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Bell Sleep Center in Ishpeming Receives Program Accreditation
June 15, 2021Bell Sleep Center in Ishpeming recently received program accreditation from The Joint Commission (TJC). Joint Commission standards are the basis of an objective evaluation process that can help health care organizations measure, assess, and improve performance. The standards focus on important patient, individual, or resident care and organization functions…
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Up Health System – Portage Now Offering Uni-compartmental Knee Replacement
June 15, 2021Innovative Technology Allows Orthopedic Surgeons to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Recovery Time for Patients Right Here at HomeHoughton, MI, June 16, 2021 | UP Medical Group – Portage Orthopedics, a department of UP Health System – Portage, is pleased to announce Dr. Aaron Leininger is performing the uni-compartmental knee replacement –…
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Losing Pounds and Gaining Life | Carl’s Story
June 15, 2021"I feel fantastic. I know a lot of friends who would really benefit from joining something like this. I can’t recommend it enough."
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Your Health Now: 4 Simple Ways Men Can Take Control of Their Health Today
June 14, 2021There is a long-standing perception that women tend to focus on their health more than men do. Unfortunately, it’s a perception that rings all too true. A survey cited in a 2019 article from AARP found that only half of the men surveyed get regular check-ups and 72 percent preferred household chores over going to the doctor. While it’s true that women are more…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Owen Culpepper, DO
June 10, 2021Owen Culpepper is an Intensivist in the ICU at UP Health System – Marquette. What is your role at UPHS – Marquette?I am an Intensivist in the ICU at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare?The field of medicine and healthcare is always evolving and there are always ways to improve both myself and others and…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Kristin Vandeville
June 04, 2021Kristin Vandeville is the Clinic Coordinator at UP Health System – Doctors Park. What is your role at UPHS – Marquette?I am the Clinic Care Coordinator at UP Health System – Doctors Park. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare?My grandfather passed away when I was 17 and I can remember the amazing care the nursing staff provided to…
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UP Health System – Marquette Announces Recipients of the Dr. Julianne Kirkham Award
June 03, 2021Amanda Bivins, LPN, Employee Health Nurse, has received the Dr. Julianne Kirkham Award. In addition, Alyson Sundberg, Director of Risk Management & Compliance, has received the Dr. Julianne Kirkham Leadership Award. The Dr. Julianne Kirkham Award is a new quarterly award at UP Health System — Marquette. The award recognizes exemplary employees of the support…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Terrie Fosco
May 28, 2021Terrie Fosco, OR Instrument Technician at UP Health System – Marquette. What is your role at UPHS – Marquette?I am an Operating Room Instrument Technician at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare?I have always just liked to help people! Joining the healthcare setting only confirmed this for…
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Caroline Bisbee, Rn – Emergency Department
May 27, 2021What is your title and role at UPHS-Portage? I am a Registered Nurse and I work primarily in the Emergency Dept, but I am cross trained to work in the ICU and Med Surg. How long have you been employed here? Have you always been in the same position? I have been here at Portage for 5 years. I started working in the Urology Clinic with Dr. Lipson. I loved working…
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Extraordinary Nurses Recognized at UP Health System
May 27, 2021MARQUETTE – May 27, 2020 – UP Health System-Marquette is proud to partner with The Daisy Foundation to honor the compassionate care of our extraordinary nurses throughout the year by honoring them with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing…
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Bobbi Cleghorn-Hurkmans named 2021 UPHS – Bell Mercy Award Winner
May 27, 2021ISHPEMING, MI (Thursday, May 27, 2021) – UP Health System – Bell recently announced that Bobbi Cleghorn-Hurkmans, LPN in Family Practice, has been recognized as the hospital’s 2021 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of LifePoint Health’s hospitals who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the…
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Robotic-Assisted Surgery, Human-Driven Recovery | Linda’s Story
May 25, 2021"I would recommend this procedure to anyone who might be experiencing something like what I went through. Dr. Sternschuss and Ms. Dehority really know what they're doing."
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Jeff Sims, EMT-P
May 21, 2021Jeff Sims, Paramedic at UP Health System – Marquette. What is your role at UPHS – Marquette?I am a Paramedic at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare?My father was a Firefighter/MFR, so I grew up around the fire hall. Being around that during my childhood made me realize I wanted to join the…
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Up Health System | Portage Heroes: John Dube, Rn – Perioperative Services Coordinator
May 20, 2021What is your title and role at UPHS-Portage? My title is Perioperative Services Care Coordinator, In my role I coordinate the Care for our patients In the OR, ACU and, PACU. How long have you been employed here? Have you always been in the same position? I have been employed here about 3 years now. I started out as a Med Surg/ICU RN, switched to Emergency…
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Chief Nursing Officer, Christine Stryker, MBA, MSN, RN
May 20, 2021MARQUETTE, MI | May 18, 2021 | UP Health System – Marquette announced that Christine Stryker, MBA, MSN, RN, has been appointed to serve as Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for UP Health System – Marquette, effective May 17, 2021. Stryker brings to the organization over 25 years of progressive leadership and management experience in nursing, patient…
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UPHS Heroes | Bell – Beth Olson, Radiographer Tech III
May 20, 2021What is your current title and role at UPHS-Bell? Radiographer Tech III How long have you been employed with us? Have you always been in the same position? 25 1/2 years. Yes, always in the same position. Tell us a little bit about your family. How have you balanced your career at UPHS-Bell and family? My husband Tom and I have twin…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Kendra Roell, RN, BSN
May 14, 2021Kendra Roell, RN, BSN, Clinical Manager at UP Health System, Marquette. What is your role at UPHS – Marquette?I am the Clinical Manager for the Rehab and Neuro/Ortho/Peds Units on the 7th floor at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare?My mom always encouraged me to be a nurse. I never even considered…
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UPHS Heroes | Bell – Audrey Deur, LPN
May 12, 2021Audrey Deur, LPN What is your current title and role at UPHS-Bell? I am an LPN in family medicine, working primarily with Dr. Hilary Metcalf in the Bell family medicine clinic. How long have you been employed with us? Have you always been in the same position? I have been working in family practice since 1999 as a contingent, then in…
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Tammy Pertile Receives the 2021 ‘Gertrude Decker Hellman’ Award
May 12, 2021Tammy Pertile, Oncology Clinic Director for UP Health System – Portage, pictured with her family at the awards presentation. “Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation as any painter’s or sculptor’s work … It is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine…
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U.P. medical students inducted into Gold Humanism Honor Society
May 08, 2021Marquette, Mich. – Michigan State University College of Human Medicine chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) inducted four students from the Upper Peninsula campus. “I am very proud of our students for their outstanding qualities in receiving this honorary distinction,” said Community Assistant Dean, Stuart Johnson, DO. “Providing…
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