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UP Health System – Portage Heroes | Angela Luskin
May 17, 2024
What is your role at UP Health System – Portage? I am the Community Health Coordinator. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I have always loved being active. A career in the fitness world seemed like an appropriate fit, but my journey into healthcare wasn’t a direct path. I jumped around...
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May 17, 2024
What is your role at UPHS – Bell? I am a care aide in the Acute Care Unit. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? My grandma was a nurse and my mom also works in healthcare, which inspired me to do the same, along with taking HOSA my senior year of...
read moreBrian Matthews, CMA, Named UP Health System – Marquette 2024 Mercy Award Winner
May 17, 2024
UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) is pleased to announce Brian Matthews, certified medical assistant (CMA) with the Brain & Spine Center, 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...
read moreUP Health System – Marquette Honored for Maximizing the Gift of Life
May 15, 2024
From left: Medical Director Dr. Nikole Neidlinger; UPHS – Marquette Hospital Supervisor Bronwyn Roell, RN; ICU/IMCU Clinical Manager Cherlynn Erickson, RN; and UW OTD Director Mike Anderson. The 2023 winners were honored during a ceremony on May 9 in Madison WI. UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) is among...
read moreUP Health System – Marquette Heroes | Robin Luke
May 10, 2024
What is your role at UP Health System – Marquette? I am a clinic office clerk at the UP Medical Group – Marquette Pediatric Specialists UPHS – Bell location. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I used to work in retail and wanted a completely different career path working with the...
read moreUPHS – Marquette Heroes | Darcy Macke
May 2, 2024
What is your role at UPHS? I am the referral coordinator in the Hematology/Oncology department within the UP Health System – Marquette Cancer Center. What was your inspiration for getting into healthcare? I was living downstate when I finished a degree in public administration with a concentration in community development. I wasn’t sure...
read moreTaylor 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...
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