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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Lindsey Reichel, RN
August 07, 2020What is your official title? Registered Nurse and Clinical Director of the sixth floor Medical Surgical Oncology. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I went into nursing by accident. I was in a Biology program at NMU, I was entering my final semester and was approached by the school of nursing if I would be interested in entering the BSN program. At…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Breann Ackerly, RN
July 31, 2020What is your official title? Registered Nurse for the Patient Cardiac Unit. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I wanted to help care of my community. I enjoyed the sciences of it when I was in school, so it seemed like a perfect fit. Since elementary school, I wanted to be a doctor and then I discovered that nursing was the best field for me with…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Julie Kaznowski, RT
July 24, 2020What is your official title? Registered Respiratory Therapist. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I’m a caretaker and I like to take care of people and help people. When my children started high school, I went back to school at Northern Michigan and chose the field. Northern’s Respiratory Therapy program was a big…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Amy Vilona, RN
July 17, 2020What is your official title? Registered Nurse in Pre-Admission Testing. How did you end up in this department? I was lucky enough to be able to get into an opening when there was one, and I love being here. I plan to be here forever. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? When I was a senior in high school, I was in a nurse…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Robin Mackie
July 10, 2020What is your official title? Plant Operations Coordinator What is Plant Ops’ role in the functionality of the hospital? In short, the Plant Ops team keeps both the new facility and old facility running 24 hours/day. We have an incredible team of talented, high performers that maintain our facilities with skill and efficiency. Anything that has to do with…
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Dr. Dexter Clark named new faculty member
July 06, 2020Marquette, Mich. –The Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Dexter Clark, DO, as its newest faculty member. Clark will begin his new position as an assistant director on July 6, 2020. His role will include patient care at the outpatient clinic…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Britney Ekdahl
July 02, 2020What is your official title? Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department. What was your inspiration for getting into health care? I went into healthcare because I thought I’d be an OB nurse; I always loved babies and I wanted to help in that aspect. But then I went to school and gained interest in the emergency room. I like the fast-paced environment and how…
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Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program Welcomes New Residents
July 01, 2020Marquette, Mich – The Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program is pleased to welcome our new incoming residents beginning July 1, 2020. The residency program is a community-based program through UP Health System – Marquette, affiliated with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. “We have a great group of new residents this year,”…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Jill Burbey
June 26, 2020What is your official title? Cytotechnologist What was your inspiration for getting into health care? I’ve always wanted to help people. When I was in the 3rd grade, my class attended a field trip to our hospital’s lab. I remember thinking how amazing it was seeing all of the instruments and how they worked behind the scenes, to help patients. I left…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Julie Nemacheck
June 19, 2020What is your official title?Patient-Centered and Medical Home Coordinator; and I just finished a special assignment at the Teal Lake Medical Clinic. What was it like organizing the Teal Lake Testing Center?The day-to-day activity was reassuring and educating the public on COVID-19 symptoms and how to protect themselves, and whether testing was appropriate and the best…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Amy Larsen
June 12, 2020What is your official title? Food Service Worker. How did you come into this position? I have been here at the hospital for three years, but I have probably close to 30 years of experience in foodservice. I really like it a lot. It’s never the same, with some days being challenging and some not as much, but I like the interaction with people, and food, because…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Patience Sager, MS, RN
June 05, 2020What is your official title? I am a clinical educator. How did you come into this position? Two years ago in June, I was asked to shadow as an educator to see if I’d like it; I was a floor nurse at the time. I did some shadowing, some orientation shadowing and decided it was a good role for me. What was your motivating factor to pursue healthcare? I…
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UPHS – Marquette Celebrates First Anniversary at New Facility
June 03, 2020MARQUETTE – June 3, 2020 – UP Health System–Marquette is celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of the new facility. Just one year ago yesterday on June 2, 2019, UPHS–Marquette officially opened the new hospital at 850 W. Baraga Ave. Patients were transferred safely and all services were transitioned to the new building. The more than…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes: Shannon Pace-Lacar, RN
May 29, 2020What is your official title? I am an RN in the NICU. How did you come into this position? I had done a rotation in nursing school and loved it. I was fortunate where I started work in a different state, I called that manager of the NICU and asked for a chance, knowing it was what I wanted to do with my career. My manager at the time allowed me that opportunity, and 26…
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UPHS – Marquette Family Birthing, NICU team provide caring birth for Katie during COVID-19
May 26, 2020Katie Dushane gave birth to Oaklin on April 14 at UPHS – Marquette. Under normal circumstances, the complexities of childbirth can naturally manifest tension and uneasiness with any expectant mother. And during a pandemic, those emotions can be exasperated. As Katie Dushane’s scheduled April 14 c-section surgery drew near, her doubts began to increase as…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes: Jodi Zanetti
May 21, 2020What is your official title? Director of Materials Management. How did you come into this position? I did my internship with Northern Michigan University here way back. I was fortunate enough that an opportunity opened up in purchasing, and I was hired and I’ve been here ever since. I started in 1982, so that would be 38 years on July…
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UPHS – Marquette one of hospitals honored by UW Organ and Tissue Donation for maximizing the gift of life
May 19, 2020UP Health System – Marquette is one of 23 hospitals that are being honored by University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation (UW OTD) for their ongoing commitment to saving and improving lives through organ and tissue donation. The UW OTD Award of Hope recognizes the comprehensive work of hospitals that achieve or exceed the goals of two important measures that…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes: Matt Flynn, PT
May 18, 2020What is your official title? Physical Therapist. I’ve been here for just about 26 years. What was your motivation for a career in healthcare? I used to be a lumberjack and have my own business. I was dating a girl who was going to med school, and when she was studying, I would just pick up one of her books and thought that the medical field was interesting. I…
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Hospital Video Tour
May 14, 2020In honor of National Hospital Week, we are proud to announce the new virtual tour of the UPHS-Marquette facility – offering personalized care and advanced healthcare technology to communities throughout the Upper Peninsula. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the opening of our new hospital, our remarkable facility is a reminder…
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UPHS – Marquette Marks National Hospital Week, Honors Healthcare Heroes
May 11, 2020MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN – May 11, 2020 – UPHS – Marquette is proud to join the American Hospital Association and healthcare organizations around the country in celebrating National Hospital Week, which is observed May 10-16, 2020. Each May, National Hospital Week provides an opportunity to pause and honor the millions of healthcare professionals who…
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