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Hospitals’ cardiac arrest incidence and survival rates go hand in hand
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Hospitals with the highest rates of cardiac arrests tend to have the poorest survival rates for those cases, new University of Michigan Health System research shows. Meanwhile, hospitals that do the best job of preventing cardiac … Continue reading
Posted in: Clinical & Translational Research, Clinical Care
One in ten teens using “study drugs,” but parents aren’t paying attention
As high schoolers prepare for final exams, many teens may be tempted to get an academic edge with a so-called “study drug.” But in the latest C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, just one in 100 parents … Continue reading
Posted in: Announcements, Clinical Care, UMHS in the News
U-M Transplant Center performs 2000th liver transplant, young mom saved from acute liver failure
Marie Janus wasn’t supposed to get this sick. She was just 22 years old and had a newborn along with an active two-year-old.But the jaundice kept getting worse, her eyes and skin turning a bright yellow. After two weeks in … Continue reading
Posted in: Accolades & Milestones, Clinical Care, Top Stories
New eHealth/Telemedicine resource available for faculty and staff
The UMHS eHealth Center recently launched a departmental website for all UMHS departments, faculty and staff interested in starting, operating or evaluating telemedicine, telehealth and eHealth systems in clinical practice, patient or provider education, care management, and clinical decision support. … Continue reading
Posted in: Clinical Care, Computing & Technology
Saturday appointments available for heart patients at the University of Michigan
Expanded hours improve patient access, streamline hospital stays and add convenienceCardiologists at the University of Michigan Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center are seeing patients on Saturdays, giving those with busy schedules greater access to specialty care and heart testing.Patients … Continue reading
Posted in: Clinical Care, Top Stories
Jay Hess appointed to leadership post at Indiana University
Jay L. Hess, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.S.A., chair of the Department of Pathology and the Carl V. Weller Professor of Pathology, has been named vice president for university clinical affairs and dean of the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine. The … Continue reading
Posted in: Accolades & Milestones, Announcements, Clinical Care
The report card is in – We’ve earned an “A” for patient safety again
Students at local schools will receive their report cards soon, but we’ve already gotten ours for patient safety – and it’s a good one. For the third straight time, UMHS has earned an “A” from the nonprofit Leapfrog Group patient … Continue reading
Posted in: Accolades & Milestones, Clinical Care, Top Stories
In The Loupes spring issue â
The spring issue of the U-M Department of Surgery’s electronic newsletter, In the Loupes, is out.In this issue you’ll find the story of how CT scans are helping surgeons measure patients’ age from the inside out. Also, thoracic surgeon Mark … Continue reading
Posted in: Clinical Care
New executive director named at U-M C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital
Longtime health care executive Paul King to lead University of Michigan’s newest hospital facility into the future Paul A. King, who has successfully led a large, Los Angeles-based pediatric group practice for the past eight years, has been selected as … Continue reading
Posted in: Clinical Care, Leadership & Administration, Top Stories