Patients Praise Sparrow Hospital For Its Recent Staff Performance

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Children staying at the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Hospital were surprised with a mountain of holiday gifts Tuesday, with the hospital’s playroom being decked out ...

LANSING — As nonprofit hospitals, UM Health-Sparrow and McLaren Health Care Corp. dominate Greater Lansing's health care landscape. Their footprints continue to grow with McLaren's new hospital and ... Lansing State Journal: UM-Sparrow, McLaren health systems are worth billions. Is bigger better for patients?

UM-Sparrow, McLaren health systems are worth billions. Is bigger better for patients? Health care-associated infections (HAIs) continue to be a daily potential threat to patients in every hospital and clinic, including during public health emergencies, while, infection prevention and control (IPC) and hand hygiene action provide a high return on investment within health system expenditure and have a significant positive effect on health outcomes for all countries. For this installment, three AMA members took time to discuss what doctors wish patients knew about the potentially harmful effects of social media. They are: Nusheen Ameenuddin, …

The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines. Three physicians … Patients with Meniere’s disease “will have episodes of vertigo, usually lasting half an hour to a couple of hours that can be very intense and incapacitating and unpredictable, but they almost … Public Health Prevention & Wellness What doctors wish patients knew about iron deficiency One in three women under 50 is iron deficient, affecting about 10 million people in the U.S. … The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines. In this installment, … The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines and how to take …

Getting patients to make healthy lifestyle choices ranks high on every physician’s professional wish list. But realistically accomplishing this goal requires care teams to zero in on what … Lansing State Journal: Key findings from the LSJ's reporting on nonprofit hospital systems and their influence Key findings from the LSJ's reporting on nonprofit hospital systems and their influence Researchers have studied hospital mergers for years and found no definitive evidence they improve patient care. Patient costs, however, typically rise. Oversight in Michigan is limited, in part ... Today, the late Dr. Larry Rawsthorne, former Chief Medical Officer of Sparrow Health System, a pulmonologist and faculty member at Michigan State University, will receive the 2026 Founders’ Award. Dr. Stay on top of the latest developments related to patient education. Browse the AMA’s patient education resources, full of information and tools that physicians can share with their patients, including educational handouts for patients and other patient education materials. The discussion was moderated by William B. Jordan, MD, MPH, who is senior director of equity policy and transformation at the AMA Center for Health Equity. Panelists examined the quality of care older-adult physicians provide, how age-related biases affect older-adult physicians, and how ageism affects patients’ care experience. Most patients are diagnosed at a far less treatable, later stage of the disease. And with about 20% of lung cancer deaths preventable, evidence-based screening recommendations for high-risk patients offer the best hope to catch the disease early and provide the best chance for effective treatment. A medical oncologist shares more. Getting patients to make healthy lifestyle choices ranks high on every physician’s professional wish list. But realistically accomplishing this goal requires care teams to zero in on what really patients really want. Patient perspectives around data privacy The American Medical Association partnered with Savvy Cooperative, a patient-owned source of health care insights, to survey 1,000 patients across the U.S. on their perspectives toward the privacy of their medical information. We found that by understanding the patient perspective on data privacy, industry and government can better act to help patients ...