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McLaren Central Michigan, part of McLaren Health Care and the leading health care provider to Isabella County and surrounding areas, has received a grant to aid in the purchase of potentially lifesaving automated CPR equipment. Housed and used in the emergency department, the LUCAS device provides consistent and durable chest compressions for patients in cardiac arrest. In providing care, chest compressions are a basic technique of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, a measure to restore blood flow. Kee...

McLaren Health Care, the three-state, 13-hospital, fully integrated health care system and health plan, has appointed Jennifer M. Montgomery, MSA, RN, CENP, NEA-BC, FACHE, to Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. A newly created, system-level executive position, Montgomery’s assumption of the role, effective June 1, marks the first senior nursing leader in McLaren’s history. Montgomery brings more than 16 years of nursing leadership and health care executive experience, including serving as P...

“Truly a medical emergency,” it’s vital to pay attention to risk factors. “Unfortunately, many patients don’t experience the symptoms of an aneurysm until it ruptures.” Dr. Aniel Majjhoo, an interventional neurologist and McLaren Health Care neurosciences medical director, describes one of those symptoms as a sudden and severe headache : “The worst headache of your life.” Aneurysms are a thinning or weakening of the arterial wall , creating a balloon-like bulge in the brain. Blood flow aids in the growt...

Susanna Storeng, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, is a pediatric physician assistant who built her career serving the needs of rural, traditionally underserved populations. Susanna Storeng It was as a rural primary care provider for more than 20 years that she discovered her passion for health advocacy and education, and, following a return to Michigan after years out of state, she has joined McLaren Central Michigan Pediatrics. With the compassion and kindness she’s honed throughout her practice, she will focus on ...

Though many people enjoy having sun-kissed skin, we should be careful. More Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer than any other cancer – in fact, millions are each year! There are three main types of skin cancers: basal, squamous and melanoma. Basal and squamous cell skin cancers are the most common types diagnosed among Americans. Around 8 out of 10 skin cancer cases start in the basal cell, and 2 out of 10 are squamous cell carcinomas. Both cells are found in the top layer of the skin, known as th...

McLaren Central Michigan, part of McLaren Health Care and the leading Isabella County health care provider, has awarded a pair of local students with its Louise Williams Volunteer Scholarships, aiding in their educations toward eventual careers in health care. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or graduate program, involved in their community or hospital, and maintain a high grade point average. Local students Paige Sian and Shelby Trevino each received partial scholarships as part of ...

Know your stroke risk factors and start addressing them to lower your chances now. When determining one’s risk for stroke, there are many factors that physicians will consider . There are two kinds of stroke, both equally serious. An ischemic stroke is caused by a blood clot blocking the flow of blood in the brain. And a hemorrhagic stroke results from a break or bleed in a blood vessel in the brain. Some risk factors are pre-determined with the patient not able to do anything about them, such as gender...

It’s unavoidable – we like to spend a couple of extra hours outside in the spring and summer months. But so does the sun. It’s the time of year when the days are longer, and the sun is bright. It’s also the time of year when we are exposed to more ultraviolet (UV) rays. Skin cancer is diagnosed more than any other cancer, with basal and squamous cell cancers being the most common types. The risk of being diagnosed with skin cancer increases as you age. Here are some important numbers to remember when it...

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 2023, the threat of stroke in the United State s — and the world at large —...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , in partnership with the Detroit Tigers and McLaren Health Care, the official health care system of the Tigers, continues the tradition of “Pink Out the Park” during the Friday, May 12 game against the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park. This special event has raised awareness for breast health for the past 11 years. Breast cancer survivors will be honored during a special pre-game ceremony on the field, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 p.m. Gates will open t...