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UP Health System – Bell CEO Mitch Leckelt to Retire
April 8, 2025
Healthcare veteran plans to step down in June;Bell and Marquette facilities to unite under new leadership structure UP Health System announced today that Mitch Leckelt plans to retire June 1 following more than 11 years as chief executive officer (CEO) of UP Health System – Bell (“Bell”). Following Leckelt’s departure, Tonya...
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UPHS – Bell Heroes | Alexis Forchini
February 14, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am a clinic supervisor with UP Health System - Bell | Physician Services. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? A career in healthcare runs in my family and Bell felt like the perfect place to grow professionally. I am also an Ishpeming...
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UP Health System – Bell Welcomes Obstetrician & Gynecologist Elizabeth Cousineau, MD
February 4, 2025
Ishpeming, Mich. (Feb. 4, 2025) — UP Health System – Bell (UPHS – Bell) is pleased to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Cousineau, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, to its Women’s Care team. Dr. Cousineau provides comprehensive services, including labor and delivery, routine gynecological care, contraception, family planning, infertility treatments, menopausal management and...
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UP Health System – Bell Heroes | Rhonda Oja, MT - ASCP
January 17, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I work as a technician in the Laboratory. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Medicine has always been my passion. I was originally headed to med school until my health failed; so I went another direction. What’s a typical day like for you? What...
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UP Health System – Bell Heroes | Brigitta Kubas, RN
December 20, 2024
What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am an Emergency Department (ED) staff nurse. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? When I was a high school junior, I picked nursing, knowing I would always have a job and would serve other people. What’s a typical day like for you? What...
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UP Health System – Bell Heroes | Tania Harsila, RN, BSN
November 22, 2024
What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am the director of the Acute Care Unit (ACU). What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I went into healthcare to help make a difference in people’s lives. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? My day...
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UP Health System – Bell Earns 2024 Performance Leadership Award from The Chartis Center for Rural Health
November 21, 2024
ISHPEMING, MI | Nov. 21, 2024 | As part of National Rural Health Day, UP Health System – Bell (UPHS – Bell) today announced it has earned a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in patient Outcomes. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards recognize...
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UP Health System – Bell Named Lifepoint Health National Quality Leader
September 13, 2024
This designation is a node to achievements in patient and family engagement, quality care and patient safety.
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Ensuring Continuity of Care and Commitment: UPHS – Bell Women’s Care and Birthing Center “Bell Babies” Remains Strong
May 28, 2024
To our valued patients, staff and providers: I write you with a deep sense of responsibility and commitment to transparency, especially during times of transition. As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UP Health System – Bell (UPHS – Bell), it is both my duty and privilege to address concerns regarding...
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UP Health System – Bell Honors Med-Surg Unit Director Yvonne Anderson, RN, with 2024 Mercy Award
May 22, 2024
UP Health System – Bell (UPHS – Bell) is pleased to announce Yvonne Anderson, RN, director of the Medical-Surgical (Med-Surg) Unit, has been recognized as its 2024 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of Lifepoint Health’s facilities who profoundly touches the lives of others and...
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