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PHOTO CAPTION: Pictured l-r Brandon Barber, Medtronic; Todd Harmon, McLaren Flint Cardiovascular Technologist; Abdul Alawwa, MD, McLaren Flint electrophysiologist; Kim Bueche, McLaren Flint Cardiovascular Technologist; and Mark Kinney, Medtronic. McLaren Flint, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has once again expanded its cardiovascular capabilities and has now become the first hospital in Michigan to use new technology to treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms. McLaren Flint electrophysiologis...

Congestive heart failure is a serious condition in which the heart has trouble pumping blood well enough to meet the body’s needs. Fluid builds up in the feet, arms, legs, and organs causing symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and reduced ability to perform day-to-day activities that the patient was previously able to do. At the McLaren Greater Lansing Congestive Heart Failure Clinic, the physicians and providers give individualized care to all patients to improve their outcomes and symptoms ...

Last year, McLaren Central Michigan implemented its biannual Daisy Award, a nationwide program to recognize outstanding nurses. Following its initial Daisy Award presentation in November, McLaren Central Michigan ICU nurse Samantha Sherwood, RN, has been named the next recipient of the Daisy Award. Winners receive a hand-carved Healer’s Touch Sculpture, bouquet of daisies, commemorative pin, and cinnamon rolls for the department. Recognized by her co-worker, Samantha’s nomination expanded on why she is ...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is partnering with Wayne State University (WSU) School of Medicine, CrossFit Petoskey and McLaren Northern Michigan to offer cancer survivors 12 weeks of physical activity classes. These free classes are provided as part of an exercise program introducing the sport of CrossFit to cancer survivors. The CAPABLE team seeks 20 cancer survivors to participate in the Cross-Training and Physical Activity: A Better Life Experience (CAPABLE) program. Previous exercise ex...

Kelly Jakubik, RN, the nurse manager on the hospital’s intensive care unit, is the 2024 McLaren Flint DAISY Nurse Leader award winner. Kelly and her peers were honored at a May 9 ceremony. For more than 20 years, the DAISY Foundation has recognized the compassionate patient care nurses provide. The DAISY Nurse Leader Award, however, recognizes those who do not provide direct care, but who create an environment where compassionate, skillful care thrives. Many hospitals across the country bestow this awar...

Vanessa Whipple, RN, a caregiver on the hospital’s cardiac stepdown unit, is the 2024 Margaret McLaren Nursing Excellence Award Winner.  McLaren Flint honored Vanessa and 12 other nominees at a May 9 ceremony. The excellence award is named after Margaret McLaren, RN, who served as Superintendent of McLaren General Hospital and its predecessor, the Women’s Hospital, for 27 years. When McLaren General Hospital opened in October 1951, the facility was named in her honor, making it the first hospital i...

McLaren Lapeer, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, in honor of those who served in the United States Military and keeping to its commitment as stewards of the community’s wellbeing, will assist in organizing the Michigan Veteran’s Benefit Fair along with the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) and Lapeer County Veterans Services. Hosted at the American Legion Post #16 on May 21 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) the event is free to attend, and those interested can register at easternMIVBF.eventbrite.com . “We...

McLaren Oakland, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant to aid its expansion of its women’s health services through the purchase of a 3D mammography unit. Providing images of greater clarity, the advanced technology of 3D tomosynthesis mammography allows McLaren Oakland diagnostic radiologist to more accurately detect breast cancer in its earliest stages for women served through its hospital imaging department. Sponsored by Michigan United States Senator Debbie ...

Know your stroke risk factors and start addressing them to lower your chances now. In the United States and across the globe, the prevalence of stroke is rising among young adults, making it critical that everyone understand their risk factors and how that risk can be lowered or, in many cases, prevented. Anyone can take steps now that will begin to lower their risk, which include — according to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion — quitting smoking, managing blood pressure, keeping bo...

Experiencing a stroke can be an overwhelming life event for not only the patient, but for their loved ones, too. Daniel and Sherl Kah know that all too well, after Daniel suffered from a first stroke in 2011, followed by another in 2015. After his second stroke, Daniel was put on medication and sent to a nursing home for physical and speech therapy. But, Sherl began looking for something more, something that would help once Daniel was released. She discovered McLaren Flint’s Stroke Support Group . The M...