Sparrow is first in Mid-Michigan to treat heart failure patients with breakthrough therapy
LANSING, MI – Sparrow recently became the first Mid-Michigan hospital to treat heart failure patients with new, leading-edge-treatment that delivers precisely timed electrical pulses to the heart.
Sparrow receives highest ranking for protecting the health of new and expectant moms
LANSING, MI – Sparrow Hospital has achieved the highest ranking possible for its care of pregnant and new moms from the Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM).
Nominations for new Alternative Fuel Corridors intended to improve driving experience for Michiganders, bring jobs to our state
LANSING, Mich. -- Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that Michigan has submitted seven nominations for new Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs), which are transportation routes that will build out electric vehicle charging infrastructure using the state’s National Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure funds that arrived via the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
The plan sets a bold goal to open 1,000 new child care programs by 2024 through $100 million investment to expand access to child care for working families and support child care providers
Battle Creek, Mich. – Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), and the Michigan Department of Education announced an ambitious goal to open 1,000 new child care programs by the end of 2024 and launched Caring for MI Future— a $100 million plan to get there.
LANSING, Mich. – Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Healthy Michigan Plan is now providing health care coverage to 1,000,456 million Michiganders, marking the first time more than one million people have opted for affordable and accessible care under the program.
LANSING, MI – Two Sparrow physicians who distinguished themselves for outstanding work in 2021 have been jointly named as Sparrow’s Physicians of the Year.
After a year dominated once again by the COVID pandemic, 11 physicians received the Sparrow Physician Leadership Award for their incredible work in providing critical care to patients under the most trying of circumstances.
Sparrow Eaton Hospital launches DAISY Award for nurses
CHARLOTTE, MI – Sparrow Eaton Hospital is excited to announce it has launched the DAISY Award program for extraordinary nurses, in alignment with National Nurses Week, and is now asking for nominations from the public.
(FLINT, Mich. – May 12, 2022) It’s been a busy month for Lead Now Flint & Genesee, the premier leadership development program from Flint & Genesee Group. The program – which provides introspective leadership training and coaching to area professionals – celebrated the graduation of its most recent cohort last week and is already gearing up for its 2022-23 program year.
Sparrow receives “A” grade for patient safety in new national rankings
LANSING, MI – Sparrow has been nationally recognized for patient safety, receiving an “A” grade in a new scorecard of nearly 3,000 general acute-care hospitals throughout the country.
