Articles tagged: university of michigan health system

FINANCIAL TIMES: Prosecutors finalizing agreement with U-M for access to Dr. Sidney Gilman's computer files

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Posted: Jun 11, 2013

Federal prosecutors are working with the University of Michigan to gain access to the computer files of Dr. Sidney Gilman, a former neurology professor at U-M's Medical School implicated in a lucrative insider trading scheme, the Financial Times reported. Read more »

U.S. News & World Report: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital maintains solid position among top institutions in new rankings

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Posted: Jun 11, 2013

The University of Michigan Health System's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital has once again maintained its position among the top facilities in the country, according to a new ranking of top children's hospitals released Tuesday morning by U.S. News & World Report. Read more »

COLUMBUS DISPATCH: U-M Health System's cash reserves top those of OSU hospital

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Posted: Jun 03, 2013

The University of Michigan Health System may have more cash on hand than The Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center but its rainy day funds are decreasing, according to media reports. Read more »

U-M Health System delays 2 multimillion-dollar projects as it shifts priorities

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Posted: Jun 02, 2013

The University of Michigan Health System has put the brakes on planning for two multimillion-dollar projects on its Ann Arbor campuses as a result of shifting priorities in a challenging budget year. Read more »

Specialized unit for older hospital patients opens under University of Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy collaboration

Posted: May 25, 2013

An exclusive geriatric inpatient unit developed jointly by the University of Michigan Health System and St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor will open Tuesday at St. Joe in Superior Township. Read more »

obituary: U-M physician killed in weekend crash drew praise from colleagues, patients

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Posted: May 19, 2013

The Ann Arbor internal medicine practitioner who died in an automobile crash on I-94 Saturday was a highly decorated doctor and educator known among his University of Michigan colleagues as a "physician's physician" for his ... Read more »

U-M Health System has some of the highest charges in the state, but patients rarely face them

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Posted: May 12, 2013

The University of Michigan Health System has some of the highest hospital charges in the state, according to a set of new data released by the federal government this week. Read more »

Crain's Detroit Business: University of Michigan lining up donors for new outpatient cancer center

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Posted: May 05, 2013

A new outpatient cancer treatment center, including a hotel and conference center, will be a reality at the University of Michigan’s North Campus Research Center if Max Wicha gets his way, Crain’s Detroit Business reported. Read more »

Editorial: University of Michigan owes public full disclosure in child pornography case

Posted: May 05, 2013

When the news broke in January 2012 that six months had passed between the discovery of child pornography on a University of Michigan Hospitals computer and the reporting of that discovery to police, many in ... Read more »

GLAMOUR: University of Michigan study finds cash incentives work to motivate weight loss

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Posted: Apr 04, 2013

Though weight loss programs in the workplace may seem excessive, a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System found that under certain conditions they can be successful, Glamour reported. Read more »

U-M Health System to move some services off main campus due to space constraints

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Posted: Mar 28, 2013

A cluster of services housed at the University of Michigan Health System’s main medical campus in Ann Arbor will be moved to an off-site clinic location to alleviate space constraints after a $3.6 million renovation, officials announced recently. Read more »

Local agencies, institutions grappling to plan for cuts in federal funding due to sequestration

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Posted: Mar 25, 2013

As the federal government continues to deliberate the extent and timing of forced budget cuts known as sequestration, local agencies and organizations are grappling with the possibility of extensive cuts to their funding. Read more »

University of Michigan opens contract at request of nurses union to draft 5-year agreement

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Posted: Mar 15, 2013

At the request of the Michigan Nurses Association, the University of Michigan has opened its nurses union contract more than a year before the previous contract was set to expire and the two parties have reached a tentative agreement. Read more »

U-M health system doubling its bed capacity at Chelsea Community Hospital

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Posted: Mar 01, 2013

The University of Michigan Health System is continuing its efforts to localize health care with an expansion of bed capacity for its patients that choose Chelsea Community Hospital, officials announced this week. Read more »

University of Michigan Health System creates new administrator role to address equality issues in health care

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Posted: Feb 24, 2013

To address gender and racial equality issues in the health care it provides and its workforce, the University of Michigan Health System has created a new administrator position. Read more »