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McLaren Central Michigan, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and Isabella’s leading health care provider, has earned verification from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to become the county’s first trauma center. As a Level IV trauma center, hospital emergency physicians, surgeons, and care teams have demonstrated that they have met rigorous — yet essential — national standards for trauma care, including rapid assessment, stabilization, and transfer of patients to higher-level trau...

Marwood Nursing and Rehab, the 240-bed long-term nursing and rehabilitation facility operated by McLaren Port Huron, continues to be recognized for exceptional, compassionate care. In its 2026 America’s Best Nursing Home list, Newsweek ranked the specialty care facility as the third best nursing home in the state. Marwood is the only St. Clair County-based facility to earn a spot on this nationwide list. “Our goal is to give the people of the Blue Water Area full confidence in the care we provide,” said...

McLaren Central Michigan, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the leading Isabella County health care provider, has invested nearly $2 million to expand and enhance its diagnostic imaging services. The multimillion-dollar investment adds an advanced MRI unit and a DEXA bone density scanner, significantly reducing procedure wait times while increasing clinicians’ diagnostic precision through higher-quality scans, supporting providers’ early disease detection capabilities and critical care decisions...

McLaren Port Huron, along with its philanthropical arm, the McLaren Port Huron Foundation, are greeting the arrival of the holiday season with the 37th Annual Festival of Trees, a staple event in the community, with this year’s event debuting a Community Viewing of the Designer Trees and the return of the Teddy Bear Hospital. Designer Trees will be on display at the Blue Water Convention Center for the Black-Tie Gala Friday night, as well as the Community Viewing of the trees on Saturday. The Designer t...

Though he tried to stop dozens of times, smoking was part of Steve Hollenbeck’s life for decades. “When I was a teenager, the macho man had to smoke, had to be the Marlboro man,” said Steve. “I tried to quit probably 30 times, but when my wife, Nora, got throat cancer, and she quit smoking, I quit cold turkey. I didn’t want to smoke in front of her. That time it just worked.” In 2015, just two years after giving up cigarettes for good, Steve was stunned to find out that he had lung cancer.  “I was ...

The emergency department at McLaren Oakland-Oxford, a multispecialty care campus serving all of the Village of Oxford, has earned an advanced accreditation as a sign of its commitment to provide seniors with specialized, high-quality care and recognition of its staff’s proficiency. The freestanding emergency department has achieved an initial designation as a Level Three Geriatric Emergency Department by the American College of Emergency Physicians, a designation demonstrating that an emergency departme...

Clinical and administrative representatives from McLaren Health Care actively participated at the 2025 Crain’s Detroit Business Health Care Leadership Summitt, sharing insights, experiences, and showcasing the system’s leadership in Michigan’s evolving health care landscape. Health Care Heroes Kia and Kira with Crain's Detroit Business Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo It was announced this past summer that Dr. Barbara Wolf, who until her tragic passing served as the McLaren Corporate Director of Behavior...

McLaren Northern Michigan, which services 22 counties in the state’s northern region, is preparing a $17 million renovation and expansion that will nearly double the size of its freestanding emergency department at its multispecialty Cheboygan Campus. Motivated to meet the growing and evolving care needs of the community, the enhanced facility will feature a near total renovation of the current 5,000-square-foot ER and add nearly 5,000 more square feet with a newly constructed addition. The project will...

McLaren Bay Region, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and the Great Lakes Bay Region’s leading health care provider, is set to break ground on a $53.6 million renovation of its West Campus site, resulting in McLaren Bay West, a multispecialty medical campus to include frequently used care services and feature a freestanding emergency department. Located off East Midland Road between 2 Mile Road and North Euclid Avenue on the site of the former McLaren Bay Special Care, construction is scheduled to b...

McLaren Greater Lansing, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has entered into an agreement with Lansing-based Brightwell Behavioral Health, whereby Brightwell will expand access to high-quality inpatient behavioral health services for the region. This expanded access represents a commitment to addressing growing behavioral health needs while ensuring patients can receive compassionate, specialized care close to home. Brightwell will provide clinical and administrative services for a dedicated adult i...