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Karmanos Cancer Center is ranked among the top recommended hospitals in the state and country by patients. Becker’s Hospital Review compiled lists of high-scoring hospitals nationwide from data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Among being a highly recommended hospital, Karmanos also scored high for physician-patient communication, nurse-patient communication, staff responsiveness, atient experience and drug communication. The data comes from the Hospital Consumer Asses...

President and CEO of McLaren Health Care, Philip A. Incarnati, and President of Karmanos Cancer Hospital and Network, Brian R. Gamble, have been included in this year’s “Detroit 500.” An annual feature from DBusiness Magazine, the “Detroit 500” compiles the 500 most influential business leaders in metro Detroit. Individuals are selected based on several factors, including the company or organization size, growth rate, geographical reach and extensive personal contacts. View the complete “Detroit 500” li...

KSP , McLaren Health Care's Specialty Pharmacy, has earned full re-accreditation for specialty pharmacy from URAC through August 1, 2026. By achieving this status, KSP has demonstrated its commitment to quality care, enhanced process, patient safety and improved outcomes. With this designation, KSP will continue providing specialty agents for various diseases. The medications and therapeutic follow-up offered by KSP are for patients with complex diseases or whose care requires high-cost treatments. Phys...

The Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Greater Lansing has once again been accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) as a Center of Excellence. Facility staff, equipment, treatment-planning, and chart reviews, as well as patient safety policies and quality control, are all among the criteria assessed by the ACR. "My role is to ensure, on the backend, that the treatment plan that has been created for the patient is of the highest quality and safety, and meets all best practices," said Micha...

The Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) has awarded KSP , McLaren’s Specialty Pharmacy, as a 2022 Pioneer in URAC’s Leaders in Performance Measurement (LPM) in their recognition program. This distinction shows that KSP has demonstrated a commitment to improving healthcare quality through performance measurement. As a specialty pharmacy, KSP provides needed medications and therapeutics at an affordable cost for patients with complex diseases or whose care requires high-cost treatments. Bei...

MSU Health Care at McLaren Greater Lansing Breast Imaging Center has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). “This achievement highlights the commitment our facility, staff, and physicians place on providing the highest quality breast care for our patients,” said David Rawson, DO , lead interpreting physician at the MSU Health Care at McLaren Greater Lansing Breast Imaging Center. “The Breast Imaging Center is now dual accredited by the Amer...

"I would hope everyone that is in this unit gets to have Isabelle as their nurse. She was so kind and open-minded to all my needs ."   McLaren Greater Lansing nurse Isabelle Beck was honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the exceptional care nurses provide every day. The nomination, submitted by a patient read as follows: “Isabelle made me feel so comfortable and kept my spirits up while I was sick. She was able to ho...

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute’s Lawrence and Idell Weisberg Cancer Center in Farmington Hills has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy and breast ultrasound (including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy). Certified physicians and medical physicis...

"I was just trying to do what you would do for someone you care about ."   McLaren Greater Lansing nurse Rita Ashcroft was honored with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's program to recognize the exceptional care nurses provide every day. The nomination, submitted by on of Ashcroft's co-workers reads as follows: "Rita floated to the 7 East department to help us while we were short-staffed, and it was her first time in this nursing unit." Ashcroft i...

"McLaren Greater Lansing earned a High Performing designation in recognition of maternity care as measured by factors such as newborn complication rates."   U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named McLaren Greater Lansing as a 2022-2023 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy). This is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. The annual evaluation is designed to ...