Healthcare & Wellness

DETROIT, Mich. -- With COVID-19 continuing its surge and hospitals running out of beds, Michigan physicians today urged restaurants to help keep people safer by avoiding a rush to reopen and pausing indoor dining to minimize infections. The physicians’ call came as one Detroit-area restaurant owner, Joe Vicari, circulated a letter asking other restaurant owners to defy health department orders prohibiting indoor dining. A current Department of Health and Human Services Department order pauses indoor dining until Dec. 8.

As a leading voice for small businesses in Michigan, the Michigan Business Network (MBN) believes the people making decisions need to hear how COVID-19, the Stay Home, Stay Safe order and other state of Michigan mandates are impacting your business. MFBI Survey Link

PCR nasopharyngeal test continues to be most accurate

LANSING, MI – As Sparrow achieves another COVID-19 testing milestone, performing its 300,000th test, and expects a post-Thanksgiving uptick in demand, our experts are urging Mid-Michigan residents to choose the PCR nasopharyngeal swab because it is the most sensitive and accurate barometer of whether you have the virus.

As a leading voice for small businesses in Michigan, the Michigan Business Network (MBN) believes the people making decisions need to hear how COVID-19, the Stay Home, Stay Safe order and other state of Michigan mandates are impacting your business. MFBI Survey Link

As a leading voice for small businesses in Michigan, the Michigan Business Network (MBN) believes the people making decisions need to hear how COVID-19 and the Stay Home, Stay Safe order are impacting your business. MFBI Survey Link

Downtown EL businesses offer customers new and different options for shopping local on two of the biggest shopping days of the year

East Lansing, Mich. — Although City sidewalks won’t be jam-packed with excited shoppers this year, Black Friday and Small Business Saturday are more important than ever for local restaurants and retailers. Downtown East Lansing businesses are offering customers new and different options for safe shopping this holiday season.

LANSING, MI – At a difficult economic time when many people face uncertain job futures, Sparrow has revised its hiring policy in order to allow the hiring of applicants who test positive for tobacco or nicotine as part of their pre-employment screening process as long as they attend a smoking cessation program.

LANSING, MI – Despite the urgent needs of the pandemic, Sparrow’s four Community Hospitals continue to maintain capacity for non-COVID related cases and to provide the care local residents have come to expect.