IONIA, MI, April 8, 2022 – A Sparrow Ionia Hospital physician, who helped uncover a severe bacterial infection in a patient, has been honored with the Sparrow Speak Up award for speaking up on behalf of patient and caregiver safety. Adriss Faraj, M.D., a hospitalist at Sparrow Ionia, was lauded for pushing for answers and […]
LANSING, MI, April 7, 2022 – Sparrow, its Carson City and Clinton community hospitals and Sparrow Specialty Hospital have been honored with numerous awards from a national organization that tracks top scores for patient satisfaction. The hospitals received the honors from Professional Research Consultants, Inc. The PRC Excellence in Healthcare Awards are nationally recognized honors […]
LANSING, MI, April 7, 2022 – Sparrow Carson, Eaton and Ionia hospitals have been recognized by a national organization for outstanding performance and quality, reflecting our leading-edge medicine and highly skilled physicians and caregivers. Sparrow Carson received the 2021 Quality Top Quartile award from The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of […]
Innovation Award goes to Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, lab for critical COVID-19 testing of organ donors during the pandemic Dearborn & Royal Oak, Mich. April 06, 2022 – Gift of Life Michigan bestowed its highest annual honor to Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn – Donor Hospital of the Year – at a ceremony kicking off April 2022’s […]
Ann Arbor, MI, April 5, 2022 – Michael Markey, M.D., a Sparrow Hospital physician and chief medical examiner for five counties in Michigan, is one of 17 individuals, four partner organizations and one hospital to receive a 2022 Donation Champion Award from Gift of Life Michigan, recognizing his extraordinary efforts to help fulfill the wishes […]
LANSING, MI, April 5, 2022 – Four highly skilled and experienced orthopedic and sports medicine surgeons have joined the Sparrow Medical Group (SMG) Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Team. SMG is building one of the most comprehensive Orthopedics and Sports Medicine programs that will become a destination for patients throughout Michigan. Douglas Dietzel, D.O., is a […]
LANSING, MI, April 1, 2022 – Denny Martin, D.O., has been named Interim President of E.W. Sparrow Hospital, effective Monday, April 4. Dr. Martin has served with distinction as Chief Medical Officer of E.W. Sparrow Hospital since April 2020, just after the start of the pandemic. Sparrow and the community have greatly benefited from his […]
Ludington, Mich. April 1, 2022 – Richard Ruiz, unit secretary in the emergency services department at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, was selected as the Bee Award winner by Laura Negele, RN who was named as the DAISY Award winner. The DAISY Award celebrates and honors extraordinary nurses. Each DAISY recipient gets to select someone who […]
Big Rapids physicians featured in celebration of Doctor’s Day Michigan, March 28, 2022 – One grew up just an hour away in Mount Pleasant; the other more than 1000 miles away in Shreveport, Louisiana. But the career paths for Harrison Vogel, DO, and Charles Madden, MD, brought them both to Big Rapids as new physicians […]
Ludington, Mich. March 25, 2022 – Emergency Care Specialists (ECS), the emergency physician group at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital and most other Spectrum Health hospitals, recently held a trauma simulation skills lab for all Ludington Hospital clinical team members in the emergency department. The event was designed to help the clinical team gain knowledge about […]