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Written by Medical Mile Team
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Monday, 14 June 2010 19:33 |
2 new nursing leadership positions have been assigned by the Helen Devos Children's Hospital. Joan Rikli, MSN, RN and Jeni Wincek, MSN, RN are the 2 that have been given the task of directing certain care for not only our own Grand Rapids children, but also the children of North, South, East and West Michigan. Also meet Dr. Lana Gagin, MD a new-Helen-Devos-Children's-Hospital pediatrician, however not new to pediatrics. Given that, lets meet these two focused women of the Medical Mile community, as well as pediatrician, Dr Gagin.
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Friday, 13 November 2009 08:11 |
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GLOBAL "PANDEMICS" AND SOME FACTS
by Debra Marcusse
As someone looking for the facts about the swine flu “pandemic,” I checked out the Australian flu statistics this past summer. In the southern hemisphere the seasons are the reverse of ours, and Australia’s bad flu season (“austral winter”) is during our summer. While the government websites over there spoke of masses of people clogging the emergency rooms, I spoke to an Australian nurse friend who said quite the opposite. “Didn’t notice anything extraordinary,” were her words. Huh?
We all know the number of news stories here in the U.S. about H1N1 and the “epidemic” facing us this winter, along with media talk of a global “pandemic.” But what are some of the facts?
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Written by Deb Marcusse
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Thursday, 09 July 2009 13:15 |
The Medical Mile is the generally accepted and used name for a length of Michigan Street in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Wikipedia says that it is "approximately a mile of medical-related development in the Hillside District of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, bordering both sides of Michigan Street. It has also been referred to as Grand Rapids Medical Corridor, Michigan Street Medical Corridor, Health Hill, Medical Hill, and Pill Hill, among other names.
"It was started in 1996 with the founding of the Van Andel Institute by Jay and Betty Van Andel. It has since expanded to include the Grand Rapids Community College's Calkins Science Center across Bostwick Avenue, Spectrum Health's Butterworth Hospital complex, Grand Valley State University's Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, and Michigan State University Secchia Center Medical School, among other facilities in the area."
Michigan Street in Grand Rapids has a long history and was one of the first streets. It has been home to the Post Office, the Grand Rapids Press, and other important organizations. Yet it's becoming known as a neighborhood as well.
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Written by MM Team
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Monday, 31 August 2009 10:06 |
 Where DO you start searching for a hospital or a doctor, researching a disease or condition, or seeking advice for better health in general?
Grand Rapids' newest health gateway is www.MedicalMile.com - an independent portal to your better health. Just as Meijers provides one-stop shopping, MedicalMile.com is planning on providing one place you can start your quest for all things to do with your health.
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Written by MM Team
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Monday, 29 March 2010 13:17 |
 This is our first on an ongoing series of articles known as "Hope Stories". Some of our articles will make you laugh, and some...cry. We the Team at MedicalMile.com desire to bring you into the lives of certain West Michigan people and their families who may have life more difficult than you, our average reader.
Our first story is about a little boy, Caleb Burchfield. His "Hope Story" is written by his Aunt Teresa. She just happens to be a Registered Nurse.
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