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McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the leading regional health care provider, has again expanded its Graduate Medical Education department with the additional of a Transitional Year program upon accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. A one-year program, residents in the Transitional Year will be provided with experience in a range of clinical specialties to aid a resident in committing to a clinical discipline or serving a prerequisite pri...

McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the only nationally verified trauma center in St. Clair County, has earned reverification as a Level III Trauma Center. Requiring reverification every three years, this credential is earned following a thorough onsite evaluation of the hospital’s processes, staff credentials, patient outcomes, and compliance to trauma standards by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. McLaren Port Huron has maintained its trauma verification u...

McLaren Caro Region, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the leading health care provider in Tuscola County, has earned a 2024 Performance Leadership Award from The Chartis Center for Rural Health, a national health care advisory firm. Inclusion on the list places McLaren Caro Region among the top 25 percent of rural health care providers in quality of care and patient outcomes. “We’ve always had enormous pride and confidence in the level of care provided by our organization, and the compassion wi...

McLaren Lapeer Region, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and Lapeer County’s only verified trauma center, has earned reverification as a Level II trauma center from the America College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma. Reverification is earned following a thorough onsite evaluation of the hospital’s trauma processes, patient outcomes, staff credentials, and compliance to the standards set forth by the ACS. Requiring reverification every three years, McLaren Lapeer Region has maintained its Leve...

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at Wayne State University’s (WSU) School of Medicine held its 2024 School of Medicine Faculty Awards and Promotion and Tenure Ceremony on Sept. 26. This is an annual recognition of faculty who have made outstanding contributions to teaching, mentoring, research, and leadership. This year, several Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute faculty, researchers and medical staff at the Karmanos Cancer Center received these awards, highlighting their si...

Nerissa T. Viola, Ph.D., leader of the  Molecular Imaging Research Program  at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and associate professor at Wayne State University (WSU) School of Medicine, has won the 2024 Drs. Anthony and Joyce Danielski Kales Endowment Faculty Award for Innovative Cancer Research. Dr. Viola received this award for her role as the principal investigator in a collaborative preclinical study that succeeded in finding a way to potentially suppress tumor growth for prosta...

Hour Detroit’s 2024 Top Docs List  is out; over 50 physicians from the  Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute  are listed. Each year, Hour Detroit Magazine puts out an online peer-to-peer review survey conducted by Professional Research Services (PRS) to determine the top physicians in southeastern Michigan. Participating physicians in Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties nominate the best doctors in each field. This year’s list also includes a feature with Elisabeth...

A person may seek out a vascular lab for a number of reasons, such as checking for circulation or blood flow issues. These labs diagnose vascular conditions such as peripheral arterial disease (PAD ), stroke , aneurysms, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which can often be life-threatening. The McLaren Greater Lansing Vascular Lab, accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), uses advanced technology to provide accurate imaging and testing results for early detection and diagnosis of th...

President and CEO of McLaren Health Care, Philip A. Incarnati, President and CEO of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Boris C. Pasche, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, and President of the Karmanos Cancer Hospital and Karmanos Cancer 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 o...

McLaren Greater Lansing received a silver Designation Michigan AIM 2023 Quality Improvement Award for our Birth Place in September of 2024 (for 2023 calendar year). This award was provided in recognition of Michigan birthing hospitals improving care for mothers and babies.