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  • UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Morgan Harvala, RN

    January 15, 2024

    What is your role at UPHS? I am a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Urology Clinic at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Growing up, I always knew I wanted to have a job in healthcare. I enjoy getting to know our patients. Nursing is such a rewarding profession, knowing that you are making a difference in…

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  • UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Theresa Garrow

    January 12, 2024

    What is your role at UPHS? I am a Cashier at the Bistro on Baraga at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I like to cheer people up and help make them feel better.    What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? My day starts quietly as I prepare to open the…

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  • UP Health System Welcomes Longtime Pediatrician Amy Slette, MD

    December 18, 2023

    UP Health System (UPHS) is pleased to announce that board-certified Pediatrician Amy Slette, MD, has joined its medical staff and will be offering care to patients from birth to early adulthood at both UPHS – Marquette and UPHS – Bell. A graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine, Dr. Slette completed her residency training in Pediatrics at Helen DeVos…

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  • UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Michael Duckwall, FNP

    December 15, 2023

    What is your role at UPHS? I am a Nurse Practitioner for inpatient and outpatient diabetes management at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I'm drawn to public service, and healthcare was the best path for me. I love the aspect of continual learning and have crossed into different disciplines during my career.…

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  • UP Health System – Marquette Earns Renewal of American College of Radiology (ACR) Accreditation

    December 13, 2023

    UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette), a Duke Lifepoint hospital, has again been awarded a three-year term accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of high-energy radiation to treat cancer. A radiation oncologist may use…

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  • Tonya Darner Named Chief Executive Officer of UP Health System – Marquette

    December 12, 2023

    Tonya Darner has been named the permanent chief executive officer of UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette), a Duke LifePoint hospital. Darner has served as the hospital’s interim CEO since early November and chief operating officer since 2021.  A seasoned healthcare leader, Tonya has over 25 years of experience in medical practice…

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  • UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Barbara Hyde

    December 08, 2023

    What is your role at UPHS? I am a Patient Service Rep III at UP Health System – Marquette.   What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I enjoy the opportunity to help people and to be able to get our patients through stressful times.     What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? I work in Heart…

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  • UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Jessica Tripp, DNP, FNP-C, to its Lakewood Family Medicine Practice

    December 04, 2023

    As a certified family nurse practitioner, Jessica sees and treats patients of all ages for primary care and family medicine services, including well-child exams, annual physicals, sports physicals, chronic disease management, acute care visits, women’s health and more.

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  • UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Ryan Turner

    December 01, 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 this field? A typical day for me is…

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  • UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Sarah Hooper, RN

    November 22, 2023

    What is your role at UP Health System? I am a Registered Nurse (RN) in the staffing pool at UP Health System – Marquette. The staffing pool is a group of nurses and care aides who are cross-trained to work all across the hospital. We float to the unit that needs our help that day. I am trained to work on all of the medical/surgical units along with the emergency…

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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, sports physicals, chronic disease…

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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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  • UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Emma Evans, BSN, RN

    November 10, 2023

    What is your role at UPHS? I am a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Emergency Department (ED) at UP Health System – Marquette.   What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? When deciding on what career I wanted to pursue, I knew I wanted to do something in healthcare but had a hard time selecting which path to take. As part of the application process…

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  • Meet the Doctor: Angela Rose-Kratz, FNP-BC, Family Medicine

    November 07, 2023

    Angela Rose-Kratz, FNP-BC, is a board-certified family medicine nurse practitioner at UP Medical Group | Marquette Family Medicine – Negaunee, located at 405 US 41 E, Negaunee, MI. She provides comprehensive primary care services for individuals of all ages, from newborn to geriatric care. Q: When did you first think of becoming a healthcare provider? A: In my…

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  • UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Vascular Surgeon Ryan Meehan, MD

    November 02, 2023

    Providing comprehensive diagnoses and surgical treatment of diseases of the vascular system

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  • UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Jeff Fierstine, PA-C

    October 27, 2023

    What is your role at UPHS? I am a neurosurgery Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) in the Brain & Spine Center at UP Health System – Marquette.  What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My parents. They raised me to serve others and protect the vulnerable. And the best field to apply those principles is healthcare. …

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  • UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Becky Lindeman Keskimaki & Mary Burdick

    October 20, 2023

    What is your role at UPHS? Becky: I am the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Trainer and Support Specialist for the Clinical EMR at UP Health System – Marquette. Mary: I am the EMR Trainer and Support Specialist for the Outpatient Clinics of UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Becky: Healthcare was…

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  • UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist and Upper Michigan Native Jenna Racine, MD

    October 17, 2023

    Providing comprehensive care for individuals experiencing high-risk pregnancy close to home in the Upper Peninsula

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  • UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Mark Rushford, CMA

    October 13, 2023

    What is your role at UPHS? I am a Certified Medical Assistant for the Heart and Vascular department at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I started with fire services and took the emergency medical technician (EMT) class as part of my fire training and found that I enjoyed the medical side more. I went on to…

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  • UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Andrew Markkola

    October 02, 2023

    What is your role at UPHS? I am a Clinic Office Clerk for the Cancer Center at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I’ve been in some form of customer service role all throughout my life so when I moved to Marquette, a good friend suggested I apply at the hospital. The inner workings of healthcare have always…

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