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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...

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 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...

McLaren Greater Lansing, part of statewide McLaren Health Care, has begun the phased opening of McLaren Grand Ledge, the hospital’s $40 million newly constructed, multidisciplinary medical campus in Delta Township. Significantly increasing the community’s immediate access to commonly used health care services, the facility will open its doors beginning at 6 a.m. on Oct. 6. The new facility, located along Saginaw Highway, just west of Nixon Road, will begin operations by first offering primary care with ...

McLaren Health Care, the multistate, 12-hospital health care system, has named Angie Long, DNP, MSN/MBA/HC, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, its system-level Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, effective Oct. 6, 2025. Dr. Long assumes the role made available upon the departure of Jennifer Montgomery, McLaren Health Care’s inaugural CNO. Dr. Long returns to McLaren after having previously served as CNO at McLaren St. Luke’s, where her leadership led to the hospital’s improved clinical quality, safety outc...