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UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Becky Lindeman Keskimaki & Mary Burdick
October 20, 2023What 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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UPHS - Portage Heroes | Chelsea Myers
October 19, 2023What is your role at UPHS – Portage? I am a Patient Services Representative. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I started during COVID, looking for part-time work to fill my time. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? Work is consistent with registering patients for Express Care and…
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist and Upper Michigan Native Jenna Racine, MD
October 17, 2023Providing 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, 2023What 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 – 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 – Portage Heroes | Ryan Jurmu, RN
October 06, 2023What is your role at UPHS – Portage? I am the Director of Nursing PortagePointe, our long-term care facility. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I want to help people. When I was younger, I came upon a car accident and felt helpless. I wanted to make sure that in emergency situations I could help people. What’s a typical day like for…
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Getting Vaccinated Can Protect Yourself and Our Community this Flu Season
October 03, 2023Autumn marks the beginning of many seasonal things – including football, cooler weather and bonfires. Unfortunately, it is also the start of flu season, which typically peaks between December and February but can last as late as May. It often results in millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths. This 2023-24 flu…
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Trauma Care in the Western Upper Peninsula's Only Level III Trauma Center
October 03, 2023As the only Level III Trauma Center serving the Western Upper Peninsula, many may not know exactly what that means for our community. Sarah Niemela, trauma program manager at UP Health System – Portage, talks about the meaning behind the certification, the specific training required for physicians and nurses, typical trauma injuries and the correct steps to take in…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Andrew Markkola
October 02, 2023What 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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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Juli Baker
September 29, 2023What is your role at UPHS? I am a Patient Services Representative in the Medical Specialists office at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? To be honest, I never realized just how rewarding it would be to work in this field and be able to assist people with their healthcare. What’s a typical day like for you?…
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UP Health System – Marquette Lifesaving Heart & Emergency Care | Gregory's Story
September 28, 2023Gregory Adams was at home when something just didn't feel right—a feeling came over him that he had never felt before. He immediately lost consciousness. After an emergency helicopter flight, Gregory received lifesaving heart care from the heart and vascular team at UP Health System – Marquette.
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Critical Care Pulmonologist Sara Meehan, MD
September 28, 2023Providing comprehensive diagnoses and treatment of diseases of the lungs and respiratory system
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UP Health System – Marquette Receives Hospital Maternity Care Improvement Award
September 25, 2023UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) is proud to be recognized by the Economic Alliance of Michigan (EAM) with a 2024 Hospital Maternity Care Improvement Award. The awards are part of the EAM's Maternity Care Project and are given to hospitals that have demonstrated excellence and improvement in maternity care and delivery outcomes. UP…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Nichole Sundberg
September 22, 2023What is your role at UPHS? I am the Dietary Technician Supervisor at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I love to help people and with my culinary background, this position is a great fit for me. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? Going to see patients and…
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UP Health System Welcomes Sleep Medicine Specialist Michael Sand, DO
September 20, 2023UP Health System is pleased to welcome Michael Sand, DO, to its Sleep Medicine team. Dr. Sand diagnoses and treats sleep disorders—such as sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy and restless leg syndrome—in adults and children ages four and older through a variety of sleep tests and studies. He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from Nova…
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UP Health System - Marquette Heroes | Erika Tollefson, RN, BSN
September 15, 2023What is your role at UPHS? I am a Registered Nurse (RN) on the Adult Behavioral Health Unit at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Growing up, I always had an interest in healthcare. When I was younger, my dad was an emergency medical technician and would tell me stories that would interest me. I also grew up in an…
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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 – Marquette Nurse Brian Stasevich, RN, Honored with DAISY Award
September 14, 2023UP Health System – Marquette is proud to honor Brian Stasevich, RN, with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The award is given out every quarter and is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care provided to patients and families every day. Brian cares for patients in the…
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UPHS – Portage Heroes | Taylor Paul, RDN
September 14, 2023What is your role at UPHS – Portage? I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist serving patients in all different areas. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I always knew I could make an impact in healthcare. At first I wasn’t sure how I was going to do that until I took my first nutrition course in college – right then I knew I…
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UP Health System – Portage Honors Extraordinary Nurses with DAISY Award
September 14, 2023UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) is proud to honor Stacey Lassila, RN; Wanda Givens, RN; Jordan Juntunen, RN; Mary Willmer, RN; Callie Donnelly, RN; Dillon Velmer, RN; Leena Bekkala, RN; and Brooke Larsen, RN; with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® The team of compassionate and kind nurses has dedicated their time and passion to our…
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