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UMHS, community take research to heart
The Washtenaw County Heart Ball serves as a celebration of – and fundraiser for – cutting-edge research. The annual dinner and awards program, which was recently held at Michigan Stadium to…
Container to clinic: U-M-designed pop-up clinic a first-of-its-kind in Jamaica
It was inside-the-box thinking that led a multidisciplinary U-M team to reimagine a shipping container as an ophthalmology clinic in Jamaica. Expected to open this month inside a 20-by-8-foot customized shipping…
Parkland Plaza in West Ann Arbor a year from debut
One year from now, the doors will be opening for patients and visitors to the new West Ann Arbor Health Center - Parkland Plaza! This new facility, which is proceeding as…
It’s a bonus! UMHS lauded by CMS
UMHS has earned a bonus for the quality of care provided to patients with Medicare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released data earlier this week showing which hospitals earned bonuses or had to pay a penalty due to performance in 26 quality measures. UMHS was one of only 1,600 hospitals nationwide to be rewarded with a bonus — a total that’s down by more than 200 from last year. The bonus and penalty system was created as part of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program that went into effect in 2012. It was established under the Affordable Care Act…
Hearts on Ice a ‘cool’ success
CVC patients, their families and CVC staff members recently gathered at U-M’s historic Yost Ice Arena for the 15th Annual Hearts on Ice Hockey Challenge. Michigan’s head hockey coach, Red Berenson,…
Students, faculty connect across health professions
In late October, two student facilitators from the Trotter Multicultural Center led exercises that challenged students to break through…
Project Healthy Schools featured in Concentrate Ann Arbor
An article about how UMHS' Project Healthy Schools is spreading better nutrition through education in Ann Arbor-area middle schools ran in…
The grades are in!
Congratulations to the University of Michigan Health System, which has been honored for its commitment to patient safety with another A on the fall 2016 Hospital Safety Score. Today’s national report…
UMHS named one of 50 greenest hospitals in U.S.
From green roofs to light sensors that automatically turn on and off depending on whether a patient room is occupied, UMHS is leading the way when it comes to sustainable, environmentally-friendly health care. help me write my essay The organization’s efforts were recently recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review, which named UMHS one of the 50 greenest hospitals in the U.S. To compile its list, Becker’s looked at awards given out by Practice Greenhealth, the U.S. Green Building Council, the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and the Environmental Protection Agency. This year, UMHS earned the Greenhealth Partner for Change Award from Practice…