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UP Health System – Marquette Names Two Vice Presidents of Operations
May 02, 2025MARQUETTE, Mich. (May 2, 2025) — UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) has announced the appointment of two experienced health care leaders, Jason Collins, Ph.D., MBA-HCA, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K, and Polly Hockberger, M.S., MLS (ASCP)CM, as vice presidents of operations. These additions to the executive leadership team reflect...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Tori Jurkanis
May 02, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a team lead of patient access at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I have always wanted to work in healthcare. Patients come here on their worst days, it can make a huge difference having a...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Sally Robie
April 25, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a quality management assistant at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I was always interested in the medical/legal transcription field and did some training in that area. When I lived in New York, I worked for the...
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UP Health System – Marquette welcomes Kimberlee Parks, PA-C, specializing in vascular surgery
April 22, 2025UP Health System – Marquette is pleased to welcome physician assistant Kimberlee Parks, PA-C, to the Heart and Vascular team. Specializing in vascular surgery, Parks plays a crucial role in the perioperative care of patients—assisting in surgical procedures, managing pre- and post-operative care and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. A Marquette native,...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Toni, RN
April 09, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a registered nurse on the adult behavioral unit at UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette). What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I was exploring different majors while bartending when my landlord, a gastrointestinal nurse, recommended I go into nursing. I transferred to community…
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UP Health System – Bell CEO Mitch Leckelt to Retire
April 08, 2025Healthcare veteran plans to step down in June;Bell and Marquette facilities to unite under new leadership structure UP Health System announced today that Mitch Leckelt plans to retire June 1 following more than 11 years as chief executive officer (CEO) of UP Health System – Bell (“Bell”). Following Leckelt’s departure, Tonya Darner, CEO of UP…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Cory Blight
March 26, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Core Lab Manager at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I knew that I wanted to help people and stay local coming out of high school and the Lab seemed like a perfect fit. What's a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? My…
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Ashley Childs and Shumete Sam
March 21, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? Ashley Childs: I am a Medical Assistant with UP Health System – Marquette Sleep Medicine. Shumete Sam: I am a Certified Medical Assistant with UP Health System – Marquette Sleep Medicine. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Ashley Childs: Growing up, I always had the…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Wendy Blight
February 21, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the lab administrative coordinator at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I was inspired to work at the hospital as my sister is an RN and seeing the importance of work made me realize I needed to find a role in healthcare. What's a typical day like for you?…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Adam Khosravi
February 14, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Environmental Service Director at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I had some good mentors who recruited me into the industry What's a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? The nice thing about my position is that every day is…
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Radiation Oncology Specialist Emilee Syrjala, MSN, NP-C
February 11, 2025MARQUETTE, Mich. | February 11, 2025 — UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) is pleased to welcome Emilee Syrjala, MSN, NP-C, to its Cancer Center team. She specializes in supportive care for cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, focusing on monitoring side effects, providing patient education, coordinating care and conducting follow-up…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Michelle Heffron, CPhT
February 07, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the pharmacy inventory coordinator at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I just kind of fell into it, actually. I was working in restaurant management and was desperate to do literally anything else. A pharmacist friend asked if I would be interested in a pharmacy tech…
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Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
February 03, 2025The heart is an amazing organ. Each day, your heart pumps over 2,000 gallons of blood, circulating oxygen through the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. With so much riding on the muscle, it’s no surprise that heart diseases are the #1 cause of death in America—if your heart weakens or stops beating, cells throughout your body lose the nutrients they…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | James, RN
January 31, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a Registered Nurse (RN) in Behavioral Health at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I wanted to help people going through difficult times. What's a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? Busy. It starts with patient…
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Julie Nordberg
January 24, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Director of Quality and Patient Safety Officer at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I have always had a desire to help people, and I was drawn to healthcare because there are so many different ways and times throughout a patient’s healthcare journey that you can…
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Jodi McCollum, PA
January 17, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Trauma Program Manager and a physician assistant at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My parents were my inspiration to be in the healthcare. My mom is a nurse and my dad was a fireman/EMT. What's a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? Like…
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Nicole Lancour
January 10, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a registered radiologic technologist and mammographer in the Imaging Department. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My dad worked in the maintenance department at Marquette General Hospital. He encouraged me to apply to the radiology program. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like…
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Stacy Braun
December 20, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a Clinical Informaticist in Information Technology at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? It was actually by chance that I ended up in healthcare. I started in Human Resources and moved to IT after a position opened up that fit with my…
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Understanding Stroke: What You Need to Know
December 18, 2024By: Nicole Brinkman, Stroke and Sepsis Coordinator, UP Health System – Marquette A stroke is a serious medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted or severely decreased which deprives the brain of oxygen and nutrients. This happens either due to a blockage (ischemic stroke) or a burst blood vessel (hemorrhagic stroke). Strokes can…
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Aaron Carruth
December 13, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a maintenance specialist here at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I get a lot of joy from helping others. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? The majority of a typical day for me is spent trying to keep…
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