hospitals

On today's show, we heard more about an RSV surge and the history of Native American photography, and took a look into a Michigan pregnancy crisis center.

Today on Stateside, Michigan residents mourn those lost as a result of the state's changes to the no-fault insurance law, and mid-size hospitals hit a rough financial patch. Plus, new developments in the Ford Motor Company business model and Michigan legislative term limits.

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital is the latest in Michigan to be approved for federal support. Hospital leaders say the help is welcome, but it still won't be enough as COVID-19 cases rise.

A Beaumont pulmonologist provides an inside look at how hospitals are coping with a surge in cases. Then, how two Michigan photographers captured the grandmas of America. And, why climate change solutions must include Indigenous voices.

A Department of Defense team will extend its stay by 30 days at a Dearborn hospital, and Beaumont leaders are urging doctors to cancel elective procedures when possible.

The union, which represents 53 worker classifications, including nurses, pharmacists, social workers and therapists at Sparrow, would provide a 10-day notice before setting a strike date.

The system has reached peak hospitalizations, with 99 COVID in-patients spread across six of its northwest lower Michigan hospitals. The test positivity rate for the healthcare region is also a hair higher than the April surge—at 17.9%.

Nursing facilities, hospitals, and EMS workers are being crippled by staffing shortages. Industry leaders say state funding can help — but are short on details.

As healthcare workers head into what appears to be yet another surge in COVID hospitalizations, watching emergency rooms and intensive care units fill up…

Michigan nurses took their concerns about COVID-19 workplace issues to members of Congress Thursday.Many Michigan hospitals are at or near their capacity…