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Displaying items tagged: healthcare

Friday, 07 April 2023 12:39

Survey finds 39% of Michigan hospital nurses want to quit within a year 

While Michigan hospitals had problems retaining nurses even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation grew much worse in the first two years of the public health crisis.

Published in Health Care
Monday, 03 April 2023 16:21

Physicians at Holland Hospital form JV to improve care for Medicare Advantage patients 

HOLLAND — Doctors at Holland Hospital are taking a deeper dive into value-based care through a joint venture with a Texas company.

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Monday, 03 April 2023 10:54

Grand Rapids med device maker SunMed buys airway management, operative care business unit

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based anesthesia and respiratory medical device manufacturer SunMed Group Holdings LLC has agreed to buy Vyaire Medical Inc.'s consumables unit.

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Tuesday, 28 March 2023 15:40

Perrigo to pitch FDA in May on over-the-counter birth control pill

GRAND RAPIDS — Perrigo Co. plc is now scheduled to make a pitch in May to federal regulators who will decide whether to approve an over-the-counter daily birth control pill for the U.S. market. 

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Sunday, 12 March 2023 18:00

Citing public health crisis, care providers step up role against gun violence

Health care providers who have long advocated on behalf of patients and for their profession have become increasingly vocal on another front: gun violence.

Published in Health Care
Sunday, 26 February 2023 18:52

Aspen Surgical doubles revenues, EBITDA in deal for Symmetry, its largest acquisition yet

Buying Nashville, Tenn.-based Symmetry Surgical Inc. last fall gave Aspen Surgical Products Inc. a far broader product portfolio to sell to hospitals and surgical centers.

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Sunday, 26 February 2023 18:45

New PE, health system investments value SpendMend at $390M

SpendMend LLC secured major investments in 2022 from Morgan Stanley Capital Partners and two major health systems, including the venture capital arm of Grand Rapids-based Corewell Health.

Published in Health Care
Sunday, 26 February 2023 18:19

Corewell Health merger grew from deeper cross-state connections forged during pandemic

The blockbuster merger between Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health that created the largest in-state health system in Michigan began with a basic “what if” question.

Published in Health Care
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 15:53

MSU taps Pine Rest to offer crisis counseling in wake of campus shootings

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services today organized a team of 20 therapists and counselors trained in crisis counseling to aid Michigan State University students, faculty, staff and others coping with the trauma of Monday night’s campus shootings.

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Sunday, 29 January 2023 18:00

Health plan expands care network to West Michigan with new Corewell Health contract

Anew deal with Corewell Health West extends Lansing-based Physicians Health Plan’s care network into West Michigan.

Published in Health Care
Sunday, 09 October 2022 18:29

Grand Rapids med device startup attracts $1M bridge investment led by Mayo Clinic

GRAND RAPIDS — The $1 million raised from investors brings The Patient Co. closer to the marketplace for a device designed to assist nurses and other care providers in safely moving patients.

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Sunday, 25 September 2022 18:10

North Ottawa eyes opportunities in merger with Trinity Health

GRAND HAVEN — In deciding to merge into the large Trinity Health ecosystem, North Ottawa Community Health System potentially stands to reap one immediate benefit: a greater ability to attract physicians.

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Sunday, 28 August 2022 18:10

Nursing advocates say proposed bill would help keep practitioners in Michigan

The trade group representing nurse practitioners in Michigan hopes updated state data showing high industry growth through the decade will spur action to expand the profession’s scope of practice.

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Sunday, 03 July 2022 18:32

Senior care provider exec sees generous community giving amid economic disruptions

A Q&A with Curtis Gritters, vice president of development at Holland Home

Published in Health Care
Sunday, 03 July 2022 18:07

Reporter's Notebook: Companies mum on SCOTUS abortion ruling

More than half of America’s population lost their constitutional right to bodily autonomy on June 24 — a decision that kicked off the U.S. Supreme Court’s likely effort to take away additional fundamental rights from the country’s most disenfranchised citizens.

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Sunday, 19 June 2022 11:41

Huizenga renews push to expand small business health insurance program

Jeff Fortenbacher believes Access Health is ready for the national stage and to help the smallest of U.S. small businesses afford employee health coverage.

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Tuesday, 10 May 2022 07:33

Report: Michigan hospitals rank 5th in nation for patient safety 

Michigan ranked fifth in the nation for patient safety as more than three-quarters of hospitals in the state received an “A” or a “B” grade, according to the latest installment of a semi-annual report card.

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Sunday, 08 May 2022 18:01

Spectrum Health to introduce heart transplant procedures for children

GRAND RAPIDS — More than a decade after performing the first adult heart transplant in Grand Rapids, Spectrum Health West Michigan wants to extend the procedure to children.

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Sunday, 24 April 2022 18:03

Spectrum Health VC arm eyes SE Mich. opportunity after Beaumont merger

The merger between Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health created a larger network from which Scott McLean can source deals.

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Sunday, 24 April 2022 17:41

‘BOLD STEP FORWARD’: $19M nursing scholarship program leading to more partnerships to bolster health care staffing

Anew partnership between Grand Valley State University and BHSH System to increase the talent pipeline for nurses could lead to a series of similar efforts as health care and higher education officials seek to resolve an urgent staffing crisis.

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Wednesday, 13 April 2022 13:02

Trinity Health to rebrand all Michigan facilities under common identity

Hospitals, physician groups and other care facilities owned and operated by Trinity Health in Michigan will change their names as the health system transitions to a common brand identity.

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Sunday, 10 April 2022 21:48

Reporter’s Notebook: Mercy, North Ottawa deal could further change lakeshore health care market

Bringing North Ottawa Community Health System into the family would give Mercy Health a larger base in an Ottawa County market that was once the home of three independent community hospitals and has become a battleground for far bigger competitors.

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Sunday, 10 April 2022 18:45

University of Michigan Health-West set to launch open-heart surgery this fall

University of Michigan Health-West remains on track to perform its first open-heart surgery by late fall.

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Thursday, 07 April 2022 16:11

Whitmer signs health care prior authorization reforms into law

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that reforms how physicians and hospitals seek prior authorization from health insurers for patient care.

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Sunday, 27 March 2022 18:10

Holland Hospital leaders take on new roles as health care partnerships deepen

HOLLAND — Holland Hospital has put in motion an executive leadership succession plan while looking to extend its position in the lakeshore health care market and to build clinical services through partnerships with University of Michigan Health-West.

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Sunday, 27 March 2022 18:08

Bills could help small hospitals partner with larger systems as pandemic stresses operations

State legislation drafted to streamline North Ottawa Community Health System’s ability to pursue a merger with a larger health system also could affect several other community hospitals across Michigan.

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Sunday, 27 March 2022 18:40

‘A BIG DEAL’: Backed by Michigan investors, generic drug maker aims to disrupt insulin market

Legislation proposed in Congress would cap customers’ monthly out-of-pocket cost for insulin at $35, an idea President Joe Biden supported in his recent State of the Union address.

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Monday, 21 March 2022 16:24

GVSU program lands $1M in federal funding to help advance medical device development

Grand Valley State University will expand its applied Medical Device Institute with help from $1 million in federal funding.

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Friday, 18 March 2022 16:20

State lawmakers advance reforms to speed up health care prior authorization process

LANSING — Legislation to reform the process when physicians and hospitals seek prior authorization from health insurers for patient care cleared another hurdle toward eventual passage.

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Friday, 18 March 2022 08:01

Holland Hospital execs transition to new leadership positions  

HOLLAND — Seeking to maintain continuity in the years ahead, Holland Hospital will elevate senior executives to new leadership positions.

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