Thursday, February 7, 2013
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital doctors are featured in video vignettes running on WDIV-TV.
February is Healthy Heart Month and doctors from Henry Ford Macomb Hospital are taking their health messages to the local airwaves. Eight, 30-second video vignettes featuring doctors from the Henry Ford Health System are running throughout February on WDIV-TV Channel 4. Two of the eight spots feature doctors from the Hall Road hospital. Henry Ford also operates a health center in Shelby Township on Schoenherr. Dr. Lalitha Rudraiah uses her video to encourage women who are concerned about their heart health to partner with a doctor who will listen to them and order the right tests, should they be necessary. In his video, Dr. Natesh Lingam discusses the numbers people should monitor for a healthy heart, including blood pressure, cholesterol …
Monday, January 14, 2013
Does a flu shot cause the flu? Do healthy people need a shot? Here are the answers to some myths.
The Henry Ford Health System, including Shelby Township's Henry Ford Macomb Health Center, has released this fact sheet on the truths and myths of fighting the flu. The flu vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and your family. However, misconceptions about vaccination persist. Here are 7 common myths about vaccination. Use this guide to find flu shots for you and your family around Shelby Township and Utica. Flu Myth #1 A Flu Shot Causes the Flu No, a flu shot cannot cause flu illness. The influenza viruses contained in a flu shot are inactivated (killed), which means they cannot cause infection. Flu vaccine manufacturers kill the viruses used in the vaccine during the process of making vaccine, and batches of flu vaccine are …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Beaumont Health System and Henry Ford Health System sign letter of intent to combine operations.
Beaumont Health System and Henry Ford Health System announced Wednesday that they are taking the first steps toward entering a multi-billion dollar partnership. While the hopsitals will combine operations after a 120-day period of negotiations and due diligence, the two systems will retain their respective brand names and separate identities, officials said. Today's announcement at Beaumont Hospital's Royal Oak campus, is the result of Beaumont's board of directors developing a strategic plan over the past 20 months to transform its system from providing procedures to promoting health and wellness among the population. To make that transformation, Beaumont sought a like-minded partner, said Steve Howard, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, …
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Job applicants will be screened for signs of nicotine as part of the hiring process.
Beaumont and Henry Ford health systems announced today they will not hire job applicants who use tobacco products, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Job applicants will be screened for signs of nicotine as part of the hiring process. Beaumont and Henry Ford join a growing number of local and national health care systems that have implemented a no-nicotine hiring policy, reinforcing their commitment to good health and wellness. “As health care providers, we have a responsibility to take a leadership role in promoting healthy behaviors – starting with ourselves,” says Beaumont’s president and CEO Gene Michalski. Henry Ford CEO Nancy Schlichting says the “health and well-being of our patients, employees and visitors is our top priority. The no-…
Bryan
1:40 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
My favorite line of the article is the last one: "And, frankly the others were looking for other opportunities." I doubt it. more ›