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McLaren Greater Lansing, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has partnered with Lansing-based Digestive Health Institute (DHI), part of Pinnacle GI Partners. In their shared commitment of providing the community with comprehensive gastrointestinal and colorectal specialty care, the partnership enhances and expands Lansing’s regional access to this elevated level of full-service care. The largest practice of GI providers in Michigan, Pinnacle GI Partners, DHI will add nine GI providers to McLaren Grea...

Spring has officially returned — both on the calendar and in the weekly forecast. And with the excitement to head back outside and in the sun to throw a baseball, swing the golf clubs, run or hike some nearby trails, or simply be active again after a dormant winter, this return to activity can be accompanied by some muscle soreness and achy joints. Much of that discomfort can be attributed to “shaking off the rust,” but there does come a point at which the pain remains, not going away even with rest, an...

With weight loss maintaining its top spot among the annual list of New Year’s Resolutions, April and the beginning of spring is a great time to check in and gauge progress over the first three months of the year. Are you where you want to be? Are you making headway? Have you encountered adversity? Have you deviated from your original plan? Are you as committed as you were when you started? Can you recommit to the goal? The good news is that there is no deadline for these goals and no expiration date on ...

Tricia Haener, MBA, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer at McLaren Macomb, has been recognized by Oakland University’s School of Nursing as part of its 36th Annual Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence. The region’s most prestigious nursing honor, Haener earned recognition by winning its Excellence in Executive Administration category. Recipients of the award are first nominated by their colleagues, leaders, or staff. Excellence in Executive Administration is earned by those who are a “visionary in leading p...

Dr. Elias Zeine With more than 21,000 women estimated to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year, cases are on the rise, according to the American Cancer Society. The nature of the disease, in that there are no obvious symptoms in its early stages, sees ovarian cancer becoming one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in women. Lacking significant warning signs or direct early symptoms often lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment, making early detection key for any treatment. “One of the mos...

McLaren Medical Group, the employed provider group of statewide McLaren Health Care, has named Binesh Patel, MD, as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 31. Dr. Patel returns to McLaren Health Care after having served previously as Chief Medical Officer at McLaren Flint for more than five years until September 2022. He will assume the vacant MMG CEO role, which had been filled in the interim by Chad Grant, McLaren Health Care Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “We are excited and ...

McLaren Northern Michigan, the regional health care provider for 22 northern Michigan counties, has brought back the Children’s Health Fair for its 30th year, the event’s first since 2019. Parents and children of all ages are welcome to Petoskey Middle School on Sat., April 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the free, fun — and healthy — event. “We have been eagerly anticipating the day when we could bring this event back, and now that the time has come, we could not be more excited,” said Jennifer Collison, M...

After another long (and extended) Michigan winter, people are ready to get active again following the prolonged months spent mostly indoors. But with an eager and energized return to outdoor activity can bring the risk and susceptibility of acute and chronic injuries . The more serious of the two, acute injuries are suffered after a fall, a blow, or when a joint twists or strains, such as bone breaks, fracture, dislocations . Chronic injuries, though perhaps less severe, can result from overuse, and lin...

McLaren Greater Lansing, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has announced its plans to expand further into the community, enhancing patients’ access to health care services with the construction of ambulatory care campus in Grand Ledge. The nearly $40 million construction will be anchored by a freestanding emergency department and include additional clinical space, increasing access to commonly used and in-demand health services. Located along Saginaw Highway, just west of Nixon Road, construction i...

For more than 40 years, the sight of Jeanne Krinkie’s pink bike has been a constant for hospital employees entering and exiting the hospital. If the weather is agreeable, the longtime hospital housekeeper will ride her bike into work in time for her 5 a.m. shift. On top of the peace of mind and energy boost she gets from her two-and-a-half-mile rides, riding her bike in also affords her the opportunity to chat with fellow co-workers — those noticing her bike often ask her how that morning’s ride was. Je...