Articles tagged: St. Joseph Mercy Health System
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St. Joseph Mercy Hospital unveils first universally accessible hoop house for gardening therapy
Posted: May 18, 2013At St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Superior Township, patients with traumatic brain injuries will be able to rebuild their motor skills and their lives by gardening in a new universally accessible hoop house unveiled Thursday. Read more »
In case of emergency: St. Joseph Mercy Saline Health Center pilots call-ahead ER
Posted: Feb 11, 2013The St. Joseph Mercy Saline Health Center has launched a proactive service in its emergency department in which patients can call ahead to alert staff that they will be coming in with an urgent condition. Read more »
PHOTO GALLERY: Scenes from St. Joe's Holiday Ball; event raises $735K for hospital
Posted: Dec 03, 2012In a “Wonderland” straight from the pages of Lewis Carroll, about 810 people gathered Saturday night at the biggest fundraising event of the year for St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor. Read more »
Analyst: Impact of Beaumont-Henry Ford mega-merger on Ann Arbor area health systems likely minor
Posted: Oct 31, 2012The impact of Wednesday’s official announcement of a mega-merger planned between Beaumont and Henry Ford health systems in metro Detroit will likely be relatively minor for Ann Arbor area health care systems, an industry analyst ... Read more »
Meningitis update: Five new Michigan cases identified, including three at St. Joseph Mercy hospital
Posted: Oct 15, 2012Federal officials confirmed five new cases of fungal meningitis in Michigan Monday afternoon,bringing the total number of patients associated with the outbreak in the state to 46, including three deaths. Read more »
Meningitis update: Ypsilanti pain clinic did not receive contaminated steroid shots
Posted: Oct 09, 2012Related content: 19 of 21 meningitis cases in state being treated at Ann Arbor hospitals The Ypsilanti office of Michigan Pain Specialists did not receive any of the contaminated steroid injections that have sickened 21 ... Read more »
Crain's Detroit Business: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor hopes to build bigger outpatient operating rooms
Posted: Oct 09, 2012St. Joseph Mercy Health System wants to build larger outpatient operating rooms at its facility in Superior Township, Crain’s Detroit Business reported. Read more »
Friends of the Rutherford Pool in Ypsilanti striving to start rebuilding work in the spring
Posted: Sep 20, 2012The rebuilding of Ypsilanti's municipal pool should begin in 2013, as long as enough funds are secured for the project, city officials said Tuesday. A consulting firm is expected to give a total cost for ... Read more »
with poll: Ann Arbor officials get earful about proposal to close fire stations at community forum
Posted: Sep 19, 2012City Administrator Steve Powers clarified Tuesday night what the plan to reorganize the Ann Arbor Fire Department means and what it doesn't mean. "It's not a plan to reduce the number of firefighters," Powers said. ... Read more »
Angry teens turn down mom's proposed stepdad
Posted: Sep 10, 2012DEAR ABBY: I am a widow with four teenagers. My husband died four years ago, and I have been seeing "Ken" -- a wonderful man -- for 18 months. He is four years older than ... Read more »
Chelsea Community Hospital cancels childcare; cites program costs
Posted: Jul 16, 2012To the chagrin of many parents in the city of Chelsea in western Washtenaw County, Chelsea Community Hospital has announced it will be canceling its childcare programs at the end of August. Read more »
Photo Gallery: Images from the 2011 St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Holiday Ball
Posted: Dec 06, 2011Hundreds turned out Saturday night to raise money for St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and celebrate its 100th anniversary at the hospital's annual holiday ball. This year's ball had a black and white theme and was ... Read more »
Is it responsible for health care workers to decline flu jabs?
Posted: Oct 03, 2011Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com Are health care workers who decline to receive a flu vaccination irresponsible? An article in Scientific American asked that question recently, noting that more than one-third of U.S. health care workers ... Read more »
Extreme heat leads to more ambulance runs, ER visits Wednesday and Thursday
Posted: Jul 21, 2011A woman overcome by heat near a cooling center in Ypsilanti on Thursday afternoon ended up being taken to the hospital by Huron Valley Ambulance, part of an uptick in ambulance runs related to the ... Read more »
Healthier hospital food? New Michigan effort mirrors existing programs at St. Joe's, U-M
Posted: May 05, 2011A new anti-obesity effort urges hospitals to put the health back into hospital food, pushing for locally grown foods and more nutritional choices for patients, staff and especially young visitors - efforts already seen in the two Washtenaw County health systems. Read more »
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