician representative to the NACHC Board, Dr. Valbuena assumed his new leadership role during NACHC’s annual CHI Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Grand Rapids Press
These 3 Michigan children’s hospitals are best in Midwest, U.S. News says
Three Michigan children’s hospitals ranked among the best in the Midwest region, according to a newly released U.S. News and World Report ranking. The criteria for the rankings, shown here, included such factors as risk-adjusted outcomes, quality of care, transparency, federal Medicaid data and more. C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital...
stockbridgecommunitynews.com
Adiska Family Dental—Accepting New Patients
Adiska Family Dental is family owned and operated. We value our patient relationships providing gentle, compassionate dental care. We have modern equipment you would expect from a big city dentist, with personalized care and convenience of your hometown. We are proud to be a part of this community and we...
cariboucountynews.com
Detroit Hospice Provider Offers Full-Service End-of-Life Care
Choice Hospice has expanded its coordinated end-of-life care services across the Detroit metropolitan area, formally extending its reach to include Shelby Township, Rochester, and surrounding communities in southeastern Michigan. The expansion makes hospice care in Detroit and its neighboring regions more accessible to families navigating one of the most difficult transitions a household can face.
candgnews.com
New facilities planned for Troy hospital
TROY — Corewell Health is investing roughly $440 million in a new hospital tower spanning 423,000 square feet, to be located at its Troy location at 44201 Dequindre Road. The expansion is meant to address growing capacity needs and is part of a $1.7 billion investment that Corewell Health is making across its network. A similar expansion is also planned for Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids.
county-journal.com
Stimpson Hospital hosts Parafest event and more as owners renovate
(Justin Passick/FAN – Pamila [pictured] and Chris Sturgill provide plenty of information and history when guests visit the historic Stimpson Hospital building in Eaton Rapids, now a host to Parafest and other ghostly events.) Many people would be wary of purchasing a haunted house. For Pamila and Chris Sturgill,...
DBusiness Magazine
Neurosurgeon Dr. Tejpaul S. Pannu Named Chair of Promptus Physician Advisory Network
Promptus, a health care technology innovation platform focused on accelerating the commercialization of promising medical technologies, has appointed Dr. Tejpaul S. Pannu as chair of its Physician Advisory Network (PAN). […] The post Neurosurgeon Dr. Tejpaul S. Pannu Named Chair of Promptus Physician Advisory Network appeared first on DBusiness Magazine .
wdet.org
The Metro: Rep. Tlaib says DTE must pay for outages and pollution
450,000 DTE Energy customers lost power in last week’s storms. Many of them will not see a dollar for it. Michigan requires DTE to credit customers $42 a day when the lights stay off. But the rule, written by the Michigan Public Service Commission, works on a sliding scale: the bigger the storm, the longer the wait. In the largest outages, nothing starts until day four. Power was back for most customers before then.
midmichigannow.com
Lansing bill targets hospital facility fees as lawmakers debate impact on care
LANSING, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- If you have looked at a medical bill lately, chances are you've seen charges that are adding to your bottom line, but you aren't quite sure what they are for or if they're really necessary. A northern Michigan lawmaker introduced a bill in Lansing to address...