Week in Review: Week of Nov. 28, 2016

Have you finished digesting all that delicious turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie? From overeating on Thanksgiving to overspending on Cyber Monday, we know the holidays can be a busy time of year.

So if you’ve missed anything in recent days, that’s ok. Health System Headlines is here to keep in you in the know with the Week in Review!

Here’s the latest:

Harbaugh Fund provides virtual thrills for Little Victors

Would you love to experience what it would be like to walk among dinosaurs? How about taking a 360-degree virtual tour of a packed Michigan Stadium? Those opportunities and more are now available to Little Victors at Mott. Click here to read about the Harbaugh Fund and the virtual reality viewers it now provides to our littlest patients.

Survival Flight nurse thrives by taking it one step at a time

It wasn’t always a smooth ride for Gina Russell on her way to becoming a Survival Flight nurse. Click for more on an inspirational colleague who wouldn’t let anything — including a serious car accident — stop her from providing world-class care to our patients.

Know your health system: Survival Flight

How much do you know about the UMHS department that literally rises above the rest? From the speed of the aircrafts to a video detailing a day in the life of a flight nurse, click here to learn more about Survival Flight and critical air transport at UMHS.

Thank you for making Giving Blueday a success!

Congratulations to the entire U-M community for coming together on Giving Blueday! Find out more about the incredible generosity our staff, faculty, students and friends displayed on Tuesday, when more than $5.5 million was raised for U-M and UMHS programs.