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UP Health System – Portage Heroes | Kelli Johnson
January 24, 2025
What is your role at UP Health System – Portage? I am a Medical Staff Coordinator at UPHS – Portage. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I love to serve and help others—healthcare felt like the best place to make an impact. What’s a typical day like for you? What is it...
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Julie Nordberg
January 24, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Director of Quality and Patient Safety Officer at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I have always had a desire to help people, and I was drawn to healthcare because there are so many different ways and...
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UP Health System – Portage Nurse Evan Hyrkas, RN, Honored with DAISY Award
January 20, 2025
UP Health System – Portage is proud to honor Evan Hyrkas, 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. Evan cares for patients in the Medical Surgical Unit,...
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UP Health System – Bell Heroes | Rhonda Oja, MT - ASCP
January 17, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I work as a technician in the Laboratory. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Medicine has always been my passion. I was originally headed to med school until my health failed; so I went another direction. What’s a typical day like for you? What...
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Jodi McCollum, PA
January 17, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am the Trauma Program Manager and a physician assistant at UPHS – Marquette. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My parents were my inspiration to be in the healthcare. My mom is a nurse and my dad was a fireman/EMT. What's a typical...
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UP Health System – Portage Heroes | Jennifer Sleeman, CST, CSFA
January 10, 2025
What is your role at UP Health System – Portage? I am a surgical first assistant in the operating room (OR). What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I originally was going to be a nurse, and when I shadowed in OR I was hooked. I wanted to be one of the...
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Nicole Lancour
January 10, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? I am a registered radiologic technologist and mammographer in the Imaging Department. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My dad worked in the maintenance department at Marquette General Hospital. He encouraged me to apply to the radiology program. What’s a typical day like for...
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UP Health System – Portage Names Jason Mayra as Chief Financial Officer
January 9, 2025
UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) is pleased to announce the promotion of Jason Mayra to the position of chief financial officer (CFO). A dedicated member of the UPHS – Portage team for over a decade, Jason brings a wealth of experience, strategic insight and a deep commitment...
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Staying Safe and Healthy This Winter
January 8, 2025
Winter is here! The snowy season brings a fresh slate of fun — outdoor activities, picturesque snowscapes, and tons of annual traditions. But with the sheer amount of downfall and accumulation we get here in the Upper Peninsula also comes the extra burden of snow removal and necessary caution to...
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UP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Ashley Childs and Shumete Sam
January 3, 2025
What is your role at UPHS – Marquette? Ashley Childs: I am a Medical Assistant with UP Health System – Marquette Sleep Medicine. Shumete Sam: I am a Certified Medical Assistant with UP Health System – Marquette Sleep Medicine. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? Ashley Childs: Growing up, I always had the urgency to...
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