Month: June 2018

Young Heart Attack Survivor Thanks Mercy Health for Saving Her Life – A Second Time

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Monica LaMadline was just 11 months old when her life was saved at Mercy Health the first time. She was admitted to the Emergency Department with what turned out to be meningitis. “She was crashing and seizing. The care team didn’t think she would make it,” recalled Susan Benton, LaMadline’s mother. Preparing for the worst, … Read more Young Heart Attack Survivor Thanks Mercy Health for Saving Her Life – A Second Time

Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Earns Magnet® Re-designation in a Unanimous Decision by the Magnet Recognition Program Commission

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One of Only 13 Hospitals in Michigan to Currently be Recognized as Magnet In a unanimous decision by the Magnet Recognition Program® Commission of the American Nursing Credentialing Center, Mercy Health Saint Mary’s in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has earned re-designation as a Magnet hospital, receiving notification on June 25, 2018. The organization first earned its … Read more Mercy Health Saint Mary’s Earns Magnet® Re-designation in a Unanimous Decision by the Magnet Recognition Program Commission

Living Our Values: Reverence

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Earlier this summer, during a Safety Huddle*, Nursing Supervisor Valerie Stray informed leadership that a patient in her unit was dying and that the family had limited time to spend with their loved one. The construction noise of drilling and hammering was disruptive to a somber experience, and Stray wondered if something could be done … Read more Living Our Values: Reverence

Congratulations to Gary Detweiler, PA-C, from Sparta Health Center

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Gary Detweiler, PA-C, was recently voted one of the People’s Choice winners in the health care providers category by local publication River Valley Shopper for Montcalm, Newaygo and North Kent County. He has been with the Sparta Health Center, a community benefit ministry of Mercy Health, for more than 20 years. “Gary is one of … Read more Congratulations to Gary Detweiler, PA-C, from Sparta Health Center

Playing It Safe in the Summer Sun

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Summertime is all about fun in the sun and promoting spiritual health by getting outside to commune with nature. However, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the United States, and one dies of skin cancer every hour. With the beautiful … Read more Playing It Safe in the Summer Sun

The Truth Squad

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Mercy Health’s Continuous Improvement Through Two Patient Advisory Councils Mercy Health is an organization with a sacred commitment to placing patient needs first, often referred to as patient-centered care. So it is no surprise that in both Grand Rapids and Muskegon, patients have been invited to become members of patient councils that offer practical advice … Read more The Truth Squad

Best of a Bad Situation: Breast Cancer Survivor Encourages Women to Take Charge of Their Own Bodies

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One in eight American women will hear in her lifetime that she has breast cancer. When Barbara Harvey, 67, received her diagnosis in July 2017, she describes it as “The best of a bad situation.” Diligent about receiving mammograms, Harvey had also experienced lumps in her breast previously, so she wasn’t especially concerned when the … Read more Best of a Bad Situation: Breast Cancer Survivor Encourages Women to Take Charge of Their Own Bodies

Emergency Departments Combine Doctors and Nurses into One High-Functioning Unit

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In preparation of the move into the new medical center in Muskegon, doctors and nurses from the Emergency Departments at Mercy and Hackley campuses in Muskegon are working through barriers and beginning to see each other as partners and family through ongoing change management efforts. The Nursing Units: Adversaries Become Allies In the beginning they … Read more Emergency Departments Combine Doctors and Nurses into One High-Functioning Unit

Adam Anderson, MD, Receives Mercy Health Physician Appreciation Award

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Adam Anderson, MD, was nominated for this quarterly award by a nurse colleague, Nicole Liversedge, at the Mercy Health Emergency Department on the Southwest Campus. While caring for a critically ill patient, Liversedge experienced firsthand the professional expertise and calm communication of Anderson in an emergency situation. Her remarks follow: “I greatly appreciated Dr. Anderson’s … Read more Adam Anderson, MD, Receives Mercy Health Physician Appreciation Award

The Good Lord Brought Me Through It

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Greenville Resident Carol Roy Survives Two Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Carol Roy knew she had a thoracic aortic aneurysm that John Morris, DO, with Mercy Health Vascular Surgery was monitoring. So in 2014, when the aneurysm became larger, she was not surprised that Morris referred her to the Director of Endovascular Services at Mercy Health Saint … Read more The Good Lord Brought Me Through It

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