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Peters Secures Funding to Establish Center to Coordinate Northern Border Security

Michigan Business Network
March 29, 2024 7:15 AM

Center to be Collocated with DHS Components Currently Operating at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County   

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, secured $3 million to establish and operate a Northern Border Coordination Center, which will be collocated with existing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components currently operating out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County.

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Sparrow News: Sparrow Physician Earns Athena Young Professional Leadership Award

Michigan Business Network
March 28, 2024 10:00 AM

Outstanding Sparrow physician receives Athena Young Professional Leadership Award 

LANSING, MI – Family medicine physician Shimia Isaac, D.O., MPH, of Sparrow Medical Group (SMG) Lansing has been awarded the 2024 Athena Young Professional Leadership Award from the Lansing/East Lansing chapter of the Links, Inc.

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Sparrow News: Sparrow Receives National Awards for Patient Satisfaction

Michigan Business Network
March 27, 2024 3:00 PM

Sparrow hospitals and Mary Free Bed at Sparrow receive national honors for patient satisfaction

LANSING, MI – E.W. Sparrow Hospital, Sparrow Specialty Hospital, Mary Free Bed at Sparrow, Sparrow Emergency Center Okemos and Sparrow’s community hospitals have earned national recognition for patient satisfaction, fueled by its leading-edge medicine and highly skilled physicians.

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Sparrow News: Sparrow Nurse Recognized for Reuniting Ill Couple

Michigan Business Network
March 26, 2024 10:00 AM

Sparrow honors nurse with DAISY Award 

LANSING, MI – Kishwar (Soni) Alam, RN, has been recognized with the E.W. Sparrow Hospital DAISY Award for going above and beyond to orchestrate an emotional reunion between a patient and their spouse, who was also hospitalized.

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Sparrow News: Sparrow Carson Hospital Names First BEE Honoree

Michigan Business Network
March 25, 2024 9:00 AM

Sparrow Carson Hospital names first BEE honoree for outstanding care

CARSON CITY, MI – Sparrow Carson Hospital MRI Tech Tyler Yager is the first recipient of the hospital’s BEE Award for exceptional caregivers who support clinical and non-clinical colleagues.

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ICYMI: MiLEAP | New Student Basic Needs Task Force Created to Support Michigan’s Low-Income College Students

Michigan Business Network
March 22, 2024 8:00 AM

MiLEAP convenes local, regional and state leaders to explore how insecurity with basic needs is affecting Michigan's college students and make recommendations to improve student success

LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) announced that it has assembled a task force to better understand how insecurity with basic needs is affecting Michigan's college students and what actions position students for success.

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MiLEAP | New Student Basic Needs Task Force Created to Support Michigan’s Low-Income College Students

Michigan Business Network
March 21, 2024 6:00 PM

MiLEAP convenes local, regional and state leaders to explore how insecurity with basic needs is affecting Michigan's college students and make recommendations to improve student success

LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) announced that it has assembled a task force to better understand how insecurity with basic needs is affecting Michigan's college students and what actions position students for success.

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MiLEAP Announces College Success Grant Opportunity to Help Michigan Colleges Increase Graduation Rates

Michigan Business Network
March 20, 2024 6:00 PM

Michigan public and tribal colleges could receive up to $1 million to help more Michiganders earn degrees or certificates

LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) announced that Michigan community and tribal colleges and universities can apply for College Success Grants. The funding can be used to create, support or improve programs or strategies that increase student success and boost graduation rates.

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MiLEAP Cuts Red Tape Making More Families Eligible for High-Quality, Affordable or No Cost Child Care

Michigan Business Network
March 20, 2024 11:00 AM

MiLEAP makes policy change to ensure eligible working parents who are working or going to school have equal access to child care subsidy

LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) announced a policy change to make it easier for more families to access low or no cost child care. Effective February 25, 2024, MiLEAP removed the requirement that primary parents cooperate with the Office of Child Support to qualify for low or no cost child care through the Child Development and Care Program.

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Sparrow News: Sparrow Carson Hospital Nurse Earns DAISY Award for Compassionate Care

Michigan Business Network
March 18, 2024 8:00 AM

CARSON CITY, MI – Sparrow Carson Hospital has recognized Emergency Department Nurse Craig McAlvey with the DAISY Award after he was nominated by a patient for his compassion and comforting care.

The nomination noted, “Craig was extremely compassionate, informative and comforting when working with us. He talked to us like we were family and constantly ensured us that we were in the best hands.

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