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McLaren Port Huron, part of statewide McLaren Health Care and organizer of the Festival of Trees holiday festivities, is set to continue another community holiday tradition when it opens its holiday train display on Dec. 4. A destination for many families during the season, the community is welcome to the hospital to experience the display firsthand. The train and its joyous display come courtesy of Dr. Percy McDonald, an ENT specialist with McLaren Port Huron, whose love of trains and models date back ...

McLaren Central Michigan, part of McLaren Health Care and a 5-star rated hospital by CMS, has earned additional honors recognizing its maternity care for mothers giving birth. As a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care, the team at the McLaren Central Michigan Family Birthing Center has demonstrated “excellence” and “commitment to quality” when delivering newborns and provides “better overall patient satisfaction.” McLaren Central Michigan also earned a PLATINUM designation ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common irregular heart rhythm.  The American Heart Association estimates between three and six million Americans are living with the arrhythmia. It is difficult to get an exact number of people affected because it is possible to have AFib and not realize it. “Sometimes atrial fibrillation can be asymptomatic,” says McLaren Flint interventional cardiologist Dr. Hameem Changezi . AFib typically causes heart palpitations, a fluttering feeling, or the sensation...

Stress has become so prevalent in countless lives that the American Psychological Association classifies it as a public health concern , and it can take many forms: depression, anxiety, and exhaustion to list a few. Often spiking during the holiday season, everyday stressors can be borne out of work pressures, deadlines, financial struggles, among many others. And the effects sufferers feel can lead to very real symptoms — and the body reacts : heart rate increases, blood vessels narrow. Over time, thes...

McLaren Health Care, the fully integrated health care delivery system with hospitals and medical campuses throughout the state, has had several of its hospitals recognized by the Chartis Center for Rural Health with Performance Leadership Awards for their performance in caring for smaller communities, where residents have traditionally encountered barriers when needing care. The Performance Leadership Awards are based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®, described by the nati...

McLaren Port Huron, part of McLaren Health Care, and the McLaren Port Huron Foundation welcome the arrival of the holiday season with the kickoff of the staple community event, the 35th Annual Festival of Trees. For the first time in the event’s history, designer trees will expand into downtown Port Huron with several businesses lighting up trees in their displays. Trees will begin to display starting Fri., Nov. 24. The annual display of more than 45 trees in the lobbies of McLaren Port Huron — and now ...

Kimberly Keaton Williams, Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of Talent Acquisition & Development for McLaren Health Care, the three-state, fully integrated health care delivery system, has been named one of Crain’s Detroit Business’ Notable Leaders in DEI. The annual recognition acknowledges the progress Metro Detroit executives have achieved toward creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable professional environment. Keaton Williams, along with Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Justin Klamerus, c...

McLaren Health Care, the three-state, fully integrated health care delivery system, has earned national recognition from the 2023 OnCon Icon Awards by being named to its list of Top 100 Talent Acquisition Teams. The list compiles organizations from around the country that demonstrate a “good mix of success and positive impact on their organization,” strong contributions through thought leadership, innovation in their projects, and team leaders who have exhibited exceptional leadership. “What is incredib...

In the spring of 2023, McLaren Central Michigan implemented the Daisy Award, a nationwide program to recognize outstanding nurses. This month, emergency department registered nurse Jeremy Devers was named the hospital’s first Daisy Award recipient. From his co-worker’s nomination: The Daisy award is a special honor reserved for an outstanding RN who impacts not only a specific patient or family member but coworkers as well. Jeremy is one of those nurses who consistently meets the distinguished criteria ...

McLaren Greater Lansing, part of McLaren Health Care, became the first hospital in the Midwest to perform a vascular surgical procedure for aneurysm repair featuring advanced AI technology. Vascular surgeon and director of the Heart and Vascular Center at MSU Health Care Dr. Jordan Knepper applied Cydar Maps augmented artificial intelligence technology to a Nov. 1 procedure, making him and the McLaren Greater Lansing surgical team one of 20 pilot sites in the United States capable of using the advanced ...