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The feeling was something Rick Toldo had become accustomed to- his heart pounding in his chest so intensely, it stopped him in his tracks.   “The first time I was hospitalized with AFib was more than a decade ago,” Rick said. “The second time was just a few years after that. When the procedure I was supposed to have for it got cancelled, I just never rescheduled. I didn’t want to take the down time from work.” AFib or atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm that happens when the heart’s up...

Family Birthing Centers at several McLaren Health Care hospitals have earned advanced Maternal Levels of Care verifications from The Joint Commission, an achievement and sign of those locations’ commitment to providing a capable and safe environment and enhance outcomes for the patient and the child. Family Birthing Centers at McLaren Flint, McLaren Bay Region (Bay City), and McLaren Greater Lansing have all earned Level II verification, and McLaren Central Michigan (Mount Pleasant) earned Level I. Mate...

When Randy Hoffman’s PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) score kept rising, both he and his doctor decided it was time to act. “They say age will make your PSA climb, but when it shot straight up, I knew something was going on,” Randy said. “I was referred to a urologist, who did a biopsy and discovered I had an aggressive prostate cancer.  My Gleason score was 8.” The Gleason score is a grading system for prostate cancer.  Scores of 8 and higher indicate higher grade cancers that are growing fast...

Back to school time means time to get caught up on vaccines. There are 31 vaccine preventable diseases, and not all those vaccines are for kids. There are 17 recommended vaccinations for adults, too.  “Adult vaccination is important, for the same reasons we encourage parents to keep their children up to date,” said McLaren Family Medicine Dr. Kosta Vergos.  “Vaccines typically not only protect the person getting the shot, but they can also safeguard the community against the spread of infectio...

McLaren Flint, part of McLaren Health Care and its statewide McLaren Stroke Network, welcomes Dr. Abhishek Singh to the team of interventional neurologists at the hospital. Dr. Singh has over a decade of experience in this specialized field of medicine. He is a board-certified neurologist who holds advanced fellowship training in endovascular surgical neuroradiology. Dr. Singh completed fellowships in vascular medicine and endovascular surgical neuroradiology through Wayne State University. He completed...

Pain is a natural component of the healing process following illness, injury, or surgery. However, if pain persists, is more intense than normally expected, or lacks a discernible cause, it becomes its own “condition” and merits treatment. The Pain Management Center at McLaren Flint consists of pain specialists who believe that, with an accurate diagnosis, pain can be eliminated or effectively managed. “Pain can severely disrupt a person’s life from interfering with work, impacting sleep patterns, and c...

Luck, faith, and clinical expertise all came together for Kathy Escue on Thursday, June 5, 2025. That evening, while on her way home from watching her granddaughter’s honors night celebration at Davison High School, she remembers being stopped at a red light when something suddenly felt wrong on the left side of her body. Her foot came off the brake, and she started crossing all five lanes of M-15. No one hit her vehicle, but it only stopped after crossing a curb and hitting a tree. Someone in a car beh...

Congratulations go out to Angela Toliver, McLaren Flint's July Outstanding Employee of the Month. Angela is a patient account representative in Outpatient Imaging. Colleagues consider her a go-to person who can always be counted on to go the extra mile and provide support and empathy to patients and their families. "Angela has been the heart of our front desk for more than 20 years. Hers is the first face patients see when they come in, and she has the smile they remember long after they leave,” said he...

Dr. Barbara Wolf, who served as the McLaren Health Care Director of Behavioral Health Education and Physician Well-Being, was posthumously recognized in Crain’s Detroit Business’ list of Health Care Heroes for 2025. Recognized as a Corporate Achievements Hero, she spent nearly 30 years at McLaren Flint and McLaren Health Care serving the behavioral health needs of her patients and as well as employees. Among her lasting legacy is Mindful Medicine, a course she designed that develops meditation and mindf...

During a routine visit, Marvin Tate’s doctor suggested a PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test for the 56-year-old. “I didn’t know anything about PSA levels before that,” Marvin said. Marvin was about to learn more about PSA levels than he wanted to. His PSA came back extremely elevated. “My doctor referred me to a urologist, who suggested a biopsy,” Marvin said. “It came back positive.” Not only was his biopsy positive, but further screening revealed the cancer had spread to Marvin’s lymph nodes.&...