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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Joan Haskin
April 23, 2021Joan Haskin is a Housekeeper with Environmental Services at UP Health System – Marquette. What is your role at UPHS — Marquette?I am a Housekeeper with Environmental Services at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare?I enjoy the work and the healthcare setting. What’s a typical day like for you? What…
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PRACTICING SAFE MEDICATION HABITS HELPS MAKE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER
April 22, 2021Most of us have taken medicine to help heal from illness or injury at some point in our lives. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 82 percent of American adults take at least one medication and 29 percent take five or more. Medications are a frequently important part of the healing process and can be essential in managing ongoing…
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Practicing Safe Medication Habits Helps Make Homes and Communities Healthier
April 22, 2021The next National Take Back Day is April 24, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Most of us have taken medicine to help heal from illness or injury at some point in our lives. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 82 percent of American adults take at least one medication and 29 percent take five or more. Medications are a frequently important…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Amy Neaves
April 19, 2021Amy Neaves, Clinic LPN in the Brain and Spine Center at UP Health System – Marquette. What is your role at UPHS — Marquette?I am a Clinic LPN for the Brain and Spine Center Neurology Clinic at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare?My grandmother was a nurse and I always wanted to do something that pleased…
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UPHS – Bell Heroes | Pheobe Prusi, Certified Medical Assistant
April 15, 2021What is your title and inspiration for working at UPHS – Bell? My title is Certified Medical Assistant. The continuous learning urges me to be inspired to learn about life. It is very fascinating for me to learn so many things, and it is never ending learning. How long have you been employed here? Have you always been in the same position? I have been…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Katie Wares
April 09, 2021Katie Wares, Practice Manager for UPHS Family Medicine Lakewood and UPHS Family Medicine Negaunee. What is your role at UP Health System – Marquette?I am the Practice Manager for UPHS Family Medicine Lakewood and UPHS Family Medicine Negaunee. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare?My mom worked for the hospital, first in the Billing Department and…
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YOUR HEALTH MEANS EVERYTHING: TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
April 08, 2021Life has changed in ways both big and small over the last year. Plans were suspended and priorities shifted as we cautiously made our way through a situation that we had never experienced, much less imagined would happen. As we get closer than ever to putting the COVID-19 pandemic behind us – thanks to wider vaccine distribution and safe practices to slow the spread…
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UP Health System – Bell Welcomes CNO, June Hanson
April 06, 2021Longtime Bell Nurse Assumes Chief Nursing Officer Position Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | ISHPEMING, MICHIGAN | UP Health System – Bell Chief Executive Officer Mitch Leckelt announced that June Hanson, MHL, BSN, has been appointed to serve as Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for UP Health System – Bell, effective March 1. Hanson has been with Bell Hospital since May…
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UP Health System – Marquette Brings the Latest Innovation in Robotic Surgery to the Area
April 05, 2021Minimally invasive surgery improves patient outcomes and reduces recovery time MARQUETTE – Monday, April 5, 2021 – UP Health System – Marquette, a part of LifePoint Health, is pleased to announce it has acquired the latest innovation in robotic technology for surgeries, which inserts all surgical instruments through one small abdominal…
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Your Health Means Everything: Taking Care of Yourself in a Post-Pandemic World
April 01, 2021Life has changed in ways both big and small over the last year. Plans were suspended and priorities shifted as we cautiously made our way through a situation that we had never experienced, much less imagined would happen. As we get closer than ever to putting the COVID-19 pandemic behind us – thanks to wider vaccine distribution and safe practices to slow the spread…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Jim Lund
March 26, 2021Jim Lund is a Maintenance Worker at UP Health System – Doctors Park in Escanaba. What is your role at UP Health System – Marquette?I am a Maintenance Worker at UP Health System – Doctor’s Park in Escanaba. I primarily do basic repairs or preventative maintenance, but I’m a jack-of-all-trades of sorts, so I do my best to fill in where…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Denae Nadeau, RTR, CT
March 19, 2021Denae Nadeau is a CT Scan Supervisor at UP Health System – Marquette. What is your role at UP Health System – Marquette?I am a CT Scan Supervisor at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare?I grew up with a mother who was an RN and a father who was a teacher. The hospital was located close to our home. My…
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COLONOSCOPIES 101: WHY THEY’RE IMPORTANT, WHY IT MIGHT BE TIME TO GET ONE AND WHY THEY’RE EASIER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK
March 18, 2021Remember the good old days? Did you have a favorite disco outfit? Did you ever get dropped off to meet your friends at the roller rink? Or spend hours by the radio in high school during the 80s, waiting to record your favorite songs for a new mixtape? If you did, then it’s probably time to think about scheduling a routine colonoscopy screening. According to…
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Five Reasons to Visit a Registered Dietitian | National Nutrition Month
March 18, 2021Have you been thinking about how you can live a healthier lifestyle, but feel that you don’t know where to start? Perhaps you have a strong family history of high cholesterol, diabetes, or heart disease and are considering what you could do to prevent developing these conditions yourself. Or, maybe you were recently diagnosed with a new condition and you are…
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UP HEALTH SYSTEM – PORTAGE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHARTIS CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH AS A 2021 TOP 100 RURAL HOSPITAL
March 15, 2021Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | HANCOCK, MICHIGAN | UP Health System – Portage is pleased to announce it has been recognized as a 2021 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital in the United States by The Chartis Group. Regarded as one of the industry’s most significant designations of performance excellence, the Top 100 Rural & Community…
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Colorectal Cancer: Know the Symptoms, Know the Risks
March 15, 2021According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancers are the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the U.S. While more than 130,000 new cases of colon and rectal cancers are expected to be diagnosed in 2021, the overall incidence and death rates associated with this disease have…
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Rotator Cuff Repair Lets a Bird Dog – and His Human Hunt Again
March 14, 2021Mika Gronqvist, 58, first visited the United States in 1980, as an 18-year-old exchange student from Finland. He was placed with a physician and his family in metro Detroit, who introduced him to what became some of his greatest joys: bird and deer hunting, fishing, and best of all – visits to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, which reminded him of the woods and…
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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Kelsey Ann Grigg
March 12, 2021Kelsey Ann Grigg is a Volunteer at UP Health System – Marquette. What is your role at UP Health System – Marquette?I am a Volunteer at the main entrance information desk and the medical office building information desk at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare?My inspiration has always been my passion,…
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Shake Up Your Plate | National Nutrition Month
March 12, 2021A bowl of salad greens with grilled chicken breast, avocado, pomegranate seeds and tomato. As National Nutrition Month continues, we’re sharing more tips to improve your eating habits and overall health. In the last post, we shared tips about how to best plan your weekly meals so that you stay on track. This week, we’re diving into the joy of variation in…
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UPHS donates $10,000 to YMCA of Marquette
March 11, 2021From left to right, YMCA Board Member Randell Girard; UPHS – Marquette COO and YMCA Board Member Steven Salyer; YMCA CEO Jenna Zdunek; YMCA Board Members Michele Butler, Amanda Specker, Cedric Calhoun, and Rachel Johnson. MARQUETTE — UP Health System contributed $10,000 to assist the YMCA of Marquette…
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