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Backlogged surgeries from coronavirus shutdown could take months to reschedule
Catching up on backlogged appointments — like delayed mammograms, prostate exams, colonoscopies, knee and hip replacement surgeries, and other procedures — won't happen overnight, hospital officials warn.
Inflammatory syndrome tied to coronavirus sickens two dozen Michigan kids
Doctors are warning parents to watch for symptoms of pediatric multi-inflammatory syndrome tied to COVID-19 that can impact the heart. They urge parents to call their pediatrician early if symptoms appear.
Bound by faith, a Michigan couple journeys back from COVID-19’s clutches
The Inkster couple who did everything together journeys back from the brink of death. Their story demonstrates that leaving the hospital is just one step in a long way back from COVID-19.
Michigan coronavirus medical deaths at 16, more than some hospitals say
COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on nurses, doctors and other health care workers. Health systems aren’t always eager to publicly acknowledge those who died.
Detroit hospital vows quality care but won’t discuss coronavirus issues
DMC CEO Audrey Gregory said the Detroit-based system has invested meaningfully in medical education and hospital facilities. She would not talk about controversies that made headlines during the coronavirus surge.
Beaumont CEO says he's taking a 70% pay cut as layoffs sweep through administrative staff
With Michigan's largest hospital system "financially hemorrhaging" and under a cloud of uncertainty for at least the next two years, the CEO of Beaumont Health says he's taking a 70 percent cut to his base pay and is forgoing any bonuses.
Beaumont Health security breach puts personal information of 112,000 at risk
Among the details that may have been leaked to "an unauthorized third party" include names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical conditions, and in some cases, bank account information and driver's license numbers.
Detroit hospitals resuming surgeries, procedures after weeks of red ink
Henry Ford Health System, DMC and others say they are expanding surgeries and other procedures that had been halted for weeks during the coronavirus crisis.
As Michigan fights coronavirus, hospitals gush money and workers lose jobs
From metropolitan health systems to independent rural hospitals, hospital budgets are taking big financial hits as surgeries and other money making medical procedures are put on hold.
Beaumont sidelines one hospital site as coronavirus surge stalls
That slowing of coronavirus cases has prompted the state's largest hospital system to reassess staffing and space.
Michigan Medicine: 22,000 coronavirus surgical masks from feds don’t work
The Ann Arbor-based health system said 2,000 of the masks were distributed to health workers but were found to be unusable, so they are not using any of them. This follows similar mask complaints from Alabama and Oregon.
Macomb County hospital to lay off nurses unrelated to coronavirus care
Dwindling surgeries at McLaren Macomb blamed for layoffs of nurses as the coronavirus impacts the finances of hospital systems around Michigan.
Detroit-area hospitals need refrigerated trucks for the coronavirus dead
These metro Detroit hospitals, hard hit by a surge of coronavirus patients, are now storing the bodies of the dead in refrigerated trucks.
Detroit doctor predicts coronavirus peak in ‘few days' amid hopeful signs
Fewer COVID-19 patients are entering the Henry Ford and Michigan Medicine health systems and, at Henry Ford, more people are coming off ventilators than are going on.
Nurses say Detroit hospital told them to leave after coronavirus protest
Night-shift nurses staged a protest at the hospital over heavy patient caseloads that they said were dangerous. Hospital officials asked the nurses to leave, they said.
Inside Michigan hospitals, a ‘crushingly hard’ week in coronavirus fight
In the toughest week yet in Michigan's fight against coronavirus, hospital workers share their fears, anxieties and triumphs of treating patients and ensuring they don't bring the highly contagious virus home to their loved ones. "You don't know what you're walking into, and you don't know if you'll be able to walk away without being sick, yourself," one says.
Detroit Henry Ford nurse dies at home alone from coronavirus
Lisa Ewald believed she was exposed when treating a patient who later tested positive. She had no mask, and could not get tested until she showed symptoms. She is one of three Detroit nurses who lost their lives this week while helping others.