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Sparrow News: Sparrow Clinton Hospital Nurse Receives DAISY Award for Calming Patient

Michigan Business Network
August 17, 2023 3:00 PM

ST. JOHNS, MI – A Sparrow Clinton Hospital nurse was honored with the DAISY Award for her compassion and willingness to take time to truly listen to her patient.

Surgical Services Nurse Jessalyn Cooper, RN, was named a DAISY honoree after receiving a heartfelt nomination from a patient who said Cooper took time to listen, “calmed my nerves, and answered all my questions.” It was a busy surgical day, but Cooper “cared to listen to me rattle on and on.”

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MSU Health Care to Expand Services with In-House Laboratory

Michigan Business Network
August 17, 2023 8:00 AM

MSU Health Care Laboratories will allow for more integrated care and industry-leading turnaround times for patients.

East Lansing, Mich. – MSU Health Care Laboratories, a joint venture between MSU Health Care and Grand Rapids-based private equity firm Auxo Investment Partners, has announced that operations of the laboratory will begin in mid-August.

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Sparrow Ionia Nurses Receive Top National Grades for Communicating with Patients

Michigan Business Network
August 16, 2023 2:00 PM

IONIA, MI – Nurses at Sparrow Ionia Hospital have received a five-star rating for the incredible way they communicate with patients and listen to their needs.

Becker's Hospital Review, a medical industry trade magazine that reports on, as well as conducts, its own research on healthcare gave Sparrow Ionia, along with Sparrow Carson and Eaton hospitals, five stars for nurse communication. Nurses from the University of Michigan Health also received five stars. Sparrow is part of U-M Health.

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PHOTOS: Senator Peters Annual Motorcycle Tour Across Michigan Wraps Up Tomorrow!

Michigan Business Network
August 16, 2023 10:00 AM

Peters Riding Through Muskegon, Ironwood, Escanaba, Traverse City, Bay City, Lansing & Novi to Meet with Michiganders and Discuss Ways to Position Michigan Communities for the Future

DETROIT, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) began his annual motorcycle tour across Michigan last Wednesday in Muskegon. Peters, who is an avid motorcycle rider, has been traveling across the state to talk about “Paving the Way for Michigan’s Future.”

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Sparrow News: Sparrow Nurse Recognized for Helping Nervous Youngster

Michigan Business Network
August 15, 2023 10:00 AM

LANSING, MI – Monica Thelen, RN, has been recognized with the E.W. Sparrow Hospital DAISY Award for her outstanding and compassionate care of a young patient nervous about having an MRI.

The five-year-old boy needed to be sedated for several MRIs and Thelen, a nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, went out of her way to make him feel safe and comfortable before his procedure.

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Sparrow News: Sparrow Carson Hospital Nurse Earns Kudos from Patients and DAISY Award

Michigan Business Network
August 14, 2023 2:00 PM

CARSON CITY, MI – Sparrow Carson Hospital has recognized a Surgical Services nurse cited by numerous patients for the compassionate care she provides.

Lynnette Kane, RN, was nominated by nine patients for her quality of care, compassion, and the highly effective communication she provides surgical patients.

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Sparrow News: Sparrow Health System Announces Departure of President/CEO James Dover

Michigan Business Network
August 11, 2023 12:00 PM

LANSING, MI – Sparrow Health System and President and CEO James Dover, who oversaw Sparrow’s much-praised work during the pandemic and its agreement to become part of University of Michigan Health, are announcing Dover’s departure from the system, effective Sept. 15, 2023.

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Sparrow News: Sparrow Community Hospital Nurses Receive Top National Grades

Michigan Business Network
August 10, 2023 7:00 AM

Nurses at Sparrow Carson, Sparrow Eaton and Sparrow Ionia hospitals have received a five-star rating for the incredible way they communicate with patients and listen to their needs.

Becker's Hospital Review, a medical industry trade magazine that reports on, as well as conducts, its own research on healthcare, gave the Community Hospital nurses five stars for nurse communication. Nurses from the University of Michigan Health also received five stars. Sparrow is part of U-M Health.

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PHP | Physicians Health Plan Achieves NCQA Health Plan Accreditation

Michigan Business Network
August 9, 2023 7:00 PM

Accreditation ensures health plans are supporting care that keeps members at optimum levels of health while also controlling costs and meeting government and purchaser requirements.

Lansing, Mich.— Physicians Health Plan (PHP) today announced it has achieved full accreditation through NCQA Health Plan Accreditation for both the Commercial HMO/POS plan as well as the Exchange HMO plan.

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PHOTOS: Peters Highlights Bipartisan Law to Expand Financial Assistance for Maritime Cadets at Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy

Michigan Business Network
August 9, 2023 10:00 AM

Law Expands Eligibility for State Maritime Academies’ Student Incentive Payment Program; Michigan is Home to One of Six National Maritime Academies

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and former Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve, spoke today at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy at Northwestern Michigan College to spotlight his bipartisan legislation recently signed into law by President Biden.

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