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UP Health System – Marquette Honors Patrick Mike, RN, with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®
May 09, 2025UP Health System – Marquette is proud to recognize Patrick Mike, RN, as this quarter’s recipient of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The DAISY Award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s ongoing mission to recognize the exceptional, compassionate nursing care nurses provide to patients and their families every day. Patrick’s...
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Main Parking Lot Construction at UP Health System – Portage to Begin Monday, May 12
May 09, 2025UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) will begin construction on its main parking lot starting Monday, May 12, 2025. This critical improvement project involves a full repaving of the lot and will be conducted in two phases to minimize disruption to patients, visitors and staff. During the phased construction,...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Mike Murvich, RN
May 09, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I have been interested in health care for as long as I can remember. Originally, I wanted to become an optometrist,...
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You Can Help Stop the Spread – Safeguarding Our Community Against Measles
May 05, 2025Over the past few months, measles outbreaks have been reported in various locations across the United States, including Michigan. In my role as Chief Medical Officer at UP Health System – Marquette, it is important that our community understands the potential severity of this illness and how to best protect...
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UP Health System – Portage Heroes | Jamie Klotz
May 02, 2025What is your role at UPHS – Portage? I am the Infection Preventionist and Assistant Director of Nursing at our long-term care facility, PortagePointe. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My grandma. She was in healthcare herself and always expressed that there were so many avenues and opportunities. I enjoyed relating...
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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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UP Health System – Portage Earns an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
May 01, 2025UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to general hospitals across the country based on...
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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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