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McLaren Central Michigan, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, along with other leading local organizations are recognizing Red Dress Day as part of the National Day of Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, a solemn commemoration of the prevalence of violence against indigenous women and girls. In partnership with the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Central Michigan University, Zonta Club of Mt. Pleasant, and RISE Advocacy, McLaren Central Michigan will display red dresses to further r...

McLaren Bay Region, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has expanded its Graduate Medical Education program and, in doing so, has increased access to primary care in Bay City. The hospital received approval to add an internal medicine residency to join its established family medicine program. Six internal medicine residents will join the hospital’s GME program when the program year begins July 1, 2024. “Primary care is a resource that guides our overall health and wellbeing,” said Dr. Kenneth Parsons...

The potentially life-threating attack is trending younger. National Stroke Awareness Month in May is a time in which the focus is turned to the causes and potentially life-threatening and devastating effects of strokes . A sudden and severe neurological attack disrupting blood flow in the brain, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds in the United States, a prevalence that demonstrates a 60 percent increase over the past 30 years . In 2024, the threat of stroke in the United State s — and the world at large —...

McLaren Flint, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has broken ground on the final aspect of its $61 million multipronged expansion and enhancement project, a phase that will update the face of the longstanding hospital. Construction has begun to enhance and completely overhaul the main entrance into McLaren Flint, which features a new canopy and design for improved traffic flow. The launch of this construction follows expansion projects currently underway to increase the capacity and capabilities of ...

Tracey Franovich, RN, MHA, MBA, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer at McLaren Macomb, effective May 5, 2024. Franovich assumes executive leadership of the Mount Clemens hospital and its multiple care campuses following the retirement of Tom Brisse earlier this year. Brian Balutanski, McLaren Health Care Corporate Controller and previously the Chief Financial Officer of McLaren Macomb, served as the hospital’s interim President and CEO. Franovich is currently serving as President and CE...

McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has expanded its Graduate Medical Education program and, in doing so, has increased access to primary care in the Blue Water Region. The hospital received approval to add a family medicine residency to its newly created GME program, which earned accreditation earlier this year and previously established an internal medicine residency. Four family medicine residents will join the six internal medicine residents as part of the department’s inaugur...

McLaren Central Michigan, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has expanded its urgent care services, increasing access for patients by adding weekend hours to its ReadyCare Walk-In Clinic in Mount Pleasant. Effective Mon., April 29, the clinic, located at 1523 South Mission between East Preston and East Broomfield Street, will maintain weekend hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The office will also expand its weekday hours to 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. “Incidents and con...

The Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Macomb, part of the statewide Karmanos Cancer Network anchored by the National Cancer Institute-designated Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, is hosting a free oral cancer screening open to the public. Screenings will be performed at the Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Macomb (1080 Harrington Boulevard, on the campus of McLaren Macomb hospital) on Mon., May 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The fastest growing form of cancer, with more than 54,000 diagnoses in Mic...

McLaren Greater Lansing, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has partnered with Lansing-based Digestive Health Institute (DHI), part of Pinnacle GI Partners. In their shared commitment of providing the community with comprehensive gastrointestinal and colorectal specialty care, the partnership enhances and expands Lansing’s regional access to this elevated level of full-service care. The largest practice of GI providers in Michigan, Pinnacle GI Partners, DHI will add nine GI providers to McLaren Grea...

Spring has officially returned — both on the calendar and in the weekly forecast. And with the excitement to head back outside and in the sun to throw a baseball, swing the golf clubs, run or hike some nearby trails, or simply be active again after a dormant winter, this return to activity can be accompanied by some muscle soreness and achy joints. Much of that discomfort can be attributed to “shaking off the rust,” but there does come a point at which the pain remains, not going away even with rest, an...