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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Cory Blight
March 26, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Core Lab Manager at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I knew that I wanted to help people and stay local coming out of high school and the Lab seemed like a perfect fit. What's a typical day...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Robyn Demeuse
March 14, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Clinic Care Manager at UP Health System – Marquette | Doctor’s Park. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I started out with going on local emergency fire/EMS calls with my hubby when we were first married. I took the EMT-basic...
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Susan Tincknell
March 7, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the student program administrator for Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU CHM) Upper Peninsula Region campus at UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette). What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I was quite young when I started so...
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UPHS – Portage Heroes | Jennifer Jukuri
March 7, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Portage? I am an Executive Assistant at UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage). What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Having a strong desire to be able to help individuals within the community. What's a typical day like for you? What is it like...
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Colonoscopy 101: What to Know About This Lifesaving Screening
March 6, 2025
Have You Had Your Colonoscopy? If you’re 45 or older, you’ve likely heard this question from a doctor, a family member or a health-conscious friend. More than 50,000 people die from colon cancer each year in the United States, and the disease often has no early symptoms. That’s why most people...
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UP Health System – Portage Implements Visitor Restrictions
March 4, 2025
Due to the rising number of respiratory illnesses—COVID-19, influenza and RSV—and the increased rate of transmission in our communities, we will implement limited visitor restrictions effective Wednesday, March 5, for all inpatient units at our hospital. Visitor restrictions will remain in effect until further notice. As always, the safety of our patients,...
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Donate Blood, Save Lives – Now More Important Than Ever
March 4, 2025
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, making blood donation a simple yet powerful way to save lives. However, maintaining a stable blood supply can be challenging due to seasonal factors such as holiday schedules, winter weather disruptions and seasonal respiratory illnesses like the flu, RSV and COVID....
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Gregory Evans, RRT, CPFT
February 28, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Pulmonary Function Technician at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? When I was in the Coast Guard, I went to a 3-week EMT program and I really liked it. That steered me into Respiratory Therapy...
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UP Health System – Portage Emergency Medicine Nurse Clara Pietila, RN, Honored with DAISY Award
February 27, 2025
UP Health System – Portage is proud to honor Clara Pietila, RN, with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care provided to patients and families every day. Clara has been a registered nurse for the past...
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UPHS – Marquette Heroes | Wendy Blight
February 21, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the lab administrative coordinator at UP Health System – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I was inspired to work at the hospital as my sister is an RN and seeing the importance of work made me realize I needed...
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