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Sparrow News: Sparrow Ionia Hospital Names New Board Members

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Sparrow Ionia names trio of new members to Board of Directors

IONIA, MI – Sparrow Ionia Hospital has named several new members to its Board of Directors, which governs the hospital and works closely with senior leadership.

Joining the Sparrow Ionia Board for three-year terms are Virgil Biggs, owner, Biggs, Dickinson, & Roberts Wealth Management Services, LLC, and John Milewski II, director of technology, Ionia County Intermediate School District. Joining for a two-year term is Brett Reich, D.O., Emergency Medicine medical director at Sparrow Eaton and Sparrow Ionia hospitals and Sparrow Ionia Medical Chief of Staff.

Biggs’ areas of expertise at his wealth management firm include personal income tax preparation, and financial and investing planning services. He participates in various charitable and civic activities and was chairman of the Sparrow Ionia Replacement Hospital Capital Campaign. He previously served on the hospital’s Board of Directors from 2012-19, and in 2016 became a member of the Sparrow Ionia Foundation Board of Directors. Biggs and his wife, Connie, have three married children, Ginger, Tammi, and Rachelle.

Prior to becoming the Ionia ISD’s technology director, Milewski was Technology Operations Manager for Ionia Public Schools. Milewski is an Ionia city councilman and is involved in several charitable and civic activities. He previously served on the Sparrow Ionia Board of Directors from 2009-19. Milewski lives in Ionia with his wife, Beth, and sons, Will, John, and James.

Dr. Reich is board certified and has spent time practicing emergency medicine in Detroit, Lansing, Ionia, and Charlotte. He has been at Sparrow Ionia since 2015 and has been medical director of the Emergency Department since 2017. He is also medical director of Sparrow Ionia’s Trauma program. Dr. Reich and his wife, Sara, have two children, Joslyn and Connor.

For more information about Sparrow Ionia Hospital, go to Sparrow.org/Ionia.

Sparrow is Mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization and includes hospitals in Lansing, Carson City, Charlotte, Ionia, and St. Johns, as well as Sparrow Specialty Hospital, Physicians Health Plan, Sparrow Care Network, Sparrow Medical Group, Michigan Athletic Club, and AL!VE. Sparrow is affiliated with Michigan Medicine through the Sparrow Children’s Center and with Michigan State University’s three human health colleges. Through these partnerships and the dedication of our 10,000 Caregivers, Sparrow pursues a vision to be nationally recognized as a leader in quality and Patient experience. For more information, visit sparrow.org.

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