Congratulations to these Michigan hospitals for receiving Healthgrade’s Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™

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Michigan
Allegiance Health Jackson, MI
Beaumont Hospital – Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI
Beaumont Hospital – Troy Troy, MI
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI
Genesys Regional Medical Center Grand Blanc, MI
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI
Holland Hospital Holland, MI
Lakeland Hospital Saint Joseph Saint Joseph, MI
including Lakeland Medical Center Niles Niles, MI
Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center Mount Clemens, MI
Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI
Providence Hospital Southfield, MI
Saint Mary Mercy Hospital Livonia, MI
Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI
including Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids, MI
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI

Say It Ain’t So – Wal-Mart’s Overnight Greeters Go the Way of the Dinosaur

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Gleaned from FINS Morning Coffee Report – January 26, 2012

Farewell overnight greeters. A 30-year tradition put in place by Wal-Mart’s founder, Sam Walton, is being pushed out the door.

The retail giant has removed the doormen and doorwomen from their overnight shifts at the company’s U.S. supercenters, Bloomberg reported.

No more greeters will save the company money and enable the chain to rebalance its work force. Wal-Mart has been shifting its late-night greeters to other jobs for the past six months, David Tovar, a Wal-Mart spokesman told Bloomberg.

In a similar effort last year, Wal-Mart began turning to outside consultants to help keep its shelves stocked.

It seems traditions can only last so long after a company’s founder passes.

Interesting Option to Cure a Nosebleed!

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I received this article this morning and found it not only interesting but worth mentioning. It is amazing to me that in era of lasers and miracle drugs something as simple as “bacon” can be the cure to unique medical conditions, such as chronic nosebleeds.

Read more by visiting http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/318499

Recent U of M Study indicates – Avastin, Sutent increase breast cancer stem cells

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Courtesy of University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Breast cancer patients and advocates were disappointed last year when the FDA revoked approval of the drug Avastin. Now, new research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests the reason Avastin and the similar drug Sutent have had limited impact on breast cancer. While these drugs are killing the bulk of cancer cells, they are also leading to an increase in the number of cancer stem cells, the small number of cells in a tumor that fuel its growth and spread. Researchers believe that combining Avastin with a drug designed to kill cancer stem cells will make the treatment more effective.

More details are online at http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/news/breast-cancer-stem cells-2012.shtml.

U of M and ISS, Inc help Congenital Heart Patients benefit from wireless, battery-free cardiac implant

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Courtesy of University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Congenital heart patients to benefit from wireless, battery-free cardiac implant

The implants – developed by the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor company Integrated Sensing Systems, Inc. — will greatly improve care for congenital heart disease patients.

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Congratulations! – Study Ranks Quality at Bronson Methodist Hospital Among Top Five Percent in Nation For Fourth Consecutive Year

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Bronson Methodist Hospital, a regional medical center serving patients from ten counties in southwest Michigan, has been recognized by HealthGrades as a 2012 Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence ™. This distinction places Bronson among the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for overall clinical quality for a fourth consecutive year.

Bronson Methodist Hospital - Kalamazoo, MI

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Help The Borgess Tree(s) of Love Shine Beyond The Holidays

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Courtesy of Borgess Foundation – Jan 20, 2012

(left to right) Sondra Kidd, Corporate Executive Secretary, 15-year breast cancer survivor, with Karen Spaude, Borgess Medical Center Tree of Love lighting ceremony speaker, 11-year breast cancer survivor and wife of Borgess CEO & President, Paul Spaude.

Thanks to the community support for the 2011 Borgess Tree of Love campaign, hundreds of low-income women without health insurance will receive potentially lifesaving gifts in the New Year—free mammography services.

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