Highlighting the innovative and important impact that Michigan hospitals make in healthcare in our state and across the country, the MHA Rounds blog shares updates from MHA thought leaders in the healthcare and public policy fields.
“Health is a precondition for economic prosperity.” — Sir Michael Marmot Hospitals are often discussed in relation to their impact on patients, but their influence extends much further. Beyond providing care, hospitals help communities attract employers,…
John Karasinski, vice president, communications, MHA Healthcare is built on connections. Every day, hospitals across Michigan provide care to patients and families, and resources to communities that improve health and…
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning.” — Benjamin Franklin Every day, hospitals are working to make care safer, improve outcomes and…
Jeremy Cannon, RN, vice president, chief nursing officer, Kalkaska Memorial Health Center In my years at the bedside and now as a nurse leader in Northern Michigan, I’ve witnessed healthcare…
“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford Our nation’s healthcare system is at a crossroads. Rising costs, workforce shortages and expanding patient…
Chiquita Berg, MD, MBA, FACOG, vice president, Community Health & Well-Being, Trinity Health Michigan. Significant changes to Medicaid are expected to take effect in 2027, bringing new requirements and…
“The price of greatness is responsibility.” — Winston Churchill. Skyrocketing healthcare costs are impacting families and communities across the state. No one is more committed to addressing this problem than…
Gary L. Roth, DO, Chief Medical Officer, MHA Recent headlines have taken aim at the 340B Program – a federal drug savings initiative that serves as a lifeline to important…
“Fear is not a good motivator.” — Edgar Schein Healthcare workers accept extraordinary responsibility in their role as caregivers for their community, but fearing for their own safety is never…
This article is published in observance of National Nutrition Month. Byline: Katelyn Smoger, director, Food is Medicine and The Farm, Trinity Health Michigan Food is Medicine. Health by Food. ProduceRx….
“We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” — Oprah Winfrey Michiganders heard a clear message from our state and federal leaders last week: healthcare is…
MHA Board Chair Bill Manns, president and CEO, Bronson Healthcare “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman.” – Martin Luther…
Hospital ribbon-cutting ceremonies tend to spotlight the new and modern elements of a hospital expansion: bright windows, sleek patient rooms or advanced diagnostic technology. But what you don’t see is…
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” — Peter Drucker As we look toward the year ahead, one thing is clear: healthcare will remain at the…
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” — Dalai Lama During the holiday season, we look forward to annual traditions and time spent with loved…
By: Lenise Freeman, health policy analyst, MHA Over the past year, I supported the Birth Experience Project, a mixed-methods study examining how Black women across Michigan experience pregnancy, labor and…
By: Allyson Berthiaume, senior healthcare data analyst, MHA Keystone Center November is National Family Caregiver Month, which recognizes the 63+ million individuals across the United States who support loved ones…
By Ross Ramsey, MD, president & CEO, Scheurer Health and MHA Small and Rural Hospital Council Chair As a healthcare leader, physician and someone born and raised in the Thumb of…
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller As states work toward establishing Medicaid work requirements that are a core element of H.R….
Byline: Gary L. Roth, DO, Chief Medical Officer, MHA In healthcare, words can be as powerful as medicine. A patient’s ability to understand their diagnosis, treatment options or discharge instructions…
By Jeremiah Hodshire, President & CEO of Hillsdale Hospital When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law in July, it created the Rural Health Transformation Program, a…
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress and working together is success.” — Henry Ford In the healthcare community, we know that a person’s health is shaped outside…
“Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.” — Ovid Most people will find themselves in a hospital at one point or another, whether it’s to hold a…
“Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.” — Gever Tulley Hospitals exist to save lives and improve health. Every day, across every…
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