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Taylor Paul, RDN, Named UP Health System - Portage 2024 Mercy Award Winner
April 30, 2024
UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) is pleased to announce Taylor Paul, registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), has been recognized as its 2024 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of Lifepoint Health’s facilities who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the...
read moreUP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Stephanie Carlson
April 26, 2024
What is your role at UPHS? I am the Operations Manager for the Heart & Vascular Center at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I’ve always loved healthcare. It is very rewarding to help others in times of need. What’s a typical day like for you?...
read moreUP Health System – Marquette and Beacon House: A Partnership in Hope and Healing
April 25, 2024
By Mary Tavernini-Dowling, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Beacon House The decades-old partnership between Beacon House and UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) runs deep. It’s a relationship rooted in the history of the hospital and its growth, with the common bonds of hope and healing. With a mutual...
read moreSustainability Focus: UP Health System – Portage Receives 2023 ENERGY STAR® Certification
April 25, 2024
UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) was recently recognized for its "superior energy performance" with a 2023 ENERGY STAR® certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The facility's high score of 93 indicates that it's more energy efficient than 93 percent of similar properties nationwide—an accomplishment reached...
read moreUP Health System – Marquette Heroes Amanda Latini, REEGT
April 19, 2024
What is your role at UPHS? I am a registered neurophysiology technologist at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I grew up with a passion for science, especially with the brain and anatomy. I wanted to apply that drive to be a part of directly helping...
read moreLooking Ahead: Stroke Awareness Month—3 Steps to Manage Your Stroke Risk
April 18, 2024
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. We recognize this month each year because for many people, stroke awareness can be truly life-saving – someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds, and for these patients, timely treatment can mean the difference between successful recovery and long-term disability. The...
read moreMeet our Anesthesiologist and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
April 15, 2024
Left to right: Sean McBride, MD, Quinn LeRoy, CRNA, Mike Salmi, CRNA and Lynnette Huller, CRNA. If you have ever had a procedure done at UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) that required anesthesia, chances are you have met someone from our amazing team Meet Mike Salmi, a CRNA who...
read moreUP Health System – Marquette Reverified as a Level II Trauma Center
April 12, 2024
Verification recognizes meeting national standards and UP Health System – Marquette’s commitment to providing optimal trauma care for injured patients UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette), a Duke LifePoint hospital, has been reverified as a Level II Trauma Center by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of...
read moreUP Health System – Portage Heroes | Jenae Meyette, RN
April 12, 2024
What is your role at UP Health System – Portage? I am a registered nurse (RN) in Labor & Delivery and sometimes on MedSurg. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? When I was young, I always looked up to those in healthcare and knew I wanted to do something like that....
read moreUP Health System – Bell Heroes | Tammy Larmour, CMA
April 12, 2024
What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am a certified medical assistant (CMA) in Women's Care. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? When I was in high school, I took the HOSA class and realized then that I wanted to pursue a career in healthcare. Knowing every day that...
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