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McLaren Caro Region, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the critical access hospital providing for the health of its community, and its McLaren Caro Region Foundation have awarded three college-bound High School seniors with partial scholarships. An annual recognition, three scholarships are awarded to students who intend to study toward degrees in a health care field. The 2024 recipients: Olivia Will—Plans to major in Social Work at Delta with transfer to SVSU. (Caro High School) Luke Anderson—P...

Left to right: Chloee Jaworski, Kylie McGrath and Amelia Weiler McLaren Caro Region, part of McLaren Health Care and the critical access hospital providing for the health of its community, and its McLaren Caro Region Foundation have awarded three college-bound Cass City High School seniors with partial scholarships. An annual recognition, three scholarships are awarded to students who intend to study toward degrees in a health care field. The 2023 recipients: Kylie McGrath—Plans to major in pre-med at G...

McLaren Caro Region is pleased to welcome Lindsay Piche, RN, as the new Program Director for Senior Life Solutions. Senior Life Solutions, an intensive outpatient group therapy program, is designed to meet the unique needs of senior struggling with age-related depression, anxiety, difficult life transitions, a recent health diagnosis, or the loss of a loved one. As Program Director, Lindsay Piche, will be responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of program staff to ensure quality patien...

Starting tomorrow, February 18, McLaren Caro Region and McLaren Thumb Region will allow one healthy visitor per patient per day. There are a few important exceptions to note: Pediatric patients are allowed two visitors. Obstetrics patients in active labor are allowed a birth coach in addition to one visitor. Pastoral care visits are permitted and do not count towards the allowed number of visitors. All approved necessary visitors are required to be screened for COVID symptoms prior to entering the buildi...

In recognition of American Heart Month, McLaren Caro Region is offering a free blood pressure screening on Wednesday, February 23 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the hospital's front lobby. A high blood pressure left untreated can lead to health conditions such as stroke and heart disease. The term “heart disease” refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type is coronary artery disease, which affects the blood flow to the heart. Pre-registration is not required to participate in the blood pr...

If you haven’t been inside the McLaren Care Region Sleep Center recently, you are in for a surprise. McLaren Caro recently remodeled the space with new beds, hotel-style décor, and fresh paint.  It’s a far cry from what most people expect in a laboratory, even one that’s dedicated to studying sleep. “It’s like a little hotel room,” said Sleep Care Manager Zack Freeman. “There’s cable TV, a DVD player, you can bring something to read. We try to make it comfortable.” While it may look like a cozy hot...

A 20-minute test performed once every 3 years could save the lives of thousands of women. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the world. Each year, it kills more than 4,000 women. “It doesn’t have to be that way,” says Heather Fryers, a Family Nurse Practitioner who sees patients at McLaren Caro Region Family Medicine at 220 E. Frank Street. During January’s Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, McLaren reminds women that routine testing saves lives. “Cervical cancer is one of the most preven...

McLaren Caro Region is pleased to announce it has received MPRO’s 2019 Governor’s Award of Excellence for outstanding achievement in Effective Reporting and Measurement for Critical Access Hospitals. McLaren Caro Region received the award for improving their influenza vaccination rates as well as administering aspirin to patients who present with symptoms of a heart attack. This year, more than 130 Michigan hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes, inpatient psychiatric facilities, ambulatory surge...