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UPHS — Marquette Heroes | Krystina Ostermeyer, RN, BSN, CDCES
October 17, 2024Krystina Ostermeyer, RN, BSN, CDCES, Nurse and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist at UP Health System – Marquette. What is your role at UPHS – Marquette?I am an RN and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist for the Nutrition & Wellness/Diabetes Education department at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration…
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Hard Work and Resiliency: Barb’s Story of Getting Back to an Active Life with Knee Replacement Surgery
October 17, 2024A successful treatment of chronic knee pain with UP Health System – Portage Orthopedic and Total Joint Surgeon Andre Oulai, MD.
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Kyra Gravelyn
October 17, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a clinic office clerk in Outpatient Behavioral Health at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My inspiration for getting into healthcare was my grandparents. Both my grandma and my grandpa worked their whole lives with the health system and helped people every day!
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UP Health System – Portage Welcomes Houghton Native Valerie Taglione, MD, to its Team of Hospitalists
October 15, 2024UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) is pleased to announce physician Valerie Taglione, MD, has joined its medical staff as a hospitalist. Board-certified in family medicine and specializing in hospital medicine, Dr. Taglione will manage the care of ill, injured and recovering patients throughout their hospital stay. A Houghton native, Dr. Taglione…
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Kris McCoy
October 11, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the director of the Revenue Cycle department at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I actually wanted to be a nurse, but it turns out I couldn't handle the bodily fluids part! What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in…
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Upper Peninsula Native Jessica Pruente, MD, to Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
October 08, 2024UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette), a Duke Lifepoint hospital, is pleased to announce physician Jessica Pruente, MD, has joined its medical staff at UP Health System – Marquette | Pediatric Specialty Clinic. As a board-certified physician, Dr. Pruente provides rehabilitation services to children (all ages) with disabilities, including…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Katie Baumann
October 03, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the plant operations coordinator at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? After twenty years in retail, logistics and operations management, and a few years in human resources leadership, I found myself wanting to try something that was beyond my scope of…
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UP Health System – Marquette Announces the Opening of New Medical Office Building
October 03, 2024UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) is excited to announce the opening of its new Medical Office Building at 1400 W. Washington St., Marquette, MI 49855. This modern facility will house three essential services: Outpatient Behavioral Health, the UP Regional Blood Center, and the UP Bariatric Institute. All offices have moved from the former…
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Stacy Tomlin
September 26, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a clinic office clerk at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula, however, I moved to a small rural town in Alabama back in 1991 and it was there that I was introduced to the healthcare setting. I moved back home…
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UP Health System – Bell Heroes | Collin Crane, BSN, RN
September 20, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am a registered nurse in the Emergency Department (ED) at UP Health System – Bell. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Beyond the desire to improve and care for the health of others, there was never one specific thing that inspired me to get into healthcare. My dad always pushed me to pursue a career…
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Jackie Bertram
September 20, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a Clinic Care Coordinator at UP Medical Group – Marquette | Urology. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Growing up I was always fascinated by medicine and the human body but upon graduating high school I was unsure where to start. After years in customer service, my mother…
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UP Health System – Portage Heroes | Danielle Stevens, RN
September 13, 2024What is your role at UP Health System – Portage? I am a perioperative nurse. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? Working in this field can be stressful at times, but it is also very rewarding. People coming for surgery are often nervous or in pain — caring for them and keeping them safe and comfortable gives…
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UP Health System – Bell Named Lifepoint Health National Quality Leader
September 13, 2024This designation is a node to achievements in patient and family engagement, quality care and patient safety.
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UP Health System – Portage Announces New Robotic-Assisted Surgical System
September 10, 2024Minimally invasive surgery improves patient outcomes and reduces recovery time.
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UP Health System – Portage Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program Recertified by Industry Leader
September 09, 2024UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) is proud to announce the recertification of its cardiovascular rehabilitation program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). This certification is a recognition of UPHS – Portage's commitment to improving the quality of life of patients by enhancing standards…
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to Environmental Services
September 05, 2024UP Health System is committed to providing a clean and safe care environment, and we are taking all precautionary measures to safeguard our staff, providers and those we serve against the spread of illness. Our hospital is clean and safe – just like it always has been! One of the core elements of properly managing infectious diseases is the cleanliness of our…
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UP Health System – Portage Honors Ambulatory Care Unit Nurse, Janelle Johnson, RN, with DAISY Award
September 05, 2024UP Health System – Portage is proud to honor Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU) Nurse, Janelle Johnson, 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. Janelle cares for…
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Get Vaccinated to Protect Yourself and Our Community this Flu Season
September 05, 2024Shortened days and chilly temperatures are clear signs that autumn has arrived. Unfortunately, another sign of the season is increased flu activity. Flu season can last from autumn to as late as May, peaking between December and February. It often results in millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths.
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Celebrating World Breastfeeding Month with UPHS – Bell Lactation Consultant Christie Ferrari, DNP
August 30, 2024For some women, establishing breastfeeding can come with relative ease. For others, it can be challenging — taking significant time and effort to settle into a strong rhythm with baby. Moms in the wake of new parenthood can be assured that facing barriers in infant feeding is common — you are not alone. It's not a one-size-fits-all approach and success depends…
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Jamie Durand, RT (R)(M)
August 29, 2024What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a registered radiologic technologist and mammographer in the Imaging Department at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My inspiration for getting into healthcare would be from my personal experiences. As a child, one of my family members needed a lot…
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