November 2020 Caregiver Spotlight – Amera Koudi
Amera Koudi, who works for Food and Nutrition Services at Sparrow Hospital, is this month's Caregiver Spotlight.
December 2019 Caregiver Spotlight – Lisa Tompkins
Lisa Tompkins, who works in Environmental Services at Sparrow Ionia Hospital, has been known to spend hours with Patients to ease their fears. That’s one reason she is this month’s Sparrow Caregiver Spotlight.
January 2020 Caregiver Spotlight – Karen Uschuk, RN
Karen Uschuk, RN, is passionate about managing the pain of her Patients in Sparrow Hospital’s Recovery Room. She is a worthy recipient of this month’s Caregiver Spotlight recognition.
March 2020 Caregiver Spotlight – Richard Bruner
Richard Bruner is among the “classic unsung heroes” who provide their time and talents on one of Sparrow’s many governing boards. Those community members are being honored during the first Sparrow Governing Board Week.
Sparrow to use iPads so patients can connect with loved ones
As the holidays approach, Sparrow -- through the generosity of a matching challenge grant from the Dart Foundation and support from donors like PNC Bank -- is providing every inpatient room with an iPad so patients can communicate with their loved ones while visitor restrictions are in place during the pandemic.
Sparrow provides virtual health for Olivet College students
Sparrow Virtual Health services have provided unprecedented access to patients during the pandemic and is now expanding services to students at Olivet College.
New Cost Estimator to help consumers make informed decisions
As a show of its commitment to providing transparency and accountability to healthcare consumers, Sparrow Hospital has launched a Patient Cost Estimator portal to help consumers make informed decisions about their care.
Sparrow Eaton Hospital COVID-19 testing site moves to AL!VE
As Sparrow Eaton Hospital expects increased demand in December, COVID-19 testing is moving to AL!VE to improve access, accommodate traffic, and winter weather.
Sparrow Medical Minute - Dr. Ben Mosher
In this Medical Minute, Dr. Ben Mosher explains how Sparrow is the Mid-Michigan region's only Verified Level 1 Trauma Center for adult and pediatric patients.
Sparrow processes 300,000th COVID-19 test; PCR most accurate
Sparrow achieves another COVID-19 testing milestone, performing its 300,000th test and urges patients to choose the PCR swab for its accuracy.
Sparrow Medical Minute – Dr. Wallace on antibiotic use
Dr. Amy Blaising Wallace, Medical Director of Population Health at Sparrow Care Network, talks about Antibiotics, what they treat, and the risks of overuse.
Sparrow revises nicotine-free hiring policy
Sparrow has revised its hiring policy to accept applicants who test positive for tobacco or nicotine as long as they attend a smoking cessation program.
Sparrow receives “A” grade for patient safety | Fall 2020
Sparrow Hospital has once again earned an “A” for patient safety in a recent scorecard of more than 2,600 acute care hospitals nationwide...
Sparrow Eaton Hospital names new president
LANSING, MI – Sparrow is pleased to announce that Helen Johnson, FACHE, has been named President of Sparrow Eaton Hospital, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Sparrow Medical Minute - Dr. Marissa Miller
In this Medical Minute, Dr. Marissa Miller tells about how Sparrow has opened new family care practice in East Lansing.