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UPHS – Marquette one of hospitals honored by UW Organ and Tissue Donation for maximizing the gift of life
May 19, 2020UP Health System – Marquette is one of 23 hospitals that are being honored by University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation (UW OTD) for their ongoing commitment to saving and improving lives through organ and tissue donation. The UW OTD Award of Hope recognizes the comprehensive work of hospitals that achieve or exceed the goals of two important measures that…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes: Matt Flynn, PT
May 18, 2020What is your official title? Physical Therapist. I’ve been here for just about 26 years. What was your motivation for a career in healthcare? I used to be a lumberjack and have my own business. I was dating a girl who was going to med school, and when she was studying, I would just pick up one of her books and thought that the medical field was interesting. I…
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Maintaining Your Health, Ensuring Your Safety
May 15, 2020As healthcare providers, patient wellbeing is our chief concern every day of the year. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, part of how we kept our community safe was limiting elective and non-urgent procedures at UP Health System-Marquette. Currently, the threat of COVID-19 in our community seems to be under control, allowing our community to start re-opening and…
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Hospital Video Tour
May 14, 2020In honor of National Hospital Week, we are proud to announce the new virtual tour of the UPHS-Marquette facility – offering personalized care and advanced healthcare technology to communities throughout the Upper Peninsula. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the opening of our new hospital, our remarkable facility is a reminder…
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UPHS – Bell Welcomes Amelia Sramek, DO, to Family Medicine Team
May 12, 2020UP Health System – Bell is pleased to welcome Amelia Sramek, DO, to their Family Medicine team. Dr. Sramek earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Political Science from the University of Michigan before receiving her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then went on to complete her Family…
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UPHS – Marquette Marks National Hospital Week, Honors Healthcare Heroes
May 11, 2020MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN – May 11, 2020 – UPHS – Marquette is proud to join the American Hospital Association and healthcare organizations around the country in celebrating National Hospital Week, which is observed May 10-16, 2020. Each May, National Hospital Week provides an opportunity to pause and honor the millions of healthcare professionals who…
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UPHS – Bell Marks National Hospital Week, Honors Healthcare Heroes
May 11, 2020UP Health System - Bell is proud to join the American Hospital Association and healthcare organizations around the country in celebrating National Hospital Week, which is observed May 10-16. Each May, National Hospital Week provides an opportunity to pause and honor the millions of healthcare professionals who dedicate their lives to taking care of people in their…
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Childbirth and COVID-19: Keeping Expecting Mothers and Newborns Safe at UP Health System – Bell
May 08, 2020Pregnancy always comes with its share of anxiety and fear, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added a new layer of concerns for expecting families. If you will be delivering a baby during the pandemic, you likely have many questions about how delivery in the hospital may be different right now and how you can keep yourself and your baby healthy. UP Health System –…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Amanda Bivins, LPN, Employee Health
May 08, 2020What is your official title?Employee Health Nurse How did you come into this position? When I was first hired at the hospital in 2009, this was the position I was hired for. I worked in this until 2014 and then just came back in February. What was your motivation for a career in healthcare?I wanted to be a nurse because there are so many different avenues you can…
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Know where to go to get the care you need
May 06, 2020Knowing where to go to get the care you need can be confusing – especially now. Efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in many new practices for hospitals, outpatient centers and medical offices. As we move forward, life – and healthcare – will look different, but our UPHS – Marquette commitment to providing a broad range of…
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UPHS - Portage Marks National Nurses Month, Celebrates the Year of the Nurse
May 06, 2020UP Health System – Portage is proud to join the American Nurses Association (ANA) in celebrating National Nurses Month this May, in an expanded recognition of the positive impact our nurses have on the health and well-being of our community. National Nurses Week – observed annually May 6-12 – honors the men and women around the country who have dedicated…
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Taking Care of Your Mental Health During COVID-19
May 06, 2020When it comes to protecting ourselves during the current COVID-19 pandemic, it can be easy to focus exclusively on physical health – making sure we are following CDC guidelines, practicing social distancing and doing everything we can to keep ourselves, our families and our communities safe and healthy. All those things are very important. But there is another…
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UP Health System – Marquette Marks National Nurses Month, Celebrates the Year of the Nurse
May 06, 2020MARQUETTE – UP Health System – Marquette is proud to join the American Nurses Association (ANA) in celebrating National Nurses Month this May, in an expanded recognition of the positive impact our nurses have on the health and well-being of our community. National Nurses Week – observed annually May 6-12 – honors the men and women around the…
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UP Health System - Portage Express Care Drive Through COVID-19 Testing
May 01, 2020To help keep our community prepared during COVID-19, UP Health System - Portage Express Care is now offering another drive through COVID-19 testing location for patients. This service is available through both Express Care locations in Houghton and Calumet during their regular business hours. Patients who wish to be screened should call ahead for a telehealth visit…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes: Joseph Steele, MD
April 30, 2020What is your official title?Hospitalist/Assistant Medical Director for Adfinitas Hospitalist Medicine Service at UP Health System-Marquette. What was your motivation for a career in healthcare?I’ve known that I wanted to be a physician since before kindergarten. I was exposed to healthcare consistently from as early as I can remember. Both of my parents, as well as…
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Keeping our patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic
April 30, 2020Treating contagious diseases, including COVID-19, is not new to hospitals. The guidelines for protecting patients, staff and visitors are based on decades of scientific research. You may hear that COVID-19 patients are treated in “isolation.” Isolation is a set of precautions taken to prevent the spread of infectious germs between patients, staff, and visitors…
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Community update with CEO Gar Atchison
April 29, 2020MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - UP Health System-Marquette says the number of COVID-19 patients it's treating continues a steady decline as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moves closer to announcing the next steps for re-engaging the Michigan economy. UPHS CEO Gar Atchison says the highest number of coronavirus patients at Upper Michigan's largest hospital was four to six weeks…
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UPHS in-house COVID-19 testing means better patient care
April 29, 2020MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette announced an in-house test for COVID-19 Friday. Polly Hockberger, Director of Laboratory Services at UPHS says this in-house coronavirus testing is a huge benefit to the people of the Upper Peninsula. "It's really a benefit to the entire U.P. that we're able to do this, especially because…
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Local heroes: Sculpture artist supports medical community
April 29, 2020MARQUETTE (Mining Journal) — Support for people at the front lines during the COVID-19 crisis can come in many ways. You can’t get much more front line than a hospital. Of course, it needs physical items such as personal protective equipment in the form of masks, shields and other items. However, moral support too is crucial and in one particular case, that…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes: Joy Polich
April 27, 2020What is your official title?I am a Financial Liaison for the Cancer Suite. How did you come into this position?I started off in the Billing Department when this hospital was MGH. Then I took a job as a financial liaison where I started to find out about different programs that our hospital had during the transition to help patients with billing and financial relief. As…
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