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Following months of planning and consideration, St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio and McLaren Health Care have officially signed a letter of intent to define ways that the two organizations will work together to best meet the needs of the communities they serve. The letter of intent was signed on Dec. 4 at St. Luke’s Hospital, a 312-bed facility serving Maumee, Ohio and the surrounding communities. As part of the potential integration, McLaren Health Care plans to make significant investments in St. L...

McLaren Greater Lansing has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

McLaren Northern Michigan was awarded with an ‘A’ safety rating from the Leapfrog Group for the fall 2019 Hospital Safety Grade. The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to driving quality, safety, and transparency in the nation’s health care system. Using 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data, The Leapfrog Group assigns grades of A, B, C, D, and F to more than 2,600 hospitals twice a year. The methodology and results of the grading are fully transparent and the result...

The  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute  recognized its 2019 Heroes of Cancer at an evening reception held Nov. 6, at The Gem Theatre, in Detroit. This year's event celebrated Karmanos' 25th year of honoring individuals and organizations that have distinguished themselves and inspired others as they advocate for and raise awareness of all types of cancers. More than 150 guests gathered to pay tribute to these unsung heroes. Ann Delisi, radio/television personality and host of Ann Delisi's E...

Christie Bishop has been named Director of Patient Care Services at McLaren Caro Region, effective Monday, November 25, 2019. Ms. Bishop holds a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Phoenix and is 5 classes away from her Masters in Nursing. She has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare field and has worked in Med/Surg, OR, ER, and Critical Care. Most recently, Ms. Bishop served as Director of Patient Care Services at McLaren Bay Region in Bay City, Michigan. In this role, she oversaw the c...

This Thanksgiving, Ginger Geissler is thankful for robots. A new robotic-assisted surgical system at McLaren Caro Region is putting knee surgery patients such as Geissler on the fast track to recovery. McLaren Caro Region is the first hospital in Tuscola County to offer patients the advantages of robotic-assisted surgery with state-of-the-art OMNIBotics equipment. On Monday, November 18, Ginger Geissler ­became the first patient to benefit from the newest robotic technology available in this area. Marc ...

Hospice care focuses on quality of life, not length of life. At McLaren Caro Region, our Hospice/Respite team offers compassionate care for patients and families during a life-limiting illness. Here, we believe hospice is never about giving up hope. Instead, the MCR Hospice/Respite team supports personal choices and experiences, controls pain and discomfort, and helps maintain patient dignity. November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. At McLaren Caro Region, we celebrate life every month b...

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.— McLaren Health Care, the largest health system in the state, is hosting a regional job fair in Clinton Township to fill nursing and allied health positions at McLaren Macomb in Mount Clemens, McLaren Oakland in Pontiac and McLaren Port Huron. Open to all, the fair will be hosted at the Lorenzo Cultural Center’s Community Hall Room on the main campus of Macomb Community College ( 44575 Garfield Road, at Hall Road, in Clinton Township ) on Dec. 10 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. McLaren rep...

Investing in the Lapeer Region's health and community McLaren Lapeer Region (MLR) is investing in the community by building at three-story, 92,000-square-foot Ambulatory Care Center on its campus, adjacent to the current hospital.  Once completed in 2021, this medical office building will house the offices of physicians from a variety of specialties, including orthopedics; otolaryngology; physical, occupational and speech therapy; neurosur...

The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization driven by employers and other purchasers of health care, today announced the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades and once again awarded McLaren Central Michigan (MCM) an ‘A’ for achieving the highest national standards in patient safety. MCM is the only hospital in the central Michigan region to receive the safety ‘A’ grade for Fall 2019, Spring 2019 and Fall 2018, bringing them to three consecutive ‘A’ scores.  “Our commitment...