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UP Health System – Bell Heroes | Rhonda Oja, MT - ASCP
January 17, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I work as a technician in the Laboratory. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Medicine has always been my passion. I was originally headed to med school until my health failed; so I went another direction. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? A typical…
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UP Health System – Bell Heroes | Brigitta Kubas, RN
December 20, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am an Emergency Department (ED) staff nurse. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? When I was a high school junior, I picked nursing, knowing I would always have a job and would serve other people. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? Working in a…
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UP Health System – Bell Heroes | Tania Harsila, RN, BSN
November 22, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am the director of the Acute Care Unit (ACU). What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I went into healthcare to help make a difference in people’s lives. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? My day is a mix of collaborating and coordinating with other team…
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UP Health System – Bell Earns 2024 Performance Leadership Award from The Chartis Center for Rural Health
November 21, 2024ISHPEMING, MI | Nov. 21, 2024 | As part of National Rural Health Day, UP Health System – Bell (UPHS – Bell) today announced it has earned a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in patient Outcomes. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards recognize top quartile performance (i.e., 75th percentile or above)…
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UP Health System – Bell Named Lifepoint Health National Quality Leader
September 13, 2024This designation is a node to achievements in patient and family engagement, quality care and patient safety.
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Ensuring Continuity of Care and Commitment: UPHS – Bell Women’s Care and Birthing Center “Bell Babies” Remains Strong
May 28, 2024To our valued patients, staff and providers: I write you with a deep sense of responsibility and commitment to transparency, especially during times of transition. As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UP Health System – Bell (UPHS – Bell), it is both my duty and privilege to address concerns regarding our Women’s Care clinic, Birthing Center and “Bell Babies”…
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UP Health System – Bell Honors Med-Surg Unit Director Yvonne Anderson, RN, with 2024 Mercy Award
May 22, 2024UP Health System – Bell (UPHS – Bell) is pleased to announce Yvonne Anderson, RN, director of the Medical-Surgical (Med-Surg) Unit, has been recognized as its 2024 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of Lifepoint Health’s facilities who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company…
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UP Health System – Bell Heroes | Michele Devold
March 15, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am a Human Resources Generalist. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My mom worked at Bell my entire life, so I would say that led me to want to also work at Bell. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? Interacting and assisting employees and potential…
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UP Health System – Bell Recognized as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital
February 20, 2024ISHPEMING, Mich. | February 19, 2024 | UP Health System – Bell (UPHS – Bell) is pleased to announce it has been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis' annual Top 100 award program recognizes outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the…
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UP Health System – Bell Heroes | Laurie Collins, RN, BSN
February 16, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am a Registered nurse on the Obstetrics (OB) Unit. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to be a nurse. My “auntie” was a nurse and I loved to listen to stories about how she helped her patients—I really looked up to her. When I became a nurse, I…
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UPHS - Bell Heroes | Nikki Couveau
January 12, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am the Executive Assistant at UPHS – Bell. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I enjoy being able to help others, and working in the healthcare field allows me to do that. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? I answer phone calls, schedule and attend…
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UP Health System - Bell Heroes | Eliza Gravedoni
December 15, 2023What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am a receptionist for the Occupational Medicine clinic. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I wanted to have a desk job that could have an impact on other people's lives. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? Checking patients in, talking with employers…
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Holiday Food Safety—Spread Cheer, Not Foodborne Illness
December 14, 2023We've rounded up some important tips on food safety to prevent spreading sickness in your circle this holiday season.
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UPHS - Bell Heroes | Krista Kelsey, LPN
November 17, 2023What 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 advocate for themselves and give them the tools and education they need…
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UPHS – Bell Heroes | Trina Johnson, RN
October 12, 2023What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am a staff nurse in the Acute Care Unit (ACU). What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I have always wanted to be a nurse and to help people. My mom told me I came home at the age of four and said I was going to be a nurse and I never changed my mind. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it…
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UPHS - Bell Heroes | Casey Hough
September 14, 2023What is your role at UPHS? I am a receptionist for Family Medicine. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I wanted to go into a field that I could feel good about what I do every day — helping people does that for me. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? My typical day is spent checking patents…
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UP Health System - Bell Heroes | Mary Hosking, BSN, RN
August 10, 2023What is your role at UPHS? I am the Clinical Care Manager at UP Health System – Bell. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I have always wanted to be a nurse to be able to help people in a time of need, even in the smallest of ways. I also liked the idea that I could build a career anywhere. What’s a typical day like for you? What…
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UP Health System – Bell Welcomes Elizabeth Tuma, MD, MPH, to Family Medicine
August 03, 2023UP Health System - Bell is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Tuma, MD, MPH, to its Family Medicine practice.Dr. Tuma earned her Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine in Grand Rapids, MI, before completing the Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program at UPHS – Marquette. She also earned a Master of Public Health (MPH)…
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UP Health System – Bell Adds Amelia Schafer, FNP-BC, to Family Medicine and Women’s Health
June 28, 2023UP Health System – Bell is pleased to announce the addition of Amelia Schafer, FNP-BC, to Family Medicine and Women’s Health. Amelia graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. Shortly after, she attended the University of South Carolina Upstate where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Most recently, she…
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UP Health System – Bell Express Care Clinic Expansion
October 25, 2022UP Health System – Bell is pleased to announce its Express Care expansion to a newly renovated and larger suite located within UP Health System – Bell to help better serve the patients in our community.
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