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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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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Emily Miller
December 06, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the social worker in the Specialty Clinic at UP Health System Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My mom, Judy Smith, was a registered nurse at UPHS – Bell for 40 years and my dad, Jim Smith, was a paramedic and an Ishpeming firefighter. I grew up helping the community and…
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UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Jennifer Deiter, RN
December 06, 2024What is your role at UPHS? I am a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Adult Behavioral Health Unit at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I grew up in a healthcare family. Both my parents were RNs at Marquette General Hospital. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like…
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Cardiothoracic Surgeon Chris Liakonis, DO
December 05, 2024UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette), a Duke LifePoint hospital, welcomes Chris Liakonis, DO, a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon, to its Heart & Vascular Center. Dr. Liakonis provides treatment for heart and lung conditions that may require surgical intervention, including heart bypass surgery, aortic valve repair and replacement,…
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UP Health System – Marquette Operating Room Nurse Jane Brow, RN, Honored with DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award
December 02, 2024UP Health System – Marquette is proud to announce that Jane Brow, RN, has been awarded the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award®. This national honor recognizes nurses who dedicate their lives to providing compassionate, high-quality care and promoting a positive image of the nursing profession. Recipients serve as a beacon of inspiration to those at all stages of…
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Alycia Davidson
November 22, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a nurse practitioner with electrophysiology at UP Heart & Vascular. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Helping people and caring for others fills my bucket. I can’t imagine doing anything else. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? I work in…
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Family Medicine Physician Lize Loubser, MD
November 21, 2024UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) is excited to welcome Lize Loubser, MD, to UP Medical Group – Marquette | Family Medicine. Dr. Loubser is a board-certified Family Medicine physician with a wealth of expertise and a patient-centered approach to caring for individuals of all ages. Dr. Loubser specializes in preventative care, chronic…
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Physiatrist Andrea Carefoot, MD
November 13, 2024UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) is pleased to welcome board-certified physiatrist Andrea Carefoot, MD, to the Brain & Spine Center. Dr. Carefoot, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, provides a comprehensive range of treatments to help patients recover from injuries, manage chronic conditions, and improve their quality of…
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