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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Interventional Cardiologist Richard Markiewicz, MD, FSCAI, RVPI
December 5, 2023
UP Health System – Marquette, a Duke LifePoint Hospital, is proud to welcome board-certified interventional and endovascular cardiologist Richard Markiewicz, MD, FSCAI, RVPI, to its Heart & Vascular Center. Within this subspecialty of cardiology, Dr. Markiewicz focuses on minimally invasive procedures to treat or diagnose diseases of the heart and...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Ryan Turner
December 1, 2023
What is your role at UPHS? I am a Supply Procurement and Distribution Clerk at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I enjoy helping people and love working in the hospital environment. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in...
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Staying Safe and Healthy This Winter
November 27, 2023
Winter is here! The snowy season brings a fresh slate of fun — outdoor activities, picturesque snowscapes, and tons of annual traditions. But with the sheer amount of downfall and accumulation we get here in the Upper Peninsula also comes the extra burden of snow removal and necessary caution to...
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Family Medicine Provider Lauren Lemery, FNP-C, MSN
November 21, 2023
UP Health System – Marquette is pleased to welcome Lauren Lemery, FNP-C, MSN, to its UP Medical Group | Marquette Family Medicine practice. As a certified family nurse practitioner (FNP-C), Lauren sees and treats patients of all ages for primary care and family medicine services, including well-child exams, annual physicals,...
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UP Health System – Marquette Cancer Care Social Worker Jacki Lasich Honored with Julianne Kirkham Award
November 17, 2023
Jacki Lasich, LMSW, CTP, OSW-C, Cancer Care Social Worker in the Cancer Center at UP Health System - Marquette, has been chosen as the latest recipient of the Dr. Julianne Kirkham Award. This award at UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) recognizes exemplary employees of the support and...
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UPHS - Bell Heroes | Krista Kelsey, LPN
November 17, 2023
What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am the Clinical Informatics Nurse for Bell Physician Practices. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I am a people person and I love helping others in their time of need. I want to be able to advocate for the patients who can’t...
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Tips For Getting Through Respiratory Illness Season with UPHS – Bell DNP Christie Ferrari
November 16, 2023
Germs that cause common respiratory illnesses are circulating. Unfortunately, they’re widespread and oftentimes unavoidable. While many can expect to encounter an illness or two during the winter months—peak season for respiratory infections—there are steps you can take to protect yourself, your family and your community and even speed up your...
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UPHS - Portage Heroes | Shana Roth, RD
November 16, 2023
What is your role at UP Health System – Portage? I am a clinical dietitian at UP Health System – Portage. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I enjoyed volunteering at a hospital in the diabetes education department while I was in college. What’s a typical day like for you? What is...
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UP Health System – Portage Recognized for Performance Leadership by The Chartis Center for Rural Health
November 16, 2023
Hancock, Mich. | November 16, 2023 | As part of National Rural Health Day, UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) today announced it has been recognized with a 2023 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Outcomes and Patient Perspective. Compiled by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor...
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UP Medical Group | Marquette Urology Welcomes Ishpeming Native Luke Edwards, MD
November 13, 2023
Specializing in the removal of kidney stones and urologic cancers
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