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UP Health System – Marquette welcomes Kimberlee Parks, PA-C, specializing in vascular surgery
April 22, 2025
UP Health System – Marquette is pleased to welcome physician assistant Kimberlee Parks, PA-C, to the Heart and Vascular team. Specializing in vascular surgery, Parks plays a crucial role in the perioperative care of patients—assisting in surgical procedures, managing pre- and post-operative care and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. A Marquette native,...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Toni, RN
April 9, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a registered nurse on the adult behavioral unit at UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette). What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I was exploring different majors while bartending when my landlord, a gastrointestinal nurse, recommended I go into nursing....
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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 – Marquette Heroes | Cory Blight
March 26, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Core Lab Manager at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I knew that I wanted to help people and stay local coming out of high school and the Lab seemed like a perfect fit. What's a typical day...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Wendy Blight
February 21, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the lab administrative coordinator at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I was inspired to work at the hospital as my sister is an RN and seeing the importance of work made me realize I needed...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Adam Khosravi
February 14, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Environmental Service Director at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I had some good mentors who recruited me into the industry What's a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? The nice thing...
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UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes Radiation Oncology Specialist Emilee Syrjala, MSN, NP-C
February 11, 2025
MARQUETTE, Mich. | February 11, 2025 — UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) is pleased to welcome Emilee Syrjala, MSN, NP-C, to its Cancer Center team. She specializes in supportive care for cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, focusing on monitoring side effects, providing patient education, coordinating care and...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Michelle Heffron, CPhT
February 7, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the pharmacy inventory coordinator at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I just kind of fell into it, actually. I was working in restaurant management and was desperate to do literally anything else. A pharmacist friend asked if...
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Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
February 3, 2025
The heart is an amazing organ. Each day, your heart pumps over 2,000 gallons of blood, circulating oxygen through the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. With so much riding on the muscle, it’s no surprise that heart diseases are the #1 cause of death in America—if your...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | James, RN
January 31, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a Registered Nurse (RN) in Behavioral Health at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I wanted to help people going through difficult times. What's a typical day like for you? What is it like working in this field? Busy....
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