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McLaren Central Michigan, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and Isabella County’s leading health care provider, has added Kelly DeBolt to its leadership team as the hospital’s Chief Nursing Officer. Leading a staff of more than 100 nurses, DeBolt assumes the role previously held by Jeannie Sage, who decided to pursue other opportunities outside of McLaren. To her new position, DeBolt brings nearly 20 years of experience in health care, nearly half of which involved direct patient care as a bedside n...

McLaren Greater Lansing, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has earned a Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI from the American College of Cardiology, becoming the only hospital in the Tri-County Area to hold the nationally recognized designation for its skill and proficiency in the care of patients experiencing a heart attack or other cardiac emergency. Designation as a Chest Pain Center recognizes that McLaren Greater Lansing has demonstrated commitment to its patients and their care —...

McLaren Health Care and its McLaren Heart & Vascular Institute have launched a first-of-its-kind cardiovascular screening program in Michigan to strengthen and expand its ability to identify patients’ risk for heart disease earlier and connect them with timely, appropriate care. Launched in partnership with Bunkerhill Health and its AI-powered Carebricks platform, the program applies its technology to patients’ clinical data already available to McLaren through those patients’ routine chest CT scans...

McLaren Health Care, a statewide health system with hospitals and multispecialty medical campuses throughout Michigan, has announced that Clarkston Medical Group (CMG) has joined the system. CMG is a regional network of primary and specialty care providers serving northern Oakland County and its surrounding communities. “The Clarkston Medical providers and care staffs have earned and maintained the trust of thousands of families over its many years, and we are proud to bring them into the organization,”...

McLaren Flint, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and its extensive Graduate Medical Education department, has expanded its hospital-based GME training program with the addition of an emergency medicine residency. The hospital received approval from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to add the specialty training program along with 24 resident physicians to its already robust roster of established training programs, which include family medicine, anesthesia, internal medicine, a...

McLaren Health Plan, the 242,000-member health plan and part of statewide McLaren Health Care, announced today the selection of Yvanna Marlin-Guanga to the Health Equity Expert Work Group of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). As one of 14 members selected from across the nation, Marlin-Guanga’s appointment recognizes her leadership, expertise and long-standing commitment to improving health outcomes for local communities and health plan members. The committee brings together nationally ...

McLaren Health Care has presented its annual President’s Trophy to Karmanos Cancer Institute, recognizing the Detroit-based, nationally renowned cancer center with the statewide health care system’s most prestigious honor as its top-performing subsidiary. Karmanos earned this celebrated recognition through its teams’ performance in vital clinical quality and patient safety metrics, while also accounting for patient experience and satisfaction, operational excellence, research impact, and financial stewa...

As the year 2025 played out, McLaren Central Michigan continued advancing its mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care through strategic growth and investment. With more than $2.4 million invested in capital improvements, services expanded, facilities were enhanced, and resources needed to support high-quality care were strengthened. We welcomed new providers, earned advanced accreditations, and celebrated meaningful milestones that reflect our continued commitment to clinical excellence...

McLaren Bay Region, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, and vascular surgeon Nicolas Mouawad, MD, MPH, MBA, RPVI, are the first in the country to use the SEISMIQ™ Intravascular Lithotripsy system, a minimally invasive procedure to help relieve patients’ quality-of-life-limiting symptoms resulting from an advanced form of a common chronic condition. Affecting tens of millions of Americans, peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a narrowing of the arteries, reducing blood flow to the limbs — most often in ...

McLaren Northern Michigan, the comprehensive regional health care provider offering a full range of cardiovascular services, performed 75 transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR) in 2025. This advanced, minimally invasive procedure relieves patients of quality-of-life-limiting, potentially life-threatening symptoms caused by aortic stenosis. Performed by cardiologist Dr. Siddharth Gandhi, the 75 procedures represent more than double the 29 performed in 2024, with plans to expand the program furthe...